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Conferences and Retreats

Bishop Woodford House

Bishop Woodford House is situated in Ely and can accommodate up to 60 people on a day event and up to 35 people on a residential event. It's welcoming hospitality and quiet surroundings makes an ideal place to meet, learn, reflect and pause on life's journey.


Ferrar House

Ferrar House is a small retreat centre offering quiet days and accommodation in Little Gidding, Cambridgeshire, and is adjacent to the original site where Nicholas Ferrar and his household came in 1625 and next to Little Gidding church, which they restored to daily use.

Little Gidding is also famous for the visit, in 1936, of the poet T. S. Eliot, who published "Little Gidding" as the conclusion of his "Four Quartets" in 1942. Other historical figures associated with Little Gidding include King Charles I and the poet George Herbert, a contemporary of Nicholas Ferrar.

They offer:

  • Hospitality to visitors
  • A peaceful space for personal retreats
  • Facilities for group meetings
  • Overnight accommodation

Mill Green House

Mill Green House is a 16th Century house which is available for those who wish to have time for prayer, reading and waiting upon God

The House is a Retreat Centre in family setting within grounds of two & a half acres. The hamlet of Mill Green lies in quiet countryside within easy reach of Saffron Walden, Cambridge & Bury St Edmunds.

Residential individual retreats - guided if necesary

They offer:

  • Spiritual Direction
  • Organised Day Retreats
  • Opportunities for groups to arrange their own programmes

Links to Conference and Retreat Centres