To book a stay at Lee Abbey, please choose from our varied programme, where we are sure you will find something to suit you. All programme activities and sessions are optional.
April 2025
Renew, Refresh, Resource
25–27 April 2025 (Fri–Sun)
Lee Abbey Team
Lee Abbey’s ‘Renew, Refresh, Resource’ weekends are designed for everyone. Whether Christian or not yet, come as an individual, couple, small or large group, ministry…
Book now for £190 per person (£240 en suite)
May 2025
Renew, Refresh, Resource
2–4 May 2025 (Fri–Sun)
Rob Richards
Lee Abbey’s ‘Renew, Refresh, Resource’ weekends are designed for everyone. Whether Christian or not yet, come as an individual, couple, small or large group, ministry…
Book now for £190 per person (£240 en suite)
Divorce Recovery Workshop
2–4 May 2025 (Fri–Sun)
Divorce Recovery Workshop
The workshop consists of six two-hour sessions and is suitable for anyone of any age and at any stage of separation or divorce. Those experiencing…
Book now for £190 per person (£240 en suite)
Walk and Talk
5–9 May 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Graham and Helen Worsfold
Come and join us to walk in this glorious part of Devon. Daily walks in a variety of areas will cover the stunningly dramatic coastline,…
Book now for £455 per person (£555 en suite)
Enneagram 1
5–9 May 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…
Book now for £455 per person (£555 en suite)
Being Human: a New Lens for our Cultural Conversations
9–11 May 2025 (Fri–Sun)
Jo Frost
Join us as we explore the big questions and conversations of our day. Helping us to think deeply about who we are and how we…
Book now for £190 per person (£240 en suite)
Arise (Learning to Hope Again)
19–23 May 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Leah Bucko
This retreat is an invitation to be honest about where you are, while gently rising into where God is leading you. Through story, scripture, and…
Book now for £380 per person (£480 en suite)
Birds of Exmoor
19–23 May 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Andrew Mann
Lee Abbey lies in the spectacular and dramatic coastal landscape of Exmoor with its dramatic scenery and wonderful wildlife. Birds frequent a variety of habitats…
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Renew, Refresh, Resource
23–25 May 2025 (Fri–Sun)
Kristian Dimond
Isn’t it amazing to know that God enters our world of brokenness and reaches out to the brokenhearted? He cares for us in our time…
Book now for £190 per person (£240 en suite)
Following Jesus with Mary
26–30 May 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Helen Collins
Protestants are often guilty of ignoring or overlooking Mary within their Christian faith, and aren’t really sure what to do with her other than at…
Book now for £380 per person (£480 en suite)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
30 May–1 Jun 2025 (Fri–Sun)
Lee Abbey Team
Lee Abbey’s ‘Renew, Refresh, Resource’ weekends are designed for everyone. Whether Christian or not yet, come as an individual, couple, small or large group, ministry…
Book now for £190 per person (£240 en suite)
June 2025
The In-between Time: Silent Retreat
2–6 June 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Margaret Warne
In the liminal space between Ascension and Pentecost, we will wait with the disciples as they leave their old world behind and stand on the…
Book now for £455 per person (£555 en suite)
Estate Working Party – Gardening
2–6 June 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Lee Abbey Estate Team
If you’re fit and able, we’d love you to join our team doing practical tasks on our stunning estate this week. Help our team to…
Book now for £280 per person (£380 en suite)
Estate Working Party – Logs and Trees
2–6 June 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Lee Abbey Estate Team
If you’re fit and able, we’d love you to join our team doing practical tasks on our stunning estate this week. Logs and trees. Join…
Book now for £280 per person (£380 en suite)
Estate Working Party – Vegetation Clearance
2–6 June 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Lee Abbey Estate Team
If you’re fit and able, we’d love you to join our team doing practical tasks on our stunning estate this week. Work in our Atlantic…
Book now for £280 per person (£380 en suite)
Estate Working Party – Estate Maintenance
2–6 June 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Lee Abbey Estate Team
If you’re fit and able, we’d love you to join our team doing practical tasks on our stunning estate this week. Help out with gates,…
