Programme

Coronavirus Arrangements
During your stay you will be meeting a significant number of different people. In order to continue looking after each other, we would still encourage you to take a lateral flow test shortly before your visit here. If you have any specific questions, please do get in touch with us.

Scargill offers a wide range of Christian holidays, conferences and retreats with our resident Christian community. You’re very welcome, whatever your background or Christian tradition.

Join one of our organised programmes below, with a range of topics, activities and speakers; you can visit Scargill on your own, come with your family, bring a church or group, or become a Working Friend.

Retreats, conferences and holidays

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March 2023

Mon 20 to Fri 24 March 2023

Helen Brocklehurst and Mike & Alison Leigh

After the popularity of our bread-making workshops here at Scargill, we couldn’t resist offering a whole week of bread making! The week will include reflections and discussion with lots of …

Full, with waiting list
Mon 20 to Fri 24 March 2023

Jayne Shepherd

A retreat for textile crafters – explore the healing power of working with thread, linking with mindfulness and prayer. This event is for those who make lace of any kind …

Full, with waiting list
Tue 21 March 2023

Scargill Community

There will be a warm welcome for you at this online Quiet Day led by Scargill Community. This day will be a mix of input sessions, opportunities for discussion in …

Online event - find out more and book
Fri 31 March to Sun 2 April 2023

David Robinson & Judy Moore

Following the huge success of Searchlight Theatre Company’s recent tour of the Corrie Ten Boom classic book, the script writers and performers from the production invite you delve with them …

Space to welcome you at Scargill

April 2023

Mon 3 to Sun 9 April 2023

Scargill Community

[This is a hybrid event with people attending both in-house and on-line. See also in-house event.] Join the Scargill Community online as we walk together through the events of Holy …

Online event - find out more and book
Mon 3 to Thu 6 April 2023

Scargill Community

[Holy Week and Easter weekend are also Hybrid events as a single ticket – see online events] Join the Scargill Community on a journey through the events of Holy Week. …

Space to welcome you at Scargill
Mon 3 to Mon 10 April 2023

Scargill Community

[This is a hybrid event with people attending both in-house and on-line. See also on-line event.] Stay with us right through from Holy Week Monday to Easter Monday – for …

Full, with waiting list
Thu 6 to Mon 10 April 2023

Scargill Community

Beginning with a meal with Communion on Maundy Thursday, we travel together through the agony of Good Friday, the trembling hope of Saturday, and the wonder and glory of Easter …

Full, with waiting list
Tue 11 to Fri 14 April 2023

Scargill Estate Team

Help manage Scargill’s wonderful gardens and estate and have plenty of time to relax too, working in the mornings and joining other guests for the afternoon and evening. There will …

Full, with waiting list
Mon 17 to Fri 21 April 2023

Rob Halligan & Phil Stone

Sometimes spotting the miracles in our lives can be hard work. In fact, knowing that God is there can sometimes be difficult. When we look at the miracles in the …

Space to welcome you at Scargill
Mon 24 to Fri 28 April 2023

David Robinson & Phil Stone

A week of travelling in and around Narnia and Middle Earth. We will be in the company of CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien, two men who had a complex and …

Full, with waiting list
Mon 24 to Fri 28 April 2023

Michelle Gillam-Hull

A week learning a selection of warm and cold glass processes, along with short, thought-provoking reflections, beautiful scenery and good food. A gentle paced break with time to relax, have …

Full, with waiting list
Mon 24 to Fri 28 April 2023

Tim Hull

Is there any reason for Faith? Has Science replaced God? When there is so much suffering can we believe in a God of love? Can miracles happen? Rev Dr Tim …

Full, with waiting list
Fri 28 to Sun 30 April 2023

Scargill Community

Phew! Just when you thought you couldn’t go on, along comes a weekend at Scargill designed just for you! Drop everything and book in for a rest and a treat. …

