A retreat is your chance to step aside from life for a while, to rest and just 'be' in a welcoming, peaceful place.
Lee Abbey Devon
Lee Abbey, Lynton EX35 6JJ, UK
Retreat Centre Description
Lee Abbey Devon is a retreat and holiday centre where guests come to intentionally encounter the presence of Jesus Christ. It is hosted by an international Christian Community for whom it is home. Situated on a 288 acre estate within the stunningly beautiful Exmoor National Park in North Devon, it has its own beach and tea cottage (open May – Oct). We run a varied programme of week-long and weekend Christian retreats on themes such as prayer, discipleship, the environment, science, creativity, walking and well being. Guests are most welcome to come as individuals, couples, families, small groups and church groups to be renewed, refreshed and resourced. Come and join in with the programme at Lee Abbey Devon or, if you prefer, simply come and find your own rhythm and space in this ‘thin’ place.
Accommodation on Offer
10 x single rooms with ensuite
8 x single rooms without ensuite
14 x Twin rooms with ensuite
3 x Twin rooms without ensuite
8 x Double rooms with ensuite
6 x Double rooms without ensuite
2 x Triple rooms with ensuite
3 x Triple without ensuite
1 x Family room without ensuite (a double and a single)
2 x Quads rooms (double and 2 singles) with ensuite
In addition at the Beacon Centre there are a further 15 rooms in bunk bed type accommodation with 1-5 beds in each room, totalling 44 beds.
In addition, there is the Octagonal Meeting Room, Library, art room, Chapel, Preston Suite (4 separate rooms used for youth, art, creche etc), Dining Room and Orangery, and two small meeting rooms for 3-4 people.
Retreat Centre Facilities
Please see website for retreat centre facilities
Types of Retreat Offered
Please see website for retreats offered
2024 Events
8–12 January (Mon-Fri)
Song Writers Retreat
(At the Beacon Centre)
Speakers TBC
12–14 January (Fri-Sun)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
15–19 January (Mon-Fri)
Letting the Parables of Jesus Speak To Us
Lee Abbey Team
15–19 January (Mon-Fri)
ENNEAGRAM 3
Catherine Park and Joanna Pearson
15–19 January (Mon-Fri)
LIVING YARNS
Vittoria Hancock and Gretel White
19–21 January (Fri-Sun)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
22–26 January (Mon-Fri)
Return of the Light
SILENT RETREAT
Michael Mitton
26–28 January (Fri-Sun)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
29 January – 2 February (Mon-Fri)
Come and Drink From Living Water
(For Clergy, Ministers and Church Leaders)
Mark Melluish
FEBRUARY
2-4 February (Fri-Sun)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
5-9 February (Mon-Fri)
The God of Creation and New Creation: Jesus, Science and Popular Culture
David Wilkinson
5-9 February (Mon-Fri)
Individually Guided SILENT Retreat
Becky Widdows
9-11 February (Fri-Sun)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
12-16 February (Mon-Fri)
Let Me Tell You A Story
Andy Kind
16-18 February (Fri-Sun)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
23-25 February (Fri-Sun)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
26 February – 1 March (Mon-Fri)
Pursuing God’s Will
Jill Weber
26 February – 1 March (Mon-Fri)
Estate Working Party - Tree Planting
Lee Abbey Estate Team
MARCH
4-8 March (Mon-Fri)
Who You Can Become When Life Doesn’t Go As Planned
Sheridan Voysey
8-10 March (Fri-Sun)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
14-17 March – House Closed
18-22 March (Mon-Fri)
Big Bang To Biology: Do We Detect The Hand Of God?
John Bryant and Graham Swinerd
18-22 March (Mon-Fri)
Enneagram 1
Catherine Park and Joanna Pearson
22-27 March (Fri-Wed)
Creativity, Culture and Christ: Towards Easter
Chris Duffet, Carl Smethurst, Andy Thomas, Dai Woolridge
28 March – 2 April (Thurs-Tues)
Easter Celebration
Lee Abbey Team
APRIL
3-7 April (Wed-Sun)
Nomadland: Living Missionally in a Constantly Shifting Culture
Luke Cawley
8-12 April (Mon-Fri)
Ordinands Week
Bishop Mark Tanner
12-14 April (Fri-Sun)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
19-21 April (Fri-Sun)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
22-26 April (Mon-Fri)
Abide, And Bear Much Fruit
Paul and Becky Harcourt
22-26 April (Mon-Fri)
The Armour Of God Part 2
Clay Workshops
Janey Petterson
26-28 April (Fri-Sun)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
29 April – 3 May (Mon-Fri)
The Call of the Wild, the Feel of the Holy
Michael Mitton & Russ Parker
MAY
3-5 May (Fri-Sun)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
6-10 May (Mon-Fri)
Walk and Talk
Helen and Graham Worsfold
6-10 May (Mon-Fri)
The Book of Esther: For Such a Time as This
Bev Shepherd
17-19 May (Fri-Sun)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
20-24 May (Mon-Fri)
Birds of Exmoor
Andrew Mann
20-24 May (Mon-Fri)
How God Breaks in When Life Turns Tough
Joanna Watson
24-26 May (Fri-Sun)
Divorce Recovery Workshop
DRW
24-26 May (Fri-Sun)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
27-31 May
Half Term
TBC
31 May - 2 June (Fri-Sun)
Renew, Refresh, Resource
3-7 June
Confident Christianity: Sharing Your Faith
Confidently and Naturally
Andy Bannister
2025 Events
Retreat Centre Location
Lee Abbey, Lynton EX35 6JJ, UK