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Solitary Spiritual Retreat Centers The TAT Foundation guide to hermitages, cabins, and other places for spiritual reflection. This listing of retreat facilities will help you find a place of solitude to spend quiet time in reflection. Places offering only communal meals are included, and noted as such, for consideration of those doing fasting retreats. Places with shared kitchen facilities are included and noted as such. Facilities requiring previous instruction, active guidance or a particular belief-system are not included. Many facilities require reservations, sometimes months ahead due to popularity. (For a last minute budget alternative, try an inexpensive motel room with kitchenette, especially during an area's off-season.) The majority are run by religious organizations but welcome all guests. Also, many either operate on a suggested-donation basis or reduce charges for those unable to pay the full amount. Costs under $40/night or the equivalent are noted as "economical." Stays of a week or longer are sometimes discounted. Note: left-click on underlined text for additional information. Wondering how can you make the best use of time spent in solitude? Check the article on solitary retreats by Shawn Nevins in the November 2002 TAT Forum. Please click here to us about locations that aren't listed, or to share your experiences with a facility, or for other communications. Please see the mail link at bottom of page for our privacy and security policy, or to opt in or out of the e-mail alerts. Note: We encrypt e-mail addresses so that programs can't harvest them for spammers. USA Listings Other Countries -------------------- Australia Canada Colombia England Great Britain Ireland Italy Mexico New Zealand Scotland United Kingdom Wales Retreat Facilities - Australia:                                                                              Map of Australia State/Terr. Locale Facility Comments Contact New South Wales Galong, NSW 2585 St. Clement's Retreat Centre Hermitage for solitary retreats. or phone 02 63 86 7214 New South Wales Murrurundi, NSW 2338 Capuchin Hermitage Camping sites; caravan in isolated setting. or phone (02) 6546 6 204 New South Wales Varroville, NSW 2566 Mt. Carmel Retreat Centre Two hermitages for solitary retreats. or phone (02) 9603-1433 New South Wales Wisemans Ferry, 2775 Wat Buddha Dhamma Small, scattered huts (kutis) for solitary retreats. Phone +61 (02) 43 233 193 (mornings only). No e-mail. Retreat Facilities - Canada:                       country index                       Map of Canada Province Locale Facility Comments Contact Alberta (AB) Cochrane T4C 1A8 King's Fold Three hermitages (two for fasting retreats). Economical. or phone (403) 932 3174 Newfoundland (NL) Doyles A0N 1J0 St. Mary's Solitude Two hermitages for year-round retreats. Economical. or phone (709) 955-2150 Nova Scotia (NS) Baddeck BOE IBO Big Hill Retreat Cabins for solitary retreats. or phone (902) 295-2726 Nova Scotia (NS) Cape Breton B0E 2P0 Gampo Abbey Cabins for solitary retreats of 14 days or longer. Shambhala. or phone (902) 224-2752 Nova Scotia (NS) Tatamagouche B0K 1V0 Dorje Denma Ling Cabins in summer. Communal meals. Shambhala center. or phone (902) 224-2752 Ontario (ON) Port Perry L9L 1B4 Clearpath Retreat Ctr Cabins and tent facilities. Open July to September. or phone 905-982-0243. No web site. Retreat Facilities - Colombia:                       country index                       Map of Colombia Department Locale Facility Comments Contact Antioquia Medellin Abrham Center Various facilities for solitary retreats including tipi, camping. or ; phone 574-5381448 or 2626661 Retreat Facilities - Great Britain:                       country index                       Map of Great Britain Section Locale Facility Comments Contact Berkshire, England Upper Woolhampton RG7 5TQ Douai Abbey En-suite rooms for solitary retreats. or phone +44 118 971 5399 Cambridgeshire, England St Neots PE19 5TA St Claret Centre Self-contained flats for solitary retreats. or phone +44 (0) 1480 810344 Cornwall, England Penzance TR19 6HJ Shell Cottage Cottage (small house) for solitary retreats. or phone 01736 810659 County Antrim, Northern Ireland Larne BT40 1DT Drumalis Gate-lodge cottage for solitary retreats. or phone (028) 28272196 or 28276455 Cumbria, England Ulverston LA12 0JQ Swarthmoor Hall Three self-catering units for solitary retreats. or phone 01229 583204 Denbighshire / Conwy, Wales Clocaenog Forest Forest setting Caravan for solitary retreats. Economical. or phone 01824 750 395 Denbighshire, North Wales Corwen LL21 0EN Vajraloka Castell Ty Nant hermitage. or phone 0 1490 460 406 Devon, England Exeter EX6 7LE Sheldon Centre Chalet for short solitary retreats. or phone 01647-252752 Essex, England Chelmsford CM3 