Full, with waiting list

May 2023

Mon 1 to Fri 5 May 2023

Mike Weighell

Come and discover the wild moorlands and mountains of the Dales, and the beautiful valleys below. We will be climbing some of the highest mountains in the Dale, like Birks …

Full, with waiting list
Mon 1 to Fri 5 May 2023

Margi Walker & Diane Stone

This course is for those who have already done a basic Enneagram course, either here or somewhere else. We will continue to explore the Enneagram system within the Christian tradition, …

Space to welcome you at Scargill
Fri 5 to Sun 7 May 2023

Why not come to Scargill to celebrate this special weekend as we celebrate this event in the life of our nation – it is quite a rare thing! The Dales in …

Space to welcome you at Scargill
Mon 8 to Fri 12 May 2023

Donna Worthington

Are the parables nice little stories or subversive arrows turning things upside- down? Prepare to go down the rabbit hole as we explore these compelling teachings of Jesus, including the …

Space to welcome you at Scargill
Mon 8 to Fri 12 May 2023

Ian Cresswell & Ruth Park

Beginner or experienced photographer come and join us whilst we visit and photograph a variety of inspirational locations, in the truly stunning Yorkshire Dales. Spring is in full swing! Join …

Space to welcome you at Scargill
Thu 18 May 2023

Scargill Community

There will be a warm welcome for you at this online Quiet Day led by Scargill Community. This day will be a mix of input sessions, opportunities for discussion in …

Online event - find out more and book
Fri 19 to Sun 21 May 2023

Jane Gamble

Scargill: the place to paint angels! Art has always included angels: the guides and comfort in our daily life. How can we put them in our work? We›ll look at …

Full, with waiting list
Mon 22 to Fri 26 May 2023

Scargill Community

Phew! Just when you thought you couldn’t go on, along comes an event at Scargill designed just for you! Drop everything and book in for a rest and a treat. …

Full, with waiting list
Fri 26 to Sun 28 May 2023

Scargill Community

[This is a hybrid event with people attending both in-house and on-line. See also in-house event.] Time out. For you and for God. Relax, unwind, let go. Life can be …

Online event - find out more and book
Fri 26 to Sun 28 May 2023

Scargill Community

[This is a hybrid event with people attending both in-house and on-line. See also on-line event.] Time out. For you and for God. Relax, unwind, let go. Life can be …

Full, with waiting list
Mon 29 May to Fri 2 June 2023

Scargill Community

This week we’re going on a Big Adventure with Winnie-the- Pooh and his friends. Although Pooh is a Bear of Very Little Brain, he often has Big Ideas, invents games …

Full, with waiting list

June 2023

Mon 5 to Thu 8 June 2023

Sue Rose & Robin Anker-Petersen

A residential workshop working in Christian gestalt therapeutic groups with Rev Sue Rose and Rev Robin Anker-Petersen, facilitators for ’Journey into Healing’ or those who are stuck on their life …

Special booking arrangements
Mon 5 to Fri 9 June 2023

Phil Stone, Roy Searle

[This is a hybrid event with people attending both in-house and on-line. See also on-line event.] Phil and Roy will be looking at the life principles and practices of Sabbath. …

Full, with waiting list
Fri 9 to Sun 11 June 2023

Bishop John Pritchard

An exploration of thankfulness as an often neglected dimension of our Christian lives. We easily take thankfulness for granted without actually doing it, or we do it without really meaning …

Space to welcome you at Scargill
Mon 12 to Fri 16 June 2023

Mike Leigh & Shaun Lambert

We can offer you a sanctuary of peace here at Scargill, set in the midst of the glorious beauty of the Yorkshire Dales. With gentle sessions to feed your mind, …

Full, with waiting list
Mon 12 to Fri 16 June 2023

Hugh Firman & Lisa Chadwick-Firman

From the windswept heather moorlands down to the tranquil riverside meadows, the Yorkshire Dales are exceptionally rich in wildlife. On a series of gentle walks with frequent stops, we will …

