Parcevall Hall

Autumn Rambling in Wharfedale
2024-09-24 16:00 - 2024-09-27 15:00 UTC
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. We offer a choice each day of either short or longer walks with our guides, returning to the welcome and warmth of the Hall. Packed lunches are provided, but if at any time you would rather take a stroll around the gardens, lunch can be served for you in the dining room.
Our chaplain, Canon Graham Bettridge, will be here for a part of your stay to provide spiritual leadership for those who would like to participate.
There is one other walking break this year: 11 – 14 March

Friends of Parcevall Hall Eucharist & Lunch
2024-10-01 11:00 - 15:00
The Friends of Parcevall Hall meet for a time of worship and fellowship together over lunch. Coffee and biscuits will be served from 10.30am.

Quiet Day IV
2024-10-07 10:00 - 16:00
Resting from Work and Working from Rest
Leader: Revd Colin Blake

The first commandment given to us by God was to “be fruitful and multiply”. God designed us to be productive. But we build our identities around our activities. We are not living in the truth of who God created us to be. We have become human “doings” rather than human “beings.” We need a biblical framework for a rhythm of life that allows us to be fruitful in balance with being at rest. We need to be secure in who we are, based on what Christ did for us on the cross and the very great promises we have that we are loved and accepted by him. We must stop striving to gain the acceptance of others by what we do, leading to a driven lifestyle. The day will explore a Biblical understanding of the rhythms of rest and work which will enable us to lead fruitful lives.
Colin Blake has always had a desire to engage with new way of being church. After planting a church and school in the Bristol Diocese, a move to Bath & Wells saw him lead a community church in a local pub, alongside being a regional co-ordinator in the early days of Messy Church. This led to a relocation to Yorkshire where he became Fresh Expressions advisor to the Bishop of Bradford, and leader of GraceSpace Fresh Expression in Saltaire. He concluded his ministry as Vicar of Wrose in Bradford before retiring with wife Katy to Hellifield. Colin enjoys computers, blogging, music and promoting concerts.
This is free event, but please contact the Hall to book your place.
Please bring your own lunch.

Freewill offering

Recorder Players' Workshop IV
2024-10-08 16:00 - 2024-10-10 15:00
Tutor: Hilary Oliver

Ensemble playing in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, this workshop is aimed at experienced adult players who ideally offer two instruments 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 and technique tuition, as required.
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.
There are four other Recorder Player Workshops this year: 5 – 7 March, 28 – 30 May, 2 – 4 August & 6 – 8 December

Heart & Soul Singing Retreat IV
2024-11-01 16:00 - 2024-11-03 15:00
Tutor: Keely Hodgson

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 the Ben Rhydding Community Choir, and is a member of a team of composers and arrangers for the choral website, ChoirCommunity. She belongs to the Bring Me Sunshine Trio, a social enterprise, playing cello and guitar and singing in local Care Homes and runs The Purple Room, a monthly evening of music and the 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.
There are three other Heart & Soul Singing retreats this year: 23 – 25 February, 12 – 14 April & 19 – 21 June

Advent Retreat
2024-12-02 16:00 - 2024-12-05 15:00
Taking inspiration and hope from the Advent Antiphons
Leader: The Very Revd John Dobson
Advent is a time to be honest about ourselves, the Church and the world as we await the coming of Christ. John Dobson, Dean of Ripon, will help us to find inspiration and hope from the ancient Advent Antiphons, through bible study, prayer, contemplation, and conversation. And relaxed and refreshed, we shall be better prepared to celebrate the great feast of Christmas.
The Very Reverend John Dobson was appointed Dean of Ripon in June 2014 following 25 years of ministry in the Diocese of Durham.
Dean John is delighted to be ministering in his native Yorkshire at a Cathedral that has been important to him since his childhood and which serves a vast rural area as well as the whole of West.
While at Ripon, he has led the Cathedral community in an envisioning process that has resulted in the strategy, ‘Growing God’s Kingdom’. This is shaping the growing and nurturing of the congregation, the development of the Cathedral as a centre of heritage, pilgrimage and tourism, and the mission extended through the Cathedral to the people and communities of the region. In 2019 Dean John became a deputy lieutenant for the County of North Yorkshire.
John is married to Nicola who is the head teacher of a North Yorkshire C of E aided primary school. They have two children who are establishing their careers in London. John and Nicola are church bell ringers; they enjoy walking in the Yorkshire Dales, Scotland and the Alps.

Recorder Players' Workshop V
2024-12-06 16:00 - 2024-12-08 15:00
Tutor: Sheila Richards
Ensemble playing in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, this workshop is aimed at experienced adult players who ideally offer two instruments 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 and technique tuition, as required.
Sheila has been teaching recorder for the past 40 years(!) – initially in London but, since 2006, in the East Midlands. She is currently the Musical Director of the Lincolnshire branch of the Society of Recorder Players and is regularly invited to guest conduct at other SRP branches and festivals. In 2016 she founded the East Midlands Recorder Orchestra which she continues to conduct in addition to maintaining her conducting role with the London Recorder Orchestra. In her ‘spare time’ she arranges music for recorder groups which she publishes under the name of Willobie Press.
There are four other Recorder Players’ Workshops this year: 5 – 7 March, 28 – 30 May, 2 – 4 August & 8 – 10 October

Friends of Parcevall Hall Eucharist & Christmas Lunch
2024-12-17 11:00 - 15:00
The Friends of Parcevall Hall meet for a time of worship and fellowship together over a traditional Christmas lunch. Coffee and biscuits will be served from 10.30am.

