6-night retreat
The Barn: Ease of Being LGBTQIA+ Retreat (6 nights)
With Armel Wraight, Jilna Shah and Barn Coordinators
May 17 - 23, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £445-£575. This is a retreat for those identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, non-binary, genderqueer, and those who simply don’t fit into the gender identity or sexual orientation norms of our society.
Buddhism for Beginners: 6-night retreat at The Barn
With Barn Coordinators
June 7 - 13, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £445-£575. Do you want to learn more about Buddhism? This retreat is for you.
The Barn: Joy (Mudita) 6 night Dharma Pathway retreat
With Nadia Abdel-Karim and Barn Coordinators
June 14 - 20, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £495 - £650. In this retreat, we will explore the meaning, significance and depths of joy - and ways to cultivate more joy.
Buddhism for Beginners: 6-night retreat at The Barn
With Barn Coordinators
August 2 - 8, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £445-£575. Do you want to learn more about Buddhism? This retreat is for you.
The Barn: Buddhism and Psychotherapy (6 nights)
With Jan Gentaku Mojsa and Barn Coordinators
August 30 - September 5, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £495 - £615. This retreat is specifically for psychotherapists, counsellors and mental health professionals who want to enhance their understanding of how the ideas and meditative skills of Buddhism may be integrated into their work.
The Barn: Retreat for Young People (6 nights)
With Barn Coordinators
September 6 - 12, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost £195-£495. This 6-night Barn retreat is for people aged 18 to 30 only.
This is Peaceful: a 6-night Buddhist retreat at The Barn
With Bernat Font and Barn Coordinators
September 27 - October 3, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £495 - £615. In this retreat, we will cultivate wise attitude as the key skill in meditation rather than attentional focus, allowing each practitioner to find and choose their meditation object.
The Barn: Loving-Kindness (Metta) 6 night Dharma Pathway retreat
With Lindsay Alderton and Barn Coordinators
October 4 - 10, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £495 - £650. This is the first of a four-part retreat series on the Brahmaviharas or ‘Divine Abodes’: four qualities of heart to cultivate for wellbeing and liberation.
The Barn: Earth in Mind - Dharma, Deep Ecology and the Land (6 nights)
With Rupert Marques and Barn Coordinators
November 8 - 14, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £495 - £615. This retreat connects mindfulness and The Dharma with the natural world – at a time when the world urgently needs our care.
The Barn: Buddhism and Systems Thinking (6 nights)
With Nina Jankelson, Rachel Lilley and Barn Coordinators
November 15 - 21, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £495 - £615. On this retreat we’ll explore the convergence of systems thinking, neuroscience and contemplative practice.
The Barn: Equanimity (upekkha) 6 night Dharma Pathway retreat
With Colette Power and Barn Coordinators
December 6 - 12, 2026
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £495 - £650. In this retreat, we'll practise cultivating steadiness in the midst of our lives, through meditation in relative stillness and relative movement and in daily life activities and community.
Practice in Relationships: a 6-night Buddhist retreat at The Barn
With Ayya Anopama and Barn Coordinators
January 17 - 23, 2027
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £495 - £615. In this retreat we will explore how we can be present within ourselves with others and all life, using mindful, shared contemplation to support an experiential understanding of interconnection, responsiveness and reciprocity.
The Barn: Working With Emotions (6 nights)
With Jared Gottlieb and Barn Coordinators
February 7 - 13, 2027
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £495 - £615. In this retreat, we will use the lenses of Western and Buddhist psychology to learn about our emotions in an experiential way.
The Barn: Cultivating Inner Resources (6 nights)
With River Walton and Barn Coordinators
March 21 - 27, 2027
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £495 - £615. This retreat begins with Spring Equinox in the northern hemisphere, and as the days slowly lengthen we'll explore the Paramis - resources such as generosity, patience, courage, balance and friendliness.
Buddhism for Beginners: 6-night retreat at The Barn
With Barn Coordinators
March 28 - April 3, 2027
Sharpham Trust
Cost £445-£575. Do you want to learn more about Buddhism? This retreat is for you.