The Carmelite Priory in Oxford is set in seventeen acres of woodland, within an oasis of beautiful hills, woods and meadows, which offers a perfect environment of peace and stillness for quiet prayer and meditation.
Come and spend time for silent prayer, reflection, reading and rest in this quiet and peaceful environment where God can work in your lives and speak to your hearts. You are also welcome to join the Carmelite Community for Mass and liturgical prayers.
Contemplative Weekend Retreats
A series of weekend retreats to help you be more attentive to God’s loving presence in your life and in prayer through contemplative seeing, listening and reading.
We invite you to join us in a series of weekend retreats to learn how to connect to God through the art of contemplative seeing, listening and reading.
In each of the weekend retreats, you will learn different skills and understand how poetry or photography can help you connect with God. Learn how to approach reading, listening or taking photographs in a contemplative way and be given time to practise this. You will also be shown how to pray with one of your images or piece of prose you have chosen.
We invite you all to join us either in person as a weekend resident or as an online participant – united in heart and soul, together for the fresh outpouring on us of the joyful experience of God.