What's On at Ampleforth Abbey

We are delighted to be able to welcome you back to events and retreats at Ampleforth Abbey. Whether it's your first time visiting or you've been coming for many years, we are looking forward to seeing you and hope you feel at home here.

We are looking forward to welcoming you.

 

Prayer book open in the Abbey Church
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God speaks through Literature and Spirituality
This retreat offers a weekend to gently ponder on some secular texts of prose and poetry, allow the
Abbey Church and monastery on a sunny day with tree in the foreground
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Monastic Experience Retreat
Many believe that St Benedict wrote his Rule for monks in the later part of his life, the
Book of Tobit
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Teach us to Pray: The Book of Tobit
This retreat will be based on a prayerful reading of the book of Tobit, a most engaging and
Beach Prayer Walks Retreat at Ampleforth Abbey
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God Speaks on a Beach Prayer Walk
A summer opportunity for three days of walks, sauntering (from Latin “sancta terra” holy ground)
Sunset behind the millenium cross at Ampleforth valley
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Treasure Worth Everything
“The Kingdom of Heaven is very near to you.” This was Jesus’ message. He spoke of it as a treasure
Meditate at Ampleforth Abbey
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Christian Meditation: Silent Weekend
This weekend retreat welcomes new people to the practice of Meditation, and people who have been
View to Lindisfarne
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St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne: Meeting a Man of God
Taking as its theme the life and spirituality of St Cuthbert, and with a view as to how his example
Young people chatting on a bench outside the Retreat Centre
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Monastic Experience Week (Young People)
Saint Benedict was a person of deep insight who proposed a very wise and carefully balanced set of
Jonah and the Whale
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The Book of Jonah
In the Rule, St Benedict sets aside several hours each day when his monks are to be occupied with