Christmas Houseparty & Retreat
2024-12-23 16:00 - 2024-12-27 10:00
Spend a traditional Christmas in the warm and welcoming surroundings of Parcevall Hall. Home-cooked food, traditional games and times for reflections shared in good company, all help us to rediscover the true meaning of Christmas in this special celebration.

Clergy Reading Week
2025-02-10 10:00 - 2025-02-14 10:00
Clergy Reading Week 10-14 February led by Revd Canon Marion Russell
An opportunity to take time away from the parish to read, reflect, walk, chat, rest and sleep. You are invited to bring along books of your own choice of a theological or spiritual nature. All we are present share with the groups which books they have chosen and why, which leads to interesting conversations. A retreat for refreshment and inspiration.
Price: £385

Heart & Soul Singing Retreat I
2025-02-21 16:00 - 2025-02-23 15:00
Heart and Soul Singing Retreat – led by Keely Hodgson
21-23 February;

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.

Poustinia Spirituality Lent Retreat
2025-03-04 16:00 - 2025-03-07 15:00
Poustinia Spirituality Lent Retreat 4-7 March led by Bishop David Hawkins
The Lent retreat will focus on the Poustinia (oratory or hermit’s cell) in the grounds of the Hall. Together we will explore the spirituality of the Poustinia developed in the Russian Orthodox Church tradition. We will use the cell for periods of personal private retreat, and share corporate prayer and worship rooted in the Orthodox tradition in the chapel in the Hall.
This Lent Retreat is an opportunity for spiritual growth, learning and prayer.
Residential cost: £295
Day guest cost: £150

Balance - Prayer and Fitness Retreat
2025-03-07 16:00 - 2025-03-09 15:00
Balance – Prayer and Fitness Retreat 7-9 March 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
Additional prayer and fitness retreat dates will become available later in the year. Please ask to be on our mailing list for this information.

Open Quiet Day
2025-03-17 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 17th March – Pilgrimage with Taize-inspired worship and small group reflections led by Revd Tom Lusty
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.

Recorder Players' Workshop I
2025-03-18 16:00 - 2025-03-20 15:00
18-20 March with Conductor Carolyn Wade
Carolyn is a retired teacher who has played the recorder since the age of 7. She has coached and directed various music groups whilst teaching and has, for over 25 years, arranged music and run workshops for concertina groups. Since retiring she has returned to playing in, and arranging music for, recorder ensembles/orchestras. She has conducted at SRP meetings in West Yorkshire and York, and is Associate Conductor for Rombalds Recorders in Ilkley.

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

Exploring the Enneagram
2025-03-28 16:00 - 2025-03-30 15:00
Exploring the Enneagram 28-30 March led by Cathy Brown
Going on a retreat is an opportunity to slow down and re-connect with ourself. With origins in ancient wisdom and teachings of mathematicians, philosophers and theologists, the Enneagram provides a psychological and spiritual lens for our personal growth.
This retreat will benefit from Integrative’s adaptive, intelligent technology (www.integrative9.com). Ahead of the retreat, you will have the opportunity to complete this online assessment, receive your own 23-page Integrative Personal Enneagram Report and have a one-hour pre-retreat coaching conversation with Cathy.
The retreat is open to people from all faiths and no religious faith.

Price: £375

Open Quiet Day
2025-04-04 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 4th April 2025 – Heart of Nature with Celtic Harp, poetry and prayer led by Julie Darling.
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.

Literature Appreciation I
2025-04-07 16:00 - 2025-04-10 15:00
Literature Appreciation Retreat led by Hugh Parry.
Cleopatra in Literature 7-10 April

Cleopatra is one of the most famous figures from classical antiquity, known and celebrated in art and literature over millennia. She is an ambivalent image of seductiveness and independence, whose story has been retold in many ways. On this course, we will look at a wide range of texts about Cleopatra and consider the themes of love and power.
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

Facing the Elements Easter Retreat
2025-04-17 16:00 - 2025-04-20 15:00
Facing the Elements Easter Retreat 17-20 April led by Bishop David Hawkins
At this retreat, we will reflect on the timeless themes of Holy Week and Easter through a green lens, recognising the central importance of creation. Bishop David will focus on the Four Elements of Earth, Water, Fire, and Air, which the Ancient Greeks believed made our blue planet habitable to biodiversity and human life. David will use some of his paintings on the subject as a visual backdrop to the retreat. This Easter Retreat is an opportunity to reflect on the environment in the light of the Easter story and be inspired anew.
Residential Cost: £295
Day guest cost: £150
Extra days accommodation with full board is available for the discounted price of £75 per night

