Shallowford House Retreat & Conference Centre

11/06/2026

🏅Celebrating the Chad Foundations Course graduates.

Shallowford House was delighted to host this year’s graduates of the Chad Foundations Course; the biggest cohort yet.

Certificates of completion were presented by Bishop Michael, marking the end of a year of study, reflection and exploration into lay and ordained Christian service.

🙏 As members of this cohort continue to discern their next steps, whether in local church service, Reader training, ordained ministry, or other forms of Christian vocation; we join with the Diocese of Lichfield in holding them in prayer before God.

May He bless, guide and strengthen each of them as they continue to listen for His call.

05/06/2026

✂️This July, step away from the noise and into a space where your hands can make, your mind can slow and your soul can breathe.

Join us for a 3-day Craft Retreat, offering space to explore your innate creativity. Whether you’re experienced or simply curious, this is an invitation to rediscover the quiet joy of creating, surrounded by peaceful grounds, good company and a gentle rhythm.

Leave refreshed, inspired and perhaps a little more connected to the creative gift within you!

🌟 20TH – 23RD JULY
🌟 £395 PER PERSON
🌟 FULL BOARD (INCLUDING REFRESHMENTS)
🌟 MATERIALS SUPPLIED

For more information visit:
shallowfordhouse.org/events

To Book:
[email protected]

29/05/2026

🕊️This month’s devotion is a little different, as Shallowford Director, Craig Newton, reflects on Jesus’ invitation in John 15 to “abide.”

In a world shaped by pressure, noise and constant movement, he explores how stillness, creation, prayer and rest can gently draw us back into the presence of God.

Written from the rhythms of life here at Shallowford House, Abide is an invitation to slow down enough to notice, and remain rooted in the life Christ offers.

Take a few quiet moments to read this month’s devotion at:

🔗 shallowfordhouse.org/resources

24/05/2026

19/05/2026

👣 This September, Shallowford House is partnering with Walk the Walk to host Time for a Change? — a series of three reflective retreat days rooted in creation, prayer and spiritual renewal.

🍃 Holding Firm - Tuesday 1st September
🍃 Waiting Well - Wednesday 2nd September
🍃 Getting Onboard - Thursday 3rd September

Through guided walks, reflection, creativity and conversation, these days offer space to slow down, listen and notice what God may be doing beneath the surface of your everyday life.

Each day can be experienced as a stand-alone retreat, allowing you to attend the theme most relevant to your current season. Alternatively, the three days can be combined into one deeper residential retreat experience at Shallowford House, with optional overnight stays available.

Through guided walks, reflection, creativity and conversation, these days offer space to slow down, listen and notice what God may be doing beneath the surface of your everyday life.

📍 Shallowford House, Staffordshire
💷 1 day £35 | 2 days £65 | 3 days £90
🛏 Residential option available from £100 per night (full board)

🔗 shallowfordhouse.org/events
🔗 walkthewalkadventures.co.uk/what-s-on
Walk the Walk - Christian Retreats in the Outdoors

24/04/2026

🌱 As Spring continues to unfurl across Shallowford, our Groundskeeper has been giving the lawns their first cut of the season, and the whole estate is starting to feel alive again.

Across Shallowford’s acres, the lawns, meadows, nature trail and all the quiet corners are waking up - blossom overhead, birdsong in the trees, and inviting green spaces ready to welcome you throughout the Spring and Summer.

To book your stay or for more information:
🔗 shallowfordhouse.org
📧 [email protected]

24/04/2026

🌿As spring brings signs of life and renewal across Shallowford, this month, Susan Hutchinson invites us to pause and remember the living hope we have in Jesus.

Through His resurrection, we are reminded that darkness does not have the final word, that fear gives way to hope, and that new life is possible, today and for eternity.

“According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.”
1 Peter 1:3

🔗 shallowfordhouse.org/resources

14/04/2026

Shallowford House is delighted to host retreat days in partnership with Candied Appeal, offering space to pause, reflect, and explore faith deeply, in light of the environmental demands present in the world around us.

He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands | Friday 18th September | 10am-3.30pm

A creation-tide retreat exploring a Christian response to the environmental crisis, reconnecting with creation as gift, our calling as stewards, and God’s care for all He has made.

In a Manger Meanly | Monday 23rd November | 10am-3.30pm

A reflective Advent retreat revisiting the story of Jesus’ birth, inviting us to prepare for a simpler, gentler Christmas by letting go of some of the excess and refocusing on the gift of Good News.

£35 per person, including refreshments, a two-course lunch, and access to the House and grounds for personal reflection until 4.30pm.

For more information:
🌐shallowfordhouse.org/events
🌐candiedappeal.org.uk/retreats

To book:
💻[email protected]
📞01785 760233

Candied Appeal CIC

08/04/2026

👥Two faithful guides. One shared invitation to pause, reflect, and journey deeper.

Sue Rawlings & Pauline Heffernan return to Shallowford House, offering space to explore faith, life, and the ways in which we are continually being shaped.

🌿 Women of Faith – Friday 5th June
Exploring the courage and impact of women whose faith has shaped lives and communities. Featuring guest speaker Jan Burns MBE, founding member of The National Dignity Council.

🍂 Evolving Gifts – Friday 4th September
A reflective day on how life’s seasons shape, refine, and reveal the gifts within us. Featuring guest speaker Jane Newsome MBE, former prison chaplain and long-serving volunteer with Hands At Work in Africa.

Through Scripture, prayer, silence and guided reflection, these days offer a gentle invitation to take a fresh look at your own journey.

For more information:

🔗 shallowfordhouse.org/events