1HA Pleshey Retr. House Gatehouse for solitary retreats. or phone 01245 237251 Hereford, England Hereford HR2 9RZ Belmont Abbey Guesthouse for solitary retreats. Leicestershire, England East Norton LE7 9XB Launde Abbey Hermitage for solitary retreats. or phone (44) 01572 717254 Llyn Peninsula, North Wales Bardsey Isl. (Ynys Enlli) Carreg Trust Private rooms and a hermitage; very limited dates. or phone 01758 770582 Northumberland, England Belford NE70 7EN Ross Farm Cottages Cottages for solitary retreats. or phone +44 (0)1668 213336 Northumberland, England Belford NE70 7LJ Swinhoe Farm Houses Cottages for solitary retreats. or phone +44 (0) 1668 213370 Northumberland, England Berwick TD15 2PB Bee Hill Cottage for solitary retreats. or phone +44 (0)1289 381102 Northumberland, England Holy Island and nearby Holy Island of Lindisfarne A variety of cottages by various owners. See individual listings. Northumberland, England Riding Mill NE46 6AF Shepherds Dene Lodge for solitary retreats. or phone 01434 682212 Powys, Wales LD1 6NU Llandrindod Wells Dyffryn Farm Self-catering cottage for solitary retreats. or phone 01597-811017 Somerset, England Radstock BA3 5SW Ammerdown Centre Self-catering flat for solitary retreats. or phone 01761 433709 Somerset, England S. Petherton TA13 5ES Community of St. Francis Hermitage for solitary retreats. Economical. or phone 01460 240473 Somerset, England Shipham/Cheddar WCF Winterhead Hill Farm Self-catering rooms. Guidance offered. Economical. or phone +44 (0) 1934 842231 Suffolk, England Beccles NR34 8JR Ringsfield Hall Secluded hermitage. Economical (donation). or phone 01502 713020 Wales Brecon LD3 9PP Llannerchwen Individual hermitages or small cottage and bungalow. 8 rooms. or phone +44 (0) 01874 622 902 Wales Mid-Wales WCF Maenllwyd Retreat Centre Retreat hut and other facilities for solitary retreats. Economical. or phone +44 (0) 1934 842231 Wales Pembrokeshire SA65 9UA Ffald-y-Brenin Stone-built buildings and camping. "Donation in line with running costs." or phone +44 (0) 01348 881382 Warwickshire, England Leamington CV33 9AS Offa House Lodge for solitary retreats. or phone 01926 423309 West Sussex, England Coolham RH13 8QL St Cuthman's Two huts (hermitages) for solitary retreats. Economical. or phone 01403 741220 West Yorkshire, England Ilkley LS29 9BW Briery Centre Cottage for possible solitary retreats. Economical. or phone 01943 607 287 Retreat Facilities - Ireland:                       country index                       Map of Ireland County Locale Facility Comments Contact Cork Ennismore Saint Dominic's Retreat House Hermitage available for solitary retreats. or phone +353 (0)21 502520 Cork Union Hall South Reen Farm Cottage and tent sites available for solitary retreats. or phone +353 (0)28 33258 Donegal Dundrean St. Anthony's Retreat Centre Six en-suite hermitages. Meals provided. ; phone 353 (0)74 9368370 Wexford Ferns St. Aidan's Monastery Seven stone hermitages for solitary retreats. Economical. ; phone (353) 054 66634 Wicklow Glendalough Glendalough Hermitage Five cillins (hermitages) for solitary retreats. ; ph +353 (404) 45777 or (404) 45140 Retreat Facilities - Italy:                       country index                       Map of Italy Province Locale Facility Comments Contact Tuscany Pistoia Apuan Hillside Retreat Apartment for solitary retreats, adjacent to new Buddhist meditation center. E-mail form on web site; phone +44 783 437-1393 Retreat Facilities - Mexico:                       country index                       Map of Mexico Area Locale Facility Comments Contact Baja California Todos Santos, BCS La Tierra Sagrada Cabañas, tepees, camping. or phone 011-52-612-108-4189 Retreat Facilities - New Zealand:                       country index                       Map of New Zealand Area Locale Facility Comments Contact North Island Coromandel Peninsula Sudarshanaloka retreat centre Five self-contained cabins. Donation. or phone (64) 7 868 5341 South Island Marlborough Maitreya Meditation Centre Cottage, caravan, flat; economical camp sites. or phone +63 3 574 1234   View the United States listing   The Order of Saint Benedict maintains an international list of Benedictine Retreat Centers. Visit their Directory of Retreat Centers for Canada, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom.  Sign up for TAT Foundation . You will receive a notice at the beginning of each month when the new issue of the TAT Forum e-zine is posted on our web site.  You may also receive one or two mailings per year concerning special events.  Privacy and security: Your information will be kept strictly confidential and will not be shared with any other organizations. You can at any time. Each e-mail notice that you receive will contain an option to unsubscribe. 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