Parcevall Hall

Retreat for Clergy Engaging with Islam and Muslims
2026-07-15 16:00 - 2026-07-17 15:00 UTC
Retreat for Clergy Engaging with Islam and Muslims 15-17 July led by Bishop Toby Howarth.
This retreat offers companionship for reflection and renewal for clergy who live out a calling to engage with Muslims. There will be opportunities to share the joy of relationships and ministry as well as the challenges posed by context and the political environment. Bishop Toby brings a wealth of experience in this area and commitment to the pastoral care of clergy.
Cost: £198

Retreat for Carers and those who care
2026-07-17 16:00 - 2026-07-19 15:00
Retreat for Carers and those who care 17-19 July led by Revd Henriette Howarth.
This weekend offers rest and spiritual nourishment to those who live with or care for loved ones who struggle with physical and / or mental health challenges. There will be time to rest and receive from God, learn from Scripture, and experience God’s peace. The retreat will be facilitated by Henriette who is an experienced retreat leader, supported by Sally with music and Carol with creative arts.
Cost: £198
If finance would be a barrier to attending, please let us know when booking because there is help available with costs.

Art Viewing
2026-07-20 14:00 - 16:00
Craven Arts
Public Viewing – Come to Parcevall Hall between 2pm – 4pm and view work by Bridget March and David Crompton.
Please contact the office to book admin@parcevallhall.org.uk

Contemplative Art Viewing
2026-07-20 18:00 - 20:00
Craven Arts
Come to Parcevall Hall and enjoy an evening of contemplative viewing of work by Bridget March & David Crompton.
Please contact the office to book admin@parcevallhall.org.uk

Friends of Parcevall Hall Annual Gathering and AGM
2026-08-03 16:00 - 2026-08-05 15:00
Friends of Parcevall Hall – There are special events planned in each season of the year to provide regular opportunities for friendship, fun and worship. These events are subsided by the Friends of Parcevall Hall, to enable those who give so much to the Hall to spend time together here.
The Annual Gathering and AGM. Labyrinths, Mazes and Puzzles – finding our way and having fun.
This two-night stay at Parcevall has a lively programme of social activities including talks and walks, quizzes and games, as well as time for personal reflection, worship and prayer. There will be interactive sessions led by an accredited labyrinth facilitator. If you can’t make the whole residential, please consider coming for the day on Tuesday for the AGM and activities.
Residential Cost for Friends: £152
Tuesday from 10am till 4pm Cost: £27

Retreat Day - Needle Felting Craft Day
2026-08-15 10:00 - 16:00
Needle Felting Craft Day on 15 August led by Isobel Coney
This craft day, led by teaching artist Isobel, is perfect for beginning and intermediate needle felters. You will be shown the skills for making a needle-felted bead and guided through the steps for making a garland, small figures, and other creations. By the end of the day, you’ll have a completed project and have the skills to continue needle felting at home. All materials required are supplied.
The day runs from 10 – 4. Lunch and refreshments are included.
Cost: £45

Heart & Soul Singing Retreat III
2026-08-19 16:00 - 2026-08-21 15:00
Heart & Soul Singing Retreat – Led by Keely Hodgson.
Combine singing in harmony with rest, nurture and inspiration. No previous singing experience or the ability to read music required. A varied repertoire of songs and rounds are sensitively taught using call and response.
Keely is a composer and natural voice practitioner. She leads a number of community choirs and is committed to sharing the sense of wellbeing singing with others can bring.

Recorder Players Retreat III
2026-08-21 16:00 - 2026-08-23 15:00
Recorder Players Retreat III – Conductor Mat Taylor
Mat is passionate about music, especially on the recorder. He aims to provide as wide a range of music as possible from many genres ranging from renaissance to modern, and many pieces he has arranged himself.
These are informal and friendly residentials recorder ensemble playing. They are aimed at competent adult players who ideally offer at least two instruments (C and F). 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.
Bookings are made through the office, but for further details, contact Pauline Welch on paulinewelch.moorfield@gmail.com

Open Quiet Day - The Spirituality of Celtic Crosses
2026-09-07 10:00 - 16:00
The Spirituality of Celtic Crosses, reflecting on beauty and truth in these ancient treasures, led by Revd Tom Lusty.
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.

