Residential accommodation

There are 40 comfortable study bedrooms, 31 of which can be used, if necessary, as twin rooms.  Seven rooms are on the ground floor and a further 15 are accessible by lift.  Bathrooms on two floors have been adapted for the disabled.

Each study bedroom has running hot and cold water and there are showers, bathrooms and toilets on each floor, as well as kitchenettes where hot drinks can be made at any time.

There are 3 en-suite flats, one of which is normally reserved for group leaders/ retreat directors, another is on the ground floor and accessible for wheelchairs.

Facilities

There is a large Chapel for group worship and a smaller chapel reserved for quiet prayer.

The Conference Facilities comprise a Conference Hall  suitable for up to 70 people,  a  Conference Room for up to 35, Lounge and several smaller Discussion Rooms.

The Conference Hall has recently been refurbished and now has facilities for Simultaneous Translation (including booths for translators),  a delegate system and Powerpoint Projection.  It also offers a PA System and Loop.

As well as a Religious Bookstall and Shop, there are two small but well-stocked Libraries, both religious and fiction.

Each of the three large meeting rooms has adjacent kitchenette facilities.

The Dining Room is on the ground floor. Vegetarian and medical diets can be catered for.

Our Centre is convenient for outside groups wishing to organise their own  retreats, conferences, workshops or training days, as well as for individuals seeking to make  retreats or quiet days. Day retreatants are provided with a private room and have the use of the dining room, chapels and other facilities of the Centre.

Emmaus

The name Emmaus is taken from the story in Luke's gospel concerning two disciples of Jesus and the stranger they met on their way to the village of Emmaus. The disciples were weary and disheartened. Their world was in ruins, their dreams shattered.

The one on whom they had pinned all their hopes had been cruelly crucified. They shared their disillusionment with the stranger while they walked along the road.

As they did so, their hearts were lightened and hope re-kindled. Later, when they were at supper they recognised the stranger as Jesus.

Like the disciples on the road to Emmaus, we too sometimes fail to recognise the presence of Jesus within ourselves and in others.

Time apart to rest, relax and pray helps us become more attuned to the presence of God in our lives, so that we can better celebrate how much God loves us and walks with us in our own individual circumstances.

Follow this link to read the Emmaus story...........