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Notes from a Good Place

17–21 November 2025 (Mon–Fri)

Our lives can be full of notes – music and tales which express who we are and the wonders and struggles we face each day. Dave and Simeon will draw us into their stories, and invite us to share our own, as we enter Advent and all that the coming season holds.
These two have been friends for over 30 years and share a passion for communicating the Christian story in creative and engaging ways. Come and be excited by the Bible, amazed by stories of faith, and enthralled once again by the Father’s love.

Who's speaking?

Dave Hopwood

Author of several books, including ‘The Bloke's Bible’, Dave is a freelance Bible communicator dedicated to bringing the message within the Bible to anyone and everyone using contemporary media and relevant language.

Simeon Wood

Simeon is a highly sought after musician of international repute, as both a performer and composer. He enjoys performing all over the world - playing on an ever-increasing array of instruments and objects! But at the very heart of his work is the desire to communicate the mysteries and wonders of the Christian faith through the music and humour that weave through all his shows. His work as an itinerant musician has led him to performing in extraordinary venues, from caves to castles, palaces to giant redwood forests, as well as the more conventional festivals, cruise ships, theatres, prisons, schools and churches. His compositions appear on many TV programmes and recently his playing could be heard accompanying Mr Bean!

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Enneagram 1

17–21 November 2025 (Mon–Fri)

Catherine Park, Joanna Pearson

Enneagram (Greek for ‘9 points’) describes nine personalities. The Enneagram helps us to look at ourselves honestly, safe in the love of God, to see…

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Holiday for the Soul

23–27 June 2025 (Mon–Fri)

Brian Draper

A Summer retreat to help us switch off and switch back on to God. The writer Anne Lamott once said, ‘Almost anything works again if…

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Mealtimes with the Messiah

2–8 August 2025 (Sat–Fri)

Paul Woolley

Come to the table to explore how encounters with Jesus over meals reveal the heart of God and challenge us to follow Jesus more deeply….

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Life to the Full and Sing Praise!

9–15 August 2025 (Sat–Fri)

Sam and Rachel Chaplin, Simon Guillebaud

Jesus promised us life in abundance, life to the full. Join us as we explore that offer, get re-envisioned together, and commissioned to live out…

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At the House and Beacon Encounter!

16–22 August 2025 (Sat–Fri)

Bible Society, Lee Abbey Team

Back for another glorious Summer week of Encounter with God and each other! Come and dwell in the whole Lee Abbey estate for joy-filled days…

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Nourished by the Fruit of the Spirit

23–29 August 2025 (Sat–Fri)

Christopher Landau, Felicity Lawson

What does it mean to ‘live by the Spirit’ and ‘keep in step with the Spirit’? St Paul offers the ‘fruit of the Spirit’ in…

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What to expect

Wondering what it will be like to stay at Lee Abbey for a retreat or a holiday?

You will receive a warm welcome from our international Community, a beautiful and spacious home to stay in, delicious meals prepared and served for you, a well resourced library, quiet spaces to relax in, lawn games to play, 288 acres of our estate to explore, the wild north Devon coastline and the South West coastal path (literally on our doorstep), and our own beach.

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