A retreat is your chance to step aside from life for a while, to rest and just 'be' in a welcoming, peaceful place.
Worth Abbey Retreat Centre
Paddockhurst Rd, Crawley RH10 4SB, UK
Contact Details
Contact Name:
Retreat Centre Administrator
Email:
Telephone:
01342 710318
Retreat Centre Description
Set in 500 acres of stunning West Susssex countryside, Worth Abbey offers the opportunity to rest, refresh and reflect. Staying in our purpose built retreat house you will receive a warm welcome, good food and comfortable accommodation. Guests are welome, from all faiths and none, who seek a closer relationship with God within the setting of a Catholic monastic community. Our retreat programme is a mix of residential and day retreats with space for roups to run their own retreat.
'All guests who present themselves are to be welcomed as Christ for he himself will say: I was a stranger and you welcomed me.'
Rule of St Benedict 53:1
Accommodation on Offer
Residential:
10 twin rooms, 3 single rooms and 2 family/triple rooms, all en-suite with the exception of two twin rooms on first floor which share a bathroom. There are 3 communal rooms and the retreat centre is within easy walking of the Abbey Church.
Day facility:
Compass House: Accommodation is on the ground floor - large sitting room, a dining area, a kitchen and a small garden. Tea, coffee, fresh milk and biscuits are included. Groups can bring packed lunches or can cater lunch for day groups with several options available.
Retreat Centre Facilities
Please see website for retreat centre facilities
Types of Retreat Offered
Please see website for retreats offered
2024 Events
Further information regarding our retreats programme can be found on our website www.worth.co.uk
Upcoming retreats include, Benedictine IGR, Time Out retreats (for individuals when they can book for their own self-guided retreat), Finding Stillness, Benedictine Living with Change, Easter Triduum retreat and many more
2025 Events
RESIDENTIAL RETREATS
Finding Stillness:
27th-30th January 2025
12th-15th May 2025
16th-19th June 2025
Time Out Individual Retreat:
(min 2 nights)
3rd--9th February 2025
17th-20th February 2025
3rd-6th March 2025
The Wisdom of St Benedict:
14th-16th February 2025
Lent Retreat:
11th-13th March 2025
Benedictine IGR:
(min 3 nights)
17th-23rd March 2025
7th-13th July 2025
Julian of Norwich
1st-3rd April 2025
Tai Chi & Meditation:
7th-10th April 2025
2nd-5th June 2025
Praying the Mass
Led by Fr David Jarmy OSB
29th April - 1st May 2025
The Algerian Martyrs
Led by Fr Martin McGee OSB
10th-12th June 2025
Retreat Centre Location
Paddockhurst Rd, Crawley RH10 4SB, UK