Parcevall Hall

Open Quiet Day - Poetry when times are hard
2025-07-04 10:00 - 16:00 UTC
Poetry when times are hard
Open Quiet Day on Friday 4th July 2025
Led by Hannah Stone, author of poetry collections and collaborations
This quiet day offers an opportunity to explore grief through reading, reflecting on and perhaps even writing poetry (no prior experience required).

Retreat for Clergy Studying Islam
2025-07-15 16:00 - 2025-07-16 15:00
Retreat for Clergy Studying Islam 15-16 July led by Bishop Toby Howarth
This retreat offers companionship for reflection and renewal for clergy who live out a calling to study Islam and engage with Muslims. There will be opportunities to share the delight of learning and opportunities for spiritual growth, the joy of relationships as well as the challenges posed by context and the political environment. In leading this retreat, Toby will draw on his experience of academic study, involvement in Presence and Engagement, and his love of the people and place of Bradford.
Cost: £99
Bursaries are available if finance would be a barrier to attending. When booking, please raise this matter with Parcevall Hall, and this will be addressed in confidence.

Conviviality - the Annual Gathering and Friends AGM
2025-07-16 16:00 - 2025-07-18 15:00
16-18 July from 4pm on Wednesday to 3pm on Friday
This two-night stay at Parcevall has a lively programme of social activities including a quiz, walks, poetry and wine tasting, as well as time for personal reflection, worship and prayer. Last year’s Annual Gathering was very well attended and much enjoyed, so this year’s Gathering promises to be another highlight of the year.
Cost for Friends: £144
Cost for visitors: £192

Heart & Soul Singing Retreat III
2025-07-29 16:00 - 2025-07-31 15:00
Heart and Soul Singing Retreat – led by Keely Hodgson
29-31 July;

Combine singing in harmony with rest, nurture and inspiration. No previous singing experience, or the ability to read music, is required. A varied repertoire of songs and rounds are sensitively taught using call and response.

Keely Hodgson is a composer and natural voice practitioner. She leads a number of community choirs, including Ben Rhydding Community Choir, and is a member of a team of composers and arrangers for Choir Community. She belongs to the Bring Me Sunshine Trio, a social enterprise that plays and sings in local Care Homes, and runs The Purple Room evenings of music and spoken word in Ben Rhydding. Keely is committed to sharing the sense of well-being and soulful connection singing with others can bring, and helping those who have not sung before to discover their unique voice.

Art Appreciation II
2025-08-11 16:00 - 2025-08-13 15:00
Art Appreciation led by Tim Stimson
Victorian Art: Town and Country 11-13 August

The Victorian era was a transformative time for British society and culture due to the effects of intense industrialisation and urbanisation. At this retreat, we will reflect on the art created in the very different contexts of town and country, contrasting portrayals of tranquil beauty and urban dynamism.
We are pleased to welcome Tim at Parcevall again when he will be leading two retreats. Tim is a cultural and art historian specialising in 17th and 19th century art and society, who has also practiced professionally as a painter and ceramist. Participants from previous years have found Tim’s retreats to be inspirational and informative, and enjoy his engaging approach and delivery.

Cost £240

Recorder Players' Workshop III
2025-08-22 16:00 - 2025-08-24 15:00
22-24 August with Conductor Mat Taylor
Whilst being a scientist and supporting mainstream science education, Mat remains ever passionate about music, especially on the recorder. He plays in several groups – including early winds, flutes and recorders. He has been the secretary of York Guildhall SRP for many years, organising meetings, playdays and two SRP festivals. Since 2008, he has been conducting the York branch as well as being guest conductor for others. He aims to provide as wide a range of music as possible from many genres ranging from renaissance and baroque, to modern, film and TV – many arranged by himself.
These residentials are for recorder ensemble playing in an informal and friendly atmosphere. They are aimed at competent adult players who ideally offer at least two instruments [C and F] and are able to swap between them. The ability to hold your own part in a group and good sight-reading skills are key. Expect a wide variety of interesting music provided by the Conductor.
If you would like further details about the workshop and music, please contact Pauline Welch who is a recorder player and Friend of Parcevall Hall.
Pauline can be reached on paulinewelch.moorfield@gmail.com.
All bookings should be made through Parcevall Hall. admin@parcevallhall.org.uk
Price for each residential: £230