Book now for £280 per person (£380 en suite)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
6–8 June 2025 (Fri–Sun)
Sue Cady
Lee Abbey’s ‘Renew, Refresh, Resource’ weekends are designed for everyone. Whether Christian or not yet, come as an individual, couple, small or large group, ministry…
Book now for £190 per person (£240 en suite)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
13–15 June 2025 (Fri–Sun)
Lee Abbey Team
Lee Abbey’s ‘Renew, Refresh, Resource’ weekends are designed for everyone. Whether Christian or not yet, come as an individual, couple, small or large group, ministry…
Book now for £190 per person (£240 en suite)
Faith in Four Dimensions
16–20 June 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Bishop Mark Tanner, Jonathan Tanner
Jesus commands us to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength, and to love our neighbours as ourselves. This key unlocks…
Book now for £380 per person (£480 en suite)
Birds of Exmoor
16–20 June 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Andrew Mann
Lee Abbey lies in the spectacular and dramatic coastal landscape of Exmoor with its dramatic scenery and wonderful wildlife. Birds frequent a variety of habitats…
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Renew, Refresh, Resource
20–22 June 2025 (Fri–Sun)
Lee Abbey Team
Lee Abbey’s ‘Renew, Refresh, Resource’ weekends are designed for everyone. Whether Christian or not yet, come as an individual, couple, small or large group, ministry…
Book now for £190 per person (£240 en suite)
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…
Book now for £380 per person (£480 en suite)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
27–29 June 2025 (Fri–Sun)
Phil Stone
Lee Abbey’s ‘Renew, Refresh, Resource’ weekends are designed for everyone. Whether Christian or not yet, come as an individual, couple, small or large group, ministry…
Book now for £190 per person (£240 en suite)
Hide and Seek – Regaining the Desire for Play and Wonder
30 Jun–4 Jul 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Andy Flannagan
In a functional, utilitarian world, our natural desire to play and our desire for beauty can be buried under the mound of worthy things we…
Book now for £380 per person (£480 en suite)
July 2025
Renew, Refresh, Resource
4–6 July 2025 (Fri–Sun)
Mark Burgess
Lee Abbey’s ‘Renew, Refresh, Resource’ weekends are designed for everyone. Whether Christian or not yet, come as an individual, couple, small or large group, ministry…
Book now for £190 per person (£240 en suite)
Reboot your Leadership
7–11 July 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Matt Summerfield
Leadership can be tough a times so why not give your leadership and discipleship an MOT and get some much-needed time-out to reboot? We’ll explore…
Book now for £380 per person (£480 en suite)
Praying your Path
7–11 July 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Emma Hudson
When was the last time you paused to reflect on your prayer life? The challenge to reset our prayer lives can be overwhelming! We can…
Book now for £380 per person (£480 en suite)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
11–13 July 2025 (Fri–Sun)
Lee Abbey Team
Lee Abbey’s ‘Renew, Refresh, Resource’ weekends are designed for everyone. Whether Christian or not yet, come as an individual, couple, small or large group, ministry…
Book now for £190 per person (£240 en suite)
Walk and Talk in Summer
14–20 July 2025 (Mon–Sun)
Graham and Helen Worsfold
Join us to explore the stunningly dramatic coastline, river valleys and moors of Exmoor. We’ll begin the day with worship and a biblical reflection, then…
Book now for £645 per person (£795 en suite)
Landscape Painting
14–20 July 2025 (Mon–Sun)
Mark and Val Turner
Each morning, as we engage in prayer, thought and paint, find an oasis opportunity to worship while we observe and record what we see within…
Book now for £595 per person (£745 en suite)
Local Churches Evening
20 July 2025 (Sun), 5.45pm
Lee Abbey Team
An opportunity for local congregations of all sizes to gather as one with the Lee Abbey Community in this beautiful place to praise God, be…
Free
Meeting God in Creation
26 Jul–1 Aug 2025 (Sat–Fri)
Chris Baillie and Lee Abbey Team
Bring the family to explore together out on the Lee Abbey Estate – whatever the weather. Adults and children together will rotate through the week…
Book now for £570 per person (£720 en suite)
August 2025
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….
