BarnRetreats

28/01/2026

We've updated ourselves. See ALL our retreats on our FB page!

25/01/2026

We have a shepherd's hut as a solitary retreat venue in the grounds of The Barn called The Hermitage.

We sometimes 'harmonise' both venues when certain retreats take place in The Barn, and on Sunday 8 February our retreat Refuge and Belonging begins.

That's a retreat for People of Colour, so we'd like to ensure that a person of colour is on solitary retreat in The Hermitage simultaneously.

If that's you, view the link & our email address in the Comments to explore the venue and get in touch with us.

23/01/2026

16/01/2026

Cultivate heart qualities of compassion and kindness, meditate daily, explore the BEAUTIFUL Sharpham Estate and eat delicious veggie/vegan food for under £71 per night on this 6-night retreat.

Search our website: "Awakening the Heart"

DATES: March 15, May 3, June 28, July 12, Sept 13

31/12/2025

New Year, New Buddhist You!
Make 2026 the year you explore...
Our Buddhism for Beginners retreats take place in February, April, June and August.

23/12/2025

If YOU'VE benefited from going on retreat, and you'd like to help others of low-income to have the same experience, please consider giving to our Bursary Fund.

Each year, Bursary Fund donors help others - like Laura in this video - to transform their lives, access nature-mindfulness and access Sharpham Trust retreats - including at The Barn.

If you are able to help, visit our website and search "make a donation". Thank you. 💚

22/12/2025

Tag someone you think would LOVE to come on a meditation retreat...

Recent retreatant:
"I attended a 'Being and Belonging' retreat here...and it was really lovely. This place is the ideal antidote to harsh, stressful modern lifestyles. It is a very nurturing place which embodies loving-kindness. Whatever you may experience, good or bad, you will be supported, and the sense of community is wonderful"

17/12/2025

Need some new purpose in 2026?

We're regularly seeking people who want to deepen their practice in community and support retreatants staying at The Barn. Here, Martha describes her experience as a Volunteer Retreat Coordinator at The Barn.

If you're interested in giving service with us, get in touch!

10/12/2025

Discover The Barn and our retreats and find community, clarity and comfort

08/12/2025

Here's one way to deepen meditation practice after you've stayed at The Barn.

Lots of people tell us that they find it difficult to maintain the practice once they're out from under our roof. Is that true for you?

01/12/2025

Lovely review from a recent Barn participant:

"The Barn is an incredibly special place, not just for its warm and cosy accommodation, or for the stunning location and land it is on, but for the magic that happens during the retreat. I have been on two now and did not expect my second visit to be as special as my first, but it truly was. I feel time has paused, held in a beautiful bubble for a whole week, feeling nourished on multiple levels, to go back into the world with a fuller heart and more compassion for myself and others. I can't recommend the Barn retreats enough"

24/09/2025

Meditate on AND within our beautiful, natural setting on our Touching the Earth retreat, which aims to connect us more deeply to the nature that we ARE a part of.