Open Quiet Day
2025-08-29 10:00 - 16:00
Parcevall Hall Quiet Days are gentle days of prayer and reflection. Each Quiet Day has its own theme, and the pattern of each day is designed by the leader to include guided reflection and free time, talking with others and time for silence. Hall staff will serve teas and coffees regularly throughout the day, and all participants bring their own lunch.
Friday 29th August – Gospel of Mark when all participants share in reading aloud the entire gospel and take time for reflection led by Dr Helen Reid.
Arrivals are from 10:00 and the day ends at 16:00.
Quiet Days are Pay As You Feel events and donations can be made on the day by card or in cash.
*For the Creation Quiet Day, we will make a £2 donation per person to the Gardens for the tour, please do include this in your PAYF.
There are 16 places available for each Quiet Day, please do book your place in advance. Parcevall Hall Quiet Days are usually oversubscribed, so if you can’t make the date after all, please let us know and someone else will take your place.

Strength – Prayer and Fitness Retreat
2025-08-29 16:00 - 2025-08-31 15:00
Strength – Prayer and Fitness Retreat
Led by Katherine Hogg
This is a weekend retreat celebrating being active physically and spiritually. The retreat will be led by Personal Trainer and Christian activist, Katherine Hogg, supported by Parcevall Hall Director, Helen Reid. Join the stretch and weights classes, spend time outdoors in the Gardens and the Dales, and take time to reflect on life and faith.
The cost is £225 and eight places are available.

Starting the Artist's Way Retreat
2025-09-05 16:00 - 2025-09-07 15:00
Starting the Artist’s Way Retreat 5 – 7 September led by Dr Cathy Brown
We are all creative beings. It is a natural part of being human to express our true self and to live in the flow of life. Often in life, we can become very busy and buffeted around by expectations. We can lose our sense of self and what truly matters. This retreat will help us to reconnect with our true self and to learn how to live a more peaceful, resonant and fulfilling life. The retreat will introduce us to and help us to start ‘The Artist’s Way’, a twelve-week creative and spiritual programme designed by Julia Cameron.
Ahead of the retreat, you will have the opportunity to have a one-hour pre-retreat coaching conversation with Cathy. The retreat experience comprises six guided conversations from the Milner Room, your own copy of ‘The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity’ by Julia Cameron, all meals, refreshments and accommodation in Parcevall Hall.
The retreat is for everyone, as we are all creative beings and is for people from all faiths and no religious faith.

Price: £340

Literature Appreciation II
2025-09-08 16:00 - 2025-09-11 15:00
Literature Appreciation led by Hugh Parry
Music in Literature 8-11 September

Music is in debt to literature for the texts which it turns into song and opera; it is equally true that literature is often inspired by music, which is the theme of this course. There will
be a great variety of writing, from many periods, generously illustrated with the music which stimulated it. For those who have attended previous courses with this title, this one will feature completely new material.
Hugh Parry is an experienced teacher of English Literature in adult education specialising in Shakespeare, as well as his wide-ranging interests including detective fiction, utopias, ghost stories, Greek drama, and the pursuit of unfashionable poets. He will be leading two courses at Parcevall Hall in 2025. Previous course participants have really enjoyed his approach to teaching and the breadth of his knowledge of literature.
Cost: £295

Retreat for those who want to pray more deeply
2025-09-12 16:00 - 2025-09-14 15:00
Retreat for those who want to pray more deeply 12-14 September led by Revd Henriette Howarth and Revd Paul Wheelhouse
If you long to pray more and experience the divine Love more deeply, this retreat is for you. We will find inspiration in the scriptures and Christian tradition to deepen our awareness of God who is not far away. We will practice different ways of prayer including silence, contemplation and the Ignatian way, and seek nurture and inspiration with assistance of music, nature and a variety of texts.
Cost: £195

The Art of Paying Attention: a Retreat Inspired by the Poetry of Mary Oliver
2025-09-28 16:00 - 2025-10-01 15:00
The Art of Paying Attention: a Retreat Inspired by the Poetry of Mary Oliver
Led by Dilly Baker.

