Many
find that making a retreat helps them step back from
everyday worries and preoccupations to find spiritual
renewal and new commitment to their journey of faith.
At Downside, the Monastery
Guest House is open most of the year for private
retreats or for a few days of peace and quiet alongside
the monastic community. Guests are welcome to share
in the prayer of the community, and normally eat
with the community in the monastic refectory. For
this reason we are sorry we can no longer receive
women as guests. The Guesthouse at Downside Abbey
consists of 11 rooms (all with en-suite facilities).
All enquiries and bookings
must be made in writing to the Guest Master. Guests
may stay for up to one week. There is no fixed charge,
but guests are welcome to leave a donation in accordance
with their means. It costs about £30 a day to provide
full board and lodging; bed and breakfast costs are
£25.
The Guest House is closed
over the Christmas and Easter periods as well as
at times during July and August when we are unable
to provide hospitality. Please contact the Guest
Master for more information about this.
Please contact:
The Guestmaster
Downside Abbey
Stratton on the Fosse
Radstock BA3 4RH
Email dombenet@downside.co.uk
Tel 01761
235318
Fax 01761 235124
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