Autumn Art and Contemplation Exhibition
2026-09-07 18:00 - 20:00
Monday 7th September Launch of the Autumn Art and Contemplation Exhibition, a ticketed event with artists Karen Blacklock and Shelagh Powell 6-8pm
Please contact the office to book a place

Autumn Rambling
2026-09-08 16:00 - 2026-09-11 15:00
Walking in Wharfedale Retreat led by experienced Walk Leaders.
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 for longer walks, but you can choose to eat in the dining room if you prefer a shorter walk round the gardens..

Music and Worship Retreat
2026-09-14 16:00 - 2026-09-16 15:00
Music and Worship Retreat 14-16 Sept led by Revd Paul Fisher.
At this retreat we will explore the importance of good music for different kinds of Christian worship. We will listen to and play different examples of music, have a go at composing our own short pieces, and aim to finish with a short concert. Please bring your own instruments if you have them. Paul brings his experience in ministry and as a professional musician.
Cost: £198

Embracing the Second Half of Life
2026-09-18 15:00 - 2026-09-20 14:00
Embracing the Second Half of Life – Led by Cathy Brown.
At this retreat, participants will explore the unfolding path of the second half of life, discerning how to embrace this and thrive. Together, we will draw on the psychological and spiritual wisdom that helps us understand the two halves of life, particularly that offered by Carl Jung the psychologist and Richard Rohr a Franciscan Priest. There will be time to make sense of this wisdom for ourselves and feel a connection with others.
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.

Climbing the Poetic Munros
2026-09-20 16:00 - 2026-09-23 15:00
Climbing the Poetic Munros Led by Hugh Parry
Hugh Parry is an experienced teacher of English Literature in adult education specialising in Shakespeare. His wide-ranging interests including detective fiction, utopias, ghost stories, Greek drama, and the pursuit of unfashionable poets.
In poetry, the current preference is for brevity and lyricism, while verse marching from page to page is regarded as forbidding. But in the past, readers admired poets for tackling big subjects and were prepared to climb the Poetic Munros. This course encourages you to try too. The rule is that a separate long poem is to be the subject of a single session and no more, and that each poem will be filleted in such a way as to entertain and intrigue, without creating overload.

The Angel’s Question
2026-09-28 16:00 - 2026-09-30 15:00
The Angel’s Question 28-30 September led by Revd Dilly Baker.
‘Where have you come from and where are you going?’ This timeless question posed by the angel to Hagar in the desert forms the backdrop for our retreat. We will reflect on our life journeys to date and consider who we are becoming. We will discover some practical tools to help us move forward.

Friends Eucharist, lunch and tour of the Gardens
2026-10-01 10:30 - 15:30
Friends of Parcevall Hall – There are special events planned in each season of the year to provide regular opportunities for friendship, fun and worship. These events are subsided by the Friends of Parcevall Hall, to enable those who give so much to the Hall to spend time together here.
Friends Eucharist, lunch and tour of the Gardens
Thursday 1 October from 10:30 till 3:30pm
The day starts with coffee and then a Eucharist, followed by lunch. After lunch a member of the Gardening Team will give a tour of the highlights of the Autumn Gardens. There will be tea and cake before you leave.
Cost for Friends: £27

Friday 2nd October Community viewing and coffee morning for the Autumn Art and Contemplation Exhibition
2026-10-02 10:00 - 12:00
Friday 2nd October Community viewing and coffee morning for the Autumn Art and Contemplation Exhibition10-12

Recorder Players Retreat IV
2026-10-19 16:00 - 2026-10-21 15:00
Recorder Players Retreat IV – Conductor Hilary Oliver
Hilary is an experienced music teacher who has long loved to play the recorder. Hilary plays in a local consort as well as an early music wind ensemble, and has a passion for both ancient and modern recorder music.
These are informal and friendly residentials recorder ensemble playing. They are aimed at competent adult players who ideally offer at least two instruments (C and F). 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.
Bookings are made through the office, but for further details, contact Pauline Welch on paulinewelch.moorfield@gmail.com

Contemplative viewing of the Autumn Art and Contemplation Exhibition
2026-10-22 18:00 - 20:00
Thursday 22nd October Contemplative viewing of the Autumn Art and Contemplation Exhibition 6-8pm
Please contact the office to book a place

Open Quiet Day - Hexagonal Prayer
2026-10-23 10:00 - 16:00
Hexagonal Prayer, exploring six elements of the Lord’s Prayer and how we learn to walk with God, led by Revd Colin Blake.
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.