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” – Mary Oliver
Join us for a restorative retreat where we explore the wisdom of Mary Oliver’s poetry—words that invite us to slow down, pay attention, and reconnect with the natural world and ourselves. Through guided and shared reflections and time spent in the beauty of nature around us, we’ll uncover deeper insights into our own stories, values, and perspectives.
This retreat is for anyone seeking renewal, inspiration, connection and stillness.
No prior knowledge of the poetry is necessary—just a willingness to explore, reflect, and embrace the beauty of paying attention.
Dilly is an Anglican Priest and experienced Retreat Leader
For more information or to book email: dillybaker@gmail.com

Open Quiet Day
2025-09-29 10:00 - 16:00
Parcevall Hall Quiet Days are gentle days of prayer and reflection. Each Quiet Day has its own theme, and the pattern of each day is designed by the leader to include guided reflection and free time, talking with others and time for silence. Hall staff will serve teas and coffees regularly throughout the day, and all participants bring their own lunch.
Monday 29th September 2025 – Pathways into Prayer exploring creativity as prayer led by Revd Annie Naish
Arrivals are from 10:00 and the day ends at 16:00.
Quiet Days are Pay As You Feel events and donations can be made on the day by card or in cash.
*For the Creation Quiet Day, we will make a £2 donation per person to the Gardens for the tour, please do include this in your PAYF.
There are 16 places available for each Quiet Day, please do book your place in advance. Parcevall Hall Quiet Days are usually oversubscribed, so if you can’t make the date after all, please let us know and someone else will take your place.

Friends of Parcevall Hall - Lunch with Guest Speaker, and Eucharist
2025-10-01 10:30 - 15:30
1 October from 10:30 till 3:30
The day starts with coffee and then a Eucharist, followed by lunch. After lunch a speaker will talk about one of the Friends’ favourite subjects – Parcevall Hall! There will also be a tour of the Hall to appreciate the building and its history – perhaps there are rooms you have never visited before that you would like to see.

Cost: £25

Walking in Wharfedale - Autumn Rambling
2025-10-07 16:00 - 2025-10-10 15:00
Walking in Wharfedale led by a team of experienced Walk Leaders
Autumn Rambling 7-10 October

Enjoy the Autumn colours of the woods and golden bracken as you walk in the Dales in October, and delight in the crisp Autumn air.
Wharfedale’s varied landscape is on a reassuringly human scale: wild moorland, wooded vales and boulder-strewn hillsides above the peaty waters of the River Wharfe. Enjoy a retreat with guided walks, time for personal reflection, and the warm hospitality of Parcevall Hall. Packed lunches are provided, but you can choose to eat in the dining room if you prefer a stroll round the gardens rather than a longer walk.
Cost for each retreat: £325

Recorder Players' Workshop IV
2025-10-14 16:00 - 2025-10-16 15:00
14 – 16 October with Conductor Hilary Oliver
Hilary is a retired music teacher who has played recorder for over 50 years. She started conducting and teaching whilst in the school sixth form, then continued her musical studies at the Birmingham School of Music. She worked as a peripatetic woodwind tutor for more than 25 years. Playing in a local consort as well as an early music wind ensemble, she also conducts SRP meetings to indulge her passion for both ancient and modern recorder music.
These residentials are for recorder ensemble playing in an informal and friendly atmosphere. They are aimed at competent adult players who ideally offer at least two instruments [C and F] and are able to swap between them. The ability to hold your own part in a group and good sight-reading skills are key. Expect a wide variety of interesting music provided by the Conductor.
If you would like further details about the workshop and music, please contact Pauline Welch who is a recorder player and Friend of Parcevall Hall.
Pauline can be reached on paulinewelch.moorfield@gmail.com.
All bookings should be made through Parcevall Hall. admin@parcevallhall.org.uk
Price for each residential: £230

Open Quiet Day
2025-10-20 10:00 - 16:00
Parcevall Hall Quiet Days are gentle days of prayer and reflection. Each Quiet Day has its own theme, and the pattern of each day is designed by the leader to include guided reflection and free time, talking with others and time for silence. Hall staff will serve teas and coffees regularly throughout the day, and all participants bring their own lunch.
Monday 20th October 2025 – Sabbath with reflections on work and rest led by Colin Blake
Arrivals are from 10:00 and the day ends at 16:00.
Quiet Days are Pay As You Feel events and donations can be made on the day by card or in cash.
*For the Creation Quiet Day, we will make a £2 donation per person to the Gardens for the tour, please do include this in your PAYF.
There are 16 places available for each Quiet Day, please do book your place in advance. Parcevall Hall Quiet Days are usually oversubscribed, so if you can’t make the date after all, please let us know and someone else will take your place.

