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UK CENTRES

The following list hopefully details where you can take your youth group in the UK. It includes Retreat centres with their own in-house teams and places where you can run your own programmes. This list will need regular updating, so any information you can provide will be much appreciated!

London & the South East

St. Vincent's Centre (Whitstable, Kent - Archdiocese of Southwark)
Capacity: Around 30
In-house team: Yes
Website: http://www.scys.org.uk/stvincents.html
Telephone: 01227 272900

Walsingham House (Canvey Island, Essex - Diocese of Brentwood)
Capacity: Around 30
In-house team: Yes
Website: http://www.walsinghamhouse.org/
Telephone: 01268 515970

St. Cassian's Centre (Kintbury, Berkshire - De la Salle Brothers)
Capacity: Around 65
In-house team: Yes
Website: http://www.kintbury.org
Telephone: 01268 658267

The Dalesdown Centre (nr. Horsham, West Sussex - Non-demoninational Christian centre)
Capacity: Around 50
In-house team: No
Website: http://www.dalesdown.org.uk
Telephone: 01403 710712

Lodge Hill (nr. Pulborough, West Sussex - Secular)
Capacity: up to 72
In-house team: No
Website: http://www.lodgehill.org.uk
Telephone: 01798 831411

SPEC
Capacity:
In-house team: Yes
Website: http://www.spec.org.uk
Telephone: 01727 829228

The Open Cloister at Worth Abbey (Nr. Crawley, West Sussex - Benedictine)
Capacity: 15-50 depending on which building
In-house team: Limited support/ input from the Monastic community
Website: http://www.worthabbey.net/cloister/
Telephone: 01342 710318

The Friars - Aylesford Priory (Kent - Carmelite)
Capacity:
In-house team:
Website: http://www.thefriars.org.uk/
Telephone: 01622 717272

Penhurst Retreat Centre (nr. Battle, East Sussex - Non-demoninational Christian centre)
Capacity: 12
In-house team:
Website: http://www.penhurst-retreat-centre.org.uk/
Telephone: 0845 4580602

St. Columba's House (Woking, Surrey - Anglican)
Capacity: Around 30
In-house team:
Website: http://www.stcolumbashouse.org.uk/
Telephone: 01483 766498

St. Bartz (nr. Lewes, West Sussex - Anglican)
Capacity: Around 15
In-house team: No
Website: http://www.yesonthenet.org.uk/stbartz/
Telephone: 01273 425684

Douai Abbey (nr. Reading, Berkshire - Benedictine)
Capacity:
In-house team: Limited support/ input from the Monastic community
Website: http://www.douaiabbey.org.uk/
Telephone: 0118 971 5300

The North

Youth Village (Consett, Co. Durham – Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle)
Capacity: 98
In-house team: Yes – Youth Ministry Team (YMT)
Website: http://www.ymt.org, http://www.youthvillage.co.uk
Telephone: 01207 592244

Castlerigg Manor (Keswick, Cumbria - Diocese of Lancaster)
Capacity: Around 60
In-house team: Yes
Website: http://www.castleriggmanor.co.uk
Telephone: 017687 72711

Savio House (Bollington, Cheshire - Salesians)
Capacity:
In-house team: Yes
Website:
Telephone: 01625 573256

Myddelton Grange (Ilkley, Yorkshire - Diocese of Leeds)
Capacity:
In-house team: Yes
Website: http://www.myddeltongrange.org.uk/
Telephone: 01943 607887

St. John's in the Vale (nr. Keswick, Cumbria - Anglican)
Capacity: Around 10-30. Depends on which building you hire
In-house team: No
Website: http://www.cdyc.org.uk
Telephone: 017687 79714

Rydal Hall (Rydal, Cumbria - Anglican)
Capacity: High. Especially if camping
In-house team: No
Website: http://www.rydalhall.org
Telephone: 01539 432050

The Midlands

The Briars (nr. Matlock, Derbyshire - Diocese of Nottingham)
Capacity: around 85
In-house team: Yes
Website: http://www.ndcys.com/
Telephone: 01773 852044

Soli House (Stratford-upon-Avon - Archdiocese of Birmingham)
Capacity: Around 50
In-house team: Yes
Website: http://www.solihouse.org
Telephone: 01789 267011

Alton Castle (Alton, Staffordshire - Archdiocese of Birmingham)
Capacity:
In-house team: Yes
Website: http://www.altoncastle.co.uk/
Telephone: 01538 703224




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