Deep and Diverse Prayer Retreat
2026-10-23 16:00 - 2026-10-25 15:00
Deep and Diverse Prayer Retreat 23-25 October led by Revd Henriette Howarth, and Revd Paul and Karen Wheelhouse.
If you long to pray more and experience the divine Love more deeply, this retreat is for you. Finding our inspiration in the scriptures and Christian tradition, we will practice different ways of prayer including silence, contemplation and the Ignatian way, with the assistance of music, nature and images. Henriette, Paul and Karen together bring experience from ordained and lay ministry.
Cost: £198

Open Quiet Day - Seeking stillness
2026-10-30 10:00 - 16:00
Seeking stillness, take time out from the rush of life with contemplative silence in a group for two one-hour sessions, facilitated by the Fellowship of Contemplative Prayer.
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.

Heart & Soul Singing Retreat IV
2026-10-30 16:00 - 2026-11-01 15:00

Exploring the Enneagram Ⅰ
2026-11-13 16:00 - 2026-11-15 15:00
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.

Alive - Prayer & Fitness Retreat
2026-11-20 16:00 - 2026-11-22 15:00
Alive – Prayer & Fitness Retreat, led by Katherine Hogg and Revd Jenny Savage.
This weekend retreat celebrate being active physically and spiritually. They are led by personal trainer and Christian activist, Katherine Hogg and Parcevall Hall Chaplain Jenny Savage. Join the exercise and weights classes, spend time outdoors in the Gardens and the Dales, and take time to reflect on life and faith.

Inwardly Digest - Reading Retreat
2026-11-20 16:00 - 2026-11-22 15:00
Inwardly Digest – Reading Retreat 20-22 November led by Dr Helen Reid, Director of Parcevall Hall.
This retreat is for people who love reading and talking about books. There will be time to read in quiet and conducive surroundings, as well as to share your thoughts and theological reflections on your reading with others. This is a retreat to experience grace through words at a perfect time of year for staying indoors and reading.

Singing Through Advent Retreat
2026-11-30 16:00 - 2026-12-03 15:00
Singing Through Advent Retreat 30 November – 3 December led by Revd Mike Leigh.
Come for a relaxing time at the beginning of Advent when Mike will lead an exploration of the themes of Advent through music and reflections. During the retreat, there will be teaching, rest, and a chance to sing Advent songs old and new. There will be worship services each day as we prepare for the great festival of Christmas.

Recorder Players Retreat V
2026-12-04 16:00 - 2026-12-06 15:00
Recorder Players Retreat V – Conductor Mary Tyers
Mary is a well established teacher and performer who loves tutoring musicians. She also performs regularly with Sounds Historical, the folk duo Hardy Tyers and with several period instrument orchestras.
These are informal and friendly residentials recorder ensemble playing. They are aimed at competent adult players who ideally offer at least two instruments (C and F). 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.
Bookings are made through the office, but for further details, contact Pauline Welch on paulinewelch.moorfield@gmail.com

Friends at Christmas – Lunch, Eucharist, Carol Singing and Mince Pies
2026-12-09 10:30 - 16:00
Friends of Parcevall Hall – There are special events planned in each season of the year to provide regular opportunities for friendship, fun and worship. These events are subsided by the Friends of Parcevall Hall, to enable those who give so much to the Hall to spend time together here.
Friends at Christmas – Lunch, Eucharist, Carol Singing and Mince Pies
Wednesday 9 December from 10:30 till 4pm
Join us for a day of celebration that will be a highlight in your Christmas calendar. The day starts with coffee and a Eucharist, followed by a traditional Christmas lunch with all the trimmings. After lunch, there will be time to spend in the Hall and Gardens, before a community party with carols, mince pies and mulled wine.
Cost for Friends: £27

Open Quiet Day - Journeying through Advent
2026-12-11 10:00 - 16:00
Journeying through Advent, reflections on texts from the Gospel of Luke led by Dr Helen Reid.
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.