Heart & Soul Singing Retreat IV
2025-10-24 16:00 - 2025-10-26 15:00
Heart and Soul Singing Retreat – led by Keely Hodgson
24-26 October

Combine singing in harmony with rest, nurture and inspiration. No previous singing experience, or the ability to read music, is required. A varied repertoire of songs and rounds are sensitively taught using call and response.

Keely Hodgson is a composer and natural voice practitioner. She leads a number of community choirs, including Ben Rhydding Community Choir, and is a member of a team of composers and arrangers for Choir Community. She belongs to the Bring Me Sunshine Trio, a social enterprise that plays and sings in local Care Homes, and runs The Purple Room evenings of music and spoken word in Ben Rhydding. Keely is committed to sharing the sense of well-being and soulful connection singing with others can bring, and helping those who have not sung before to discover their unique voice.

Open Quiet Day
2025-11-14 10:00 - 16:00
Parcevall Hall Quiet Days are gentle days of prayer and reflection. Each Quiet Day has its own theme, and the pattern of each day is designed by the leader to include guided reflection and free time, talking with others and time for silence. Hall staff will serve teas and coffees regularly throughout the day, and all participants bring their own lunch.
Friday 14th November 2025 – Christian Meditation with opportunities to explore and practice meditation and contemplative prayer led by Henriette Howarth.
Arrivals are from 10:00 and the day ends at 16:00.
Quiet Days are Pay As You Feel events and donations can be made on the day by card or in cash.
*For the Creation Quiet Day, we will make a £2 donation per person to the Gardens for the tour, please do include this in your PAYF.
There are 16 places available for each Quiet Day, please do book your place in advance. Parcevall Hall Quiet Days are usually oversubscribed, so if you can’t make the date after all, please let us know and someone else will take your place.

Inwardly Digest - Reading Retreat
2025-11-19 16:00 - 2025-11-21 15:00
Inwardly Digest – Reading Retreat 19-21November led by Dr Helen Reid
This is retreat for people who love reading and talking about books, and perhaps especially those who have a pile of books they want to read but haven’t got round to it. There will be time to read in quiet and conducive surroundings, as well as other to share thoughts and theological reflections on your reading. This is a retreat to experience grace through words, to be inspired and refreshed.+
Cost: £195

Labyrinth Retreat
2025-11-21 16:00 - 2025-11-23 15:00
Led by Karen Balmer
The labyrinth is an ancient archetypal symbol which has its origins in ritual and has provided deep psychological insights for the traveller. On this retreat, we shall explore the labyrinth in a creative interactive way, supported by Karen, who is qualified as an Advanced Facilitator by Veriditas and has worked as spiritual care lead in the NHS Mental Health.

Cost £235 per person
To book your place, email admin@parcevallhall.org.uk or ring 01756 720213

The Art of Paying Attention - a retreat inspired by the poetry of Mary Oliver
2025-11-21 16:00 - 2025-11-23 16:00

Waiting for Something Important - Advent Retreat
2025-12-01 16:00 - 2025-12-04 15:00
Waiting for Something Important – Advent Retreat 1-4 December led by Revd Jenny Savage
The Advent retreat will focus on fully engaging with the waiting and anticipation of this season. Jenny will lead the group through bible study, prayer, contemplation and conversation. Relaxed and refreshed, we shall be better prepared to celebrate the great feast of Christmas.
Residential cost: £295
Day guest cost: £150

Recorder Players' Workshop V
2025-12-05 16:00 - 2025-12-07 15:00
5-7 December with Conductor Michael Piraner
Michael has extensive qualifications including a Diploma [NSW State Conservatorium of Music], BMus [Sydney Conservatorium of Music], and an MA in Music [University of Birmingham]. As a member of Polyphonica Recorder Trio, he has performed in the UK and Europe, and, as a soloist, in the UK, France and Australia. He has considerable experience coaching individuals and both small and large ensembles. Michael has a keen interest in both early and modern music with a special interest in the relationship between language and music in recorder technique.