Full, with waiting list
Fri 16 to Sun 18 June 2023

Scargill Community

Phew! Just when you thought you couldn’t go on, along comes a weekend at Scargill designed just for you! Drop everything and book in for a rest and a treat. …

Space to welcome you at Scargill
Mon 19 to Fri 23 June 2023

Janet Jackson, Irene Mothersill

Time and space for those who have been bereaved. An opportunity to meet other bereaved people in a beautiful and peaceful setting. Meeting in small groups there will be time …

Space to welcome you at Scargill
Wed 21 June 2023

Scargill Community

There will be a warm welcome for you at this online Quiet Day led by Scargill Community. This day will be a mix of input sessions, opportunities for discussion in …

Online event - find out more and book
Fri 23 to Sun 25 June 2023

Anna Weister Andersson

Experience God’s embracing love through gospel music in a weekend filled with choir singing! To sing gospel is healing and  life-giving. We will work with expression and dynamics and reflect on the …

Space to welcome you at Scargill
Mon 26 to Fri 30 June 2023

Phil Stone & Andreas Andersson

The Scargill welcome service (borrowed from Iona) says: ‘For where paths cross and pilgrims gather, there is much to share and celebrate in your name, three-in-one God, pattern of community.’ …

Space to welcome you at Scargill
Mon 26 to Fri 30 June 2023

Steve Rathbone, Philip Harris

If you just love to get out on your bike, why not join us for a week of cycling on the quiet roads of the Yorkshire Dales, made famous first …

Space to welcome you at Scargill
Fri 30 June to Sun 2 July 2023

Mike Leigh

There is something very compelling about the Book of Psalms; they not only lift our voice in praise and thanksgiving but they are also a response to the God of …

Space to welcome you at Scargill

July 2023

Mon 3 to Fri 7 July 2023

Margi Walker & Diane Stone

Come and discover more about who you are and how God might want to shape you. This is an introductory course to the Enneagram which is a tool to help …

Full, with waiting list
Mon 3 to Fri 7 July 2023

Jim Taylor

Exploring how we can be 24/7 missional Christians in our ‘work, rest and play’! Drawing on personal experiences and sharing real-life stories of Maximum Security Prisons, Brass Bands, Filipino Street …

Space to welcome you at Scargill
Fri 7 to Sun 9 July 2023

Adrian & Bridget Plass

Joseph, of coloured coat fame, and Daniel, lion survivor, were both trafficked in their youth. They also had at least four more things in common. First, God had already chosen …

Full, with waiting list
Sat 15 July 2023

Scargill Community

There will be a warm welcome for you at this online Quiet Day led by Scargill Community. This day will be a mix of input sessions, opportunities for discussion in …

Online event - find out more and book
Fri 21 to Sun 23 July 2023

Scargill Community

Phew! Just when you thought you couldn’t go on, along comes a weekend at Scargill designed just for you! Drop everything and book in for a rest and a treat. …

Space to welcome you at Scargill
Sat 29 July to Thu 3 August 2023

Scargill Community

Welcome to our summer extravaganza, whatever your age or budget (you can even bring your own tent). You’ll enjoy our packed programme with a rich mix of teaching and worship. …

Full, with waiting list

August 2023

Sat 5 to Thu 10 August 2023

Scargill Community

Welcome to our summer extravaganza, whatever your age or budget (you can even bring your own tent). You’ll enjoy our packed programme with a rich mix of teaching and worship. …

Full, with waiting list
Sat 12 to Thu 17 August 2023

Scargill Community

Welcome to our summer extravaganza, whatever your age or budget (you can even bring your own tent). You’ll enjoy our packed programme with a rich mix of teaching and worship. …

Full, with waiting list
Sat 19 to Sat 26 August 2023

Roger Jones and Team

Learn a musical in a week! The revised ‘Saints Alive!’ tells the story of the birth of the church on the day of Pentecost from Acts 1 and 2. The …

Space to welcome you at Scargill