Book now for £570 per person (£720 en suite)
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…
Book now for £570 per person (£720 en suite)
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…
Book now for £570 per person (£720 en suite)
September 2025
How to Make Your Friendships Flourish
5–7 September 2025 (Fri–Sun)
Sheridan Voysey
A fun, practical retreat on forming and deepening adult friendship The research is startling: having close friends reduces anxiety and depression, increases our health and…
Book now for £190 per person (£240 en suite)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
12–14 September 2025 (Fri–Sun)
Lee Abbey Team
Lee Abbey’s ‘Renew, Refresh, Resource’ weekends are designed for everyone. Whether Christian or not yet, come as an individual, couple, small or large group, ministry…
Book now for £190 per person (£240 en suite)
Navigating Grief: Finding Solace in the Mourning Light
12–14 September 2025 (Fri–Sun)
Andrea Corrie, Linda Sewell
Are you finding it difficult to live with grief? You are invited to join others who have experienced bereavement on this weekend retreat looking at…
Book now for £190 per person (£240 en suite)
Friends’ Weekend
19–21 September 2025 (Fri–Sun)
Lee Abbey Team
A time for all of the Friends of Lee Abbey, and past members of Community, to gather for an inspiring programme of stories of the…
Book now for £165 per person (£215 en suite)
Walk and Talk in Autumn
22–26 September 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Graham and Helen Worsfold
Join us to walk in this glorious part of Devon and explore the stunningly dramatic coastline, river valleys and moors of Exmoor. Starting each day…
Book now for £455 per person (£555 en suite)
Enneagram 2
22–26 September 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Catherine Park, Joanna Pearson
For those who already have a basic knowledge of the Enneagram and know their Type, we invite you to continue your journey of discovery. We…
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Life Languages
29 Sep–3 Oct 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Cathie Vincent
Have you ever finished a conversation feeling like you didn’t connect or were misunderstood? It could be because you are a ‘Responder’ conversing with a…
Book now for £420 per person (£520 en suite)
Signs of Life!
29 Sep–3 Oct 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Lynne Pugh
We are surrounded by signs and symbols in our everyday life which communicate so many things without words. Christians have long used symbols, from the…
Book now for £380 per person (£480 en suite)
October 2025
Renew, Refresh, Resource
3–5 October 2025 (Fri–Sun)
Lee Abbey Team
Lee Abbey’s ‘Renew, Refresh, Resource’ weekends are designed for everyone. Whether Christian or not yet, come as an individual, couple, small or large group, ministry…
Book now for £190 per person (£240 en suite)
From Big Bang to Biology: Life the Universe and Everything
6–10 October 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Graham Swinerd, John Bryant
Can real scientists have a religious faith? Are science and faith compatible? Graham and John have found that the more we push the frontiers of…
Book now for £380 per person (£480 en suite)
Tapestry of Life
6–10 October 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Gretel White, Vittoria Hancock
A creative retreat to focus in on tapestry, embroidery or handicrafts. Whether you are a beginner at stitching, or an expert, come and join us…
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Renew, Refresh, Resource
10–12 October 2025 (Fri–Sun)
Lee Abbey Team
Lee Abbey’s ‘Renew, Refresh, Resource’ weekends are designed for everyone. Whether Christian or not yet, come as an individual, couple, small or large group, ministry…
Book now for £190 per person (£240 en suite)
Keep Fit for Marriage
10–12 October 2025 (Fri–Sun)
Prepare/Enrich Team
Whether you are a pre-married couple or have been married for years, take some time away to build and strengthen your relationship in an idyllic…
Book now for £190 per person (£240 en suite)
Stewarding Love, Grace and Comfort
13–17 October 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Sharon Garlough Brown
When we hear the word, ‘stewardship’, we often think in terms of time, talent, and treasures. But the Lord also entrusts other gifts to us…
