Barn Retreats
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 6 night Buddhist meditation retreat
January 19 - 25, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
January 19 - 25, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 6 night Buddhist meditation retreat
January 26 - February 1, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
January 26 - February 1, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Barn: Refuge and Belonging: A Buddhist retreat for People of Colour (6 nights)
With Lucy Chan, Viren Jeram and Barn Coordinators
February 2 - 8, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £210 - £510. This retreat is for Black, Asian, and People of Colour (BPOC) to live, work and practice in community at The Barn Retreat.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights for Person of Colour
February 2 - 8, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Giving Back to The Barn: A Work Retreat - 6 nights
February 9 - 15, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £185-£325. Join us for working and practising in community for one of our regular work retreats helping to nurture The Barn for the future.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
February 9 - 15, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 4 night Buddhist meditation retreat
February 18 - 22, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £295-£450. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 4 nights
February 18 - 22, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 6 night Buddhist meditation retreat
February 23 - March 1, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
February 23 - March 1, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Barn: Satipatthana Sutta retreat - 4 ways to cultivate mindfulness (6 nights)
With Antonia Sumbundu and Barn Coordinators
March 2 - 8, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £475 - £615. This retreat will focus on the four ways to cultivate mindfulness as outlined in the Satipatthana Sutta given by the Buddha.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
March 2 - 8, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 6 night Buddhist meditation retreat
March 9 - 15, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
March 9 - 15, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 10 nights
March 20 - 30, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 10 night Buddhist meditation retreat
March 20 - 30, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £650-£850. Live, work and practice in community at The Barn Retreat. The retreats are based on a contemporary approach to Western Buddhism.
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 4 night Buddhist meditation retreat
April 1 - 5, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £325-£450. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 4 nights
April 1 - 5, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Barn: Joy (Mudita) 6 night Dharma Pathway retreat
With Ramiro Ortega and Barn Coordinators
April 6 - 12, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £475 - £615. In this retreat, we will explore the meaning, significance and depths of joy - and ways to cultivate more joy.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
April 6 - 12, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 6 night Buddhist meditation retreat
April 13 - 19, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
April 13 - 19, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 4 night Buddhist meditation retreat
April 22 - 26, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £325-£450. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 4 nights
April 22 - 26, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Barn: Earth in Mind - Dharma, Deep Ecology and the Land (6 nights)
With Rupert Marques
April 27 - May 3, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £475 - £615. This retreat connects mindfulness and The Dharma with the natural world – at a time when the world urgently needs our care.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
April 27 - May 3, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Buddhism for Beginners: 6-night retreat at The Barn
With Barn Coordinators
May 4 - 10, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Do you want to learn more about Buddhism? This retreat is for you.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
May 4 - 10, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Barn: Ease of Being LGBTQIA+ Retreat (6 nights)
With Armel Wraight, Lindsay Alderton and Barn Coordinators
May 11 - 17, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £425-£565. 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.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
May 11 - 17, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 4 night Buddhist meditation retreat
May 20 - 24, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £325-£450. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 4 nights
May 20 - 24, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Barn: Tending the Garden - an eco-gardening retreat (6 nights)
With Luciana Edwards and Barn Coordinators
May 25 - 31, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Come join with us to tend our inner and outer gardens - the inner garden of our minds through meditation and silence, and the outer garden of The Barn to prepare the soil and plant the seeds for the growing season.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
May 25 - 31, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Barn: Working With Emotions (6 nights)
With Lucy Chan and Barn Coordinators
June 1 - 7, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £475 - £615. In this retreat, we will use the lenses of Western and Buddhist psychology to learn about our emotions in an experiential way.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
June 1 - 7, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 6 night Buddhist meditation retreat
June 8 - 14, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
June 8 - 14, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
June 15 - 21, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Barn: Loving-Kindness (Metta) 6 night Dharma Pathway retreat
With Ethan Pollock
June 15 - 21, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £475 - £615. 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.
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 6 night Buddhist meditation retreat
June 22 - 28, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
June 22 - 28, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Barn: Remembering Ourselves as Earth: Buddhism and Ecology (6 nights)
With Tasha Bassingthwaighte, Nina Jankelson and Barn Coordinators
June 29 - July 5, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £425 - £565. In this retreat we'll explore how traditional Buddhist teachings like interdependence & emptiness intersect with ecology - the science of relations between living beings.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
June 29 - July 5, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 6 night Buddhist meditation retreat
July 6 - 12, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
July 6 - 12, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Buddhism for Beginners: 6-night retreat at The Barn
With Barn Coordinators
July 13 - 19, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Do you want to learn more about Buddhism? This retreat is for you.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
July 13 - 19, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 4 night Buddhist meditation retreat
July 22 - 26, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £325-£450. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 4 nights
July 22 - 26, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 6 night Buddhist meditation retreat
July 27 - August 2, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
July 27 - August 2, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Barn: Meditation Retreat for Men (6 nights)
With Barn Coordinators
August 3 - 9, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £425 - £565. This retreat is for men only. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights for Men
With Barn Coordinators
August 3 - 9, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 6 night Buddhist meditation retreat
August 10 - 16, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
August 10 - 16, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 6 night Buddhist meditation retreat
August 17 - 23, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
August 17 - 23, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 6 night Buddhist meditation retreat
August 24 - 30, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
August 24 - 30, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
August 31 - September 6, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Barn: Retreat for Young People (6 nights)
With Barn Coordinators
August 31 - September 6, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £195-£495. This 6-night Barn retreat is for people aged 18 to 30 only.
The Barn: Buddhism and Psychotherapy (6 nights)
With Nigel Wellings and Barn Coordinators
September 7 - 13, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £475 - £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.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
September 7 - 13, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 4 night Buddhist meditation retreat
September 16 - 20, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £325-£450. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 4 nights
September 16 - 20, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 6 night Buddhist meditation retreat
September 21 - 27, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
September 21 - 27, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
Being and Belonging: The Barn - a 6 night Buddhist meditation retreat
September 28 - October 4, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost £425-£565. Based on the three pillars of meditation, community and working on the land, Barn retreats help develop a mindful approach to our lives, work and relationships.
Solitary retreat in The Hermitage - 6 nights
September 28 - October 4, 2025
A solitary, silent, and self-sufficient retreat in The Hermitage
The Barn: Equanimity (upekkha) 6 night Dharma Pathway retreat
With River Walton and Barn Coordinators
October 26 - November 1, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £475 - £615. 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.
The Barn: Compassion (karuna) 6 night Dharma Pathway retreat
With Barn Coordinators
December 7 - 13, 2025
Sharpham Trust
Cost: £475 - £615. This is the second of a four-part retreat series on the Brahmaviharas or ‘Divine Abodes’: four qualities of heart to cultivate for wellbeing and liberation - loving kindness (metta), compassion, joy and equanimity.
The Barn: Joy (Mudita) 6 night Dharma Pathway retreat
With 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.
The Barn: Equanimity (upekkha) 6 night Dharma Pathway retreat
With 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.