Art Appreciation I
2025-04-22 16:00 - 2025-04-24 15:00
Art Appreciation led by Tim Stimson
How pleasant to know Edward Lear 22-24 April

Edward Lear’s Book of Nonsense has never been out of print, but less well known is that he made his living producing exquisite topographical watercolours from locations all around the world. At this retreat, we will focus on the watercolours, and develop understanding of the cultural context in which the art was created by such a warm and delightful person who expressed his philosophy through timeless humour.
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

Friends of Parcevall Hall - Springtime Afternoon Tea and Tour of the Gardens
2025-05-01 13:30 - 16:30
A chance to gather together with Friends to enjoy an afternoon at Parcevall Hall and each other’s company. There will be a tour of the Gardens with one of the gardeners and afternoon tea in the dining room.

The Book of Nature Retreat
2025-05-09 16:00 - 2025-05-11 15:00
The Book of Nature Retreat 9 – 11 May led by Revd Debby Plummer
This retreat focuses on thanksgiving for God’s creation, inspired by Franciscan spirituality. In the midst of pressing concerns about environmental catastrophe, there will be time to seek peace and hope in nature and faith. Debby will lead sessions of reflection and prayer focussing on creation, destruction, restoration and includes a creation inspired liturgy for the Eucharist.

Cost: £225

Open Quiet Day
2025-05-12 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 12th May – Creation with Franciscan reflections and a guided tour of the formal gardens led by Revd Debby Plummer
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.

Fellowship of Contemplative Prayer Retreat
2025-05-12 16:00 - 2025-05-15 15:00
Fellowship of Contemplative Prayer Retreat 12-15 May led by Witness Brenda Lofthouse
Jesus invites you to rest in him, lean in and listen to his heartbeat. Contemplative life is an expression of the desire to seek stillness amid the rush of life. When experienced with others in a group, silence is deeper and more powerful than when alone. At this retreat, you can make space for yourself and your relationship with God, giving yourself and him a wonderful gift.
Bookings should be made through Sue Davis, who is the FCP contact for more information as well. Please phone 0774959858 or email susandavies367@gmail.com
Cost: £288

Retreat for Extroverts
2025-05-15 16:00 - 2025-05-16 16:00
Retreat for Extroverts 15-16 May led by Revd Matt Woodcock
This 24 hour retreat is designed for people who find restoration and renewal in the company of others, and who think a retreat would surely be too quiet. There will be short quiet times, but also lots of time for discussion, bible study and activity. It will be led by extrovert, priest and contributor to Pause for Thought on Radio 2, Matt Woodcock.
The retreat is an opportunity for spiritual growth and inspiration.
Cost: £99

The Joy of All Creation Anglican Association Retreat
2025-05-19 16:00 - 2025-05-23 10:00
The Joy of All Creation Anglican Association Retreat 19-23 May led by Canon Andy Hawes, SSC

The Anglican tradition has little to say about the place of the Mother of Jesus in Christian life – or does it? This retreat will look afresh at the Virgin Mary in Scripture, and also the commentary of Anglican thinkers past and present. Is Mary a companion, example, or the ‘Mother of all Christians?’ An opportunity to look, think and pray again about Mary’s place in our personal discipleship.

Services will be in accordance with the Book of common Prayer and the Authorised Version of the Bible. All are welcome to attend, it is not necessary to be a member of the Anglican Assocation to come. Bookings should be made through Mrs Rosemary Hall, who is also he contact for questions and queries. Telephone 0191 2857534 or email hallrosemary36@gmail.com
Price: £384

Heart & Soul Singing Retreat II
2025-05-23 16:00 - 2025-05-25 15:00
Heart and Soul Singing Retreat – led by Keely Hodgson
23-25 May;

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.

Recorder Players' Workshop II
2025-05-27 16:00 - 2025-05-29 15:00
27-29 May with Conductor Mary Tyers
Mary’s loves tutoring enthusiastic adult amateur musicians and is well-established in the north of England as both teacher and performer. In addition to teaching at her home studio near Barnard Castle, she has busy schedules in Cumbria and at the Early Music Shop, Saltaire. Mary also teaches online via Zoom. She founded and continues to be the Musical Director of Durham SRP, and is regularly invited to guest conduct at other branches and festivals. She leads workshops for various Early Music forums and tutors at the early music summer schools, NORVIS and HISS. She also performs regularly with Sounds Historical and with the folk duo Hardy Tyers in addition to playing with several period instrument orchestras.
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

Walking in Wharfedale - Early Summer Rambling
2025-06-03 16:00 - 2025-06-06 15:00
Walking in Wharfedale led by a team of experienced Walk Leaders.
Early Summer Rambling 3-6 June

We can’t promise sunshine as you walk in June, but the hay meadows will be in full flower, the bumblebees will be foraging, and there is a good chance of blue skies to enhance the views.
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: £325

Open Quiet Day
2025-06-20 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.
Friday 20th June 2025 – Reflecting on Retirement for those about to retire or newly retired, led by +Paul Slater & Revd David Swales.
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.