Book now for £380 per person (£480 en suite)
Estate Working Party
13–17 October 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Lee Abbey Estate Team
Join the team and help us care for God’s creation on our stunning estate. Working 5 hours each day, choose between gardening, Estate maintenance (gate,…
Book now for £280 per person (£380 en suite)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
17–19 October 2025 (Fri–Sun)
Lee Abbey Team
Lee Abbey’s ‘Renew, Refresh, Resource’ weekends are designed for everyone. Whether Christian or not yet, come as an individual, couple, small or large group, ministry…
Book now for £190 per person (£240 en suite)
Local Churches Evening
19 October 2025 (Sun)
Lee Abbey Team
An opportunity for local congregations of all sizes, to gather as one with the Lee Abbey Community in this beautiful place to praise God, be…
Free
A Deeper Knowing of God
20–24 October 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Ruth Hassall
For the Apostle Paul, a desire for a deeper knowledge of God and the conviction of its necessity flows through all of his words, actions…
Book now for £380 per person (£480 en suite)
Seeking the face of Jesus: Portraiture Retreat
20–24 October 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Mark Turner, Val Turner
Through a focused week of learning portraiture skills, discover and enhance your techniques in your chosen art medium. In daily art workshops we’ll learn to…
Book now for £405 per person (£505 en suite)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
24–26 October 2025 (Fri–Sun)
Lee Abbey Team
Lee Abbey’s ‘Renew, Refresh, Resource’ weekends are designed for everyone. Whether Christian or not yet, come as an individual, couple, small or large group, ministry…
Book now for £190 per person (£240 en suite)
Living the Life you are Made for: Exploring Ephesians
27–31 October 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Mark and Cathy Madavan
There is a purpose and plan for your life, shaped with you in mind by our loving Father, even if it doesn’t feel like it…
Book now for £380 per person (£480 en suite)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
31 Oct–2 Nov 2025 (Fri–Sun)
Lee Abbey Team
Lee Abbey’s ‘Renew, Refresh, Resource’ weekends are designed for everyone. Whether Christian or not yet, come as an individual, couple, small or large group, ministry…
Book now for £170 per person (£220 en suite)
November 2025
Everyday Disciples: Sharing Jesus with Confidence and Clarity
10–14 November 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Andy Bannister, Paul Woolley
How can we confidently talk about Jesus and live out our faith in the midst of today’s cultural challenges? How can we overcome the fears…
Book now for £340 per person (£440 en suite)
Notes from a Good Place
17–21 November 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Dave Hopwood, Simeon Wood
Our lives can be full of notes – music and tales which express who we are and the wonders and struggles we face each day….
Book now for £340 per person (£440 en suite)
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…
Book now for £415 per person (£515 en suite)
Advent Creative Retreat
24–28 November 2025 (Mon–Fri)
Chris Duffett, Dai Woolridge
Let the creativity flow as we worship our Creator God with a team of inspiring creatives! Dai (Word Weaver) creates poetic tapestries of spoken word….
Book now for £340 per person (£440 en suite)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
28–30 November 2025 (Fri–Sun)
Lee Abbey Team
Lee Abbey’s ‘Renew, Refresh, Resource’ weekends are designed for everyone. Whether Christian or not yet, come as an individual, couple, small or large group, ministry…
Book now for £170 per person (£220 en suite)
December 2025
Christmas Celebration!
22–27 December 2025 (Mon–Sat)
Lee Abbey Team
O Come let us adore him this Christmas season! Join us for a traditional country Christmas in this stunning part of Exmoor as we gaze…
Book now for £625 per person (£750 en suite)
Total Surrender! New Year Celebration
29 Dec 2025–2 Jan 2026 (Mon–Fri)
Simon Guillebaud
Jesus invites each one of us to follow him – on his terms, not ours. Will we trust him to set the parameters of the…
Book now for £500 per person (£600 en suite)