These residentials are for recorder ensemble playing in an informal and friendly atmosphere. They are aimed at competent adult players who ideally offer at least two instruments [C and F] and are able to swap between them. The ability to hold your own part in a group and good sight-reading skills are key. Expect a wide variety of interesting music provided by the Conductor.
If you would like further details about the workshop and music, please contact Pauline Welch who is a recorder player and Friend of Parcevall Hall.
Pauline can be reached on paulinewelch.moorfield@gmail.com.
All bookings should be made through Parcevall Hall. admin@parcevallhall.org.uk
Price for each residential: £230

Friends at Christmas – Lunch, Eucharist, Carol singing and mince pies
2025-12-11 10:30 - 16:00
11 December from 10:30- 4pm
Join us for a traditional Christmas lunch with all the trimmings, carol singing and mince pies. The day starts with coffee and then a celebration Eucharist. After lunch, there will be time to spend in the Hall and Gardens, before a community event with our neighbours here at Parcevall. There will be carols, mince pies, mulled wine and time to socialise.

Cost for Friends: £25
Cost for Visitors: £35

Christmas Houseparty and Retreat
2025-12-23 16:00 - 2025-12-27 10:00
Christmas Houseparty and Retreat 23-27 December
Spend a traditional Christmas in the warm and welcoming surroundings of Parcevall Hall. Home-cooked food, traditional games and times for reflection shared in good company, all help us rediscover the true meaning of Christmas.
Cost: £440

Slippers, Boots and a Good Book! Clergy Reading Retreat
2026-02-02 10:00 - 2026-02-06 10:00
Slippers, Boots and a Good Book! Clergy Reading Retreat 2-6 February led by Revd Canon Marion Russell.
Bring a book, or a few, of your own choice, take time to ponder, explore the local walks, gardens and beautiful scenery. There will be gentle conversation and companionable silences, and a sustaining rhythm of prayer morning and evening. Guided by Marion Russell, vicar and member of the diocesan ministerial development and formation team.

Open Quiet Day - Opening our hearts to God
2026-02-20 10:00 - 16:00
Our Open Quiet Days are gentle days of prayer and reflection. Each Quiet Day has its own theme, and the pattern of the day is designed by the leader to include guided reflection and free time, talking with others and time for silence. Hall staff serve teas and coffees regularly throughout the day, participants are asked to bring their own lunch.
Arrivals are from 10:00 and the day ends at 16:00.
Quiet Days are ‘Pay As You Feel’ events and payments can be made on the day by card or in cash. Your contribution to running costs will be greatly appreciated.
Please book your place in advance by contacting the office. Parcevall Hall Open Quiet Days are usually oversubscribed, so if you can’t make the date after all, please let us know and someone else will take your place. To ensure that a wide range of people can attend, we will accept a maximum of three bookings per person during the year.
Opening our hearts to God, creating time and space for God through reflection, silence and worship at the beginning of Lent led by Revd Mike Leigh

Life in its fulness Lent Retreat
2026-02-23 16:00 - 2026-02-26 15:00
Life in its fulness Lent Retreat 23-26 February led by Dean John Dobson.
The focus of the Lent Retreat is being called into fulness of life by the words of Jesus. In seven addresses over the four days of this Lenten retreat, Dean John will help us to explore how the words of Jesus speak directly to us now, inviting us to enjoy his gift of life in its fulness.

Exploring the Enneagram Ⅰ
2026-02-27 15:00 - 2026-03-01 14:00
Exploring the Enneagram Ⅰ – Led by Cathy Brown.
The focus of the retreat is the enneagram which has its origins in ancient wisdom and provides a psychological and spiritual lens for our personal growth. Ahead of the retreat, you will have the opportunity to complete an online assessment (www.integrative9.com), receive your own 23-page Integrative Personal Enneagram Report and have a one-hour pre-retreat coaching conversation with Cathy.
Cathy, a Chartered Psychologist, has supported individuals, teams and organisations to manage transitions for over 25 years. Clients experience her as warm empathetic and insightful.
