Visit
Scargill offers a wide range of holidays, conferences and retreats. Some are led by members of the Scargill Community, and others by external speakers. On most dates you can also come as a private guest rather than attend something from our programme.
Everyone is welcome at Scargill House. Visit on your own, come with your family or friends, bring a church or group. Whatever works for you!
November 2025
A vicarage in the trenches in World War One, a padre who wanted to be on the front line, praying for the lads and being…
Limited spaces remaining for £326
Taking inspiration from the American farmer and poet Wendell Berry, we’ll be exploring ‘the peace of wild things’. Journeying with a range of writers –…
Limited spaces remaining for £326
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…
Full for residential guests with waiting list
Online spaces available for £30
The workshop consists of six two-hour sessions and is suitable for anyone of any age and at any stage of separation and divorce. Those experiencing…
Fully booked with waiting list
Pre – Retirement
11–13 November 2025 (Tue–Thu)
This Pre-Retirement course is for clergy and spouses and includes input from Windmills, Church of England pension/housing and recently retired clergy – based on the course previously developed and…
Limited spaces remaining for £225
Tourists or pilgrims? Psalms for travellers: then and now
17–21 November 2025 (Mon–Fri)
with Bishop Chris Edmondson
‘The Psalms often take us on a journey we might not otherwise make on our own.’ (Graham Kendrick) There’s a particular group of Psalms in…
Limited spaces remaining for £326
Comparing works of art of many kinds which remain unfinished, with our part in the story of the Bible. We are all ‘work inprogress’! Whether…
Fully booked with waiting list
Being alongside, a retreat for spiritual directors – Leeds Anglican Diocese
21–23 November 2025 (Fri–Sun)
with Anne Harrison and Henriette Howarth and Paul Golightly
Note that this event is open to spiritual directors from both Leeds Anglican Diocese and from outside the Diocese. This ticket is for Leeds Anglican…
Fully booked with waiting list
Being alongside, a retreat for spiritual directors
21–23 November 2025 (Fri–Sun)
with Anne Harrison and Henriette Howarth and Paul Golightly
Note that this event is open to spiritual directors from both Leeds Anglican Diocese and from outside the Diocese. This ticket is for those bookings…
Fully booked with waiting list
Learning from the wisdom of the Carmelite Brother Lawrence, what it means for prayer to be part of our daily lives andto experience God as…
Spaces available for £326
I always try to experience more of God’s peace and presence during the often hectic weeks prior to Christmas, and have found it helpful to…
Fully booked with waiting list
There will be a warm welcome for you at this Quiet Day led by Scargill Community. This day will be a mix of input sessions,…
Online spaces available
December 2025
Listening well in a world of turmoil. An Advent retreat led by members of the Northumbrian Collective looking at whatit means to listen well, drawing…
Limited spaces remaining for £326
A pre-Christmas celebratory weekend was the very first event to occur in the life of the newly resurrected Scargill House, and we have offered guests…
Fully booked with waiting list
Advent is a season of preparation and waiting. We wait with joy and wonder as we look forward to celebrating the arrival of the baby…
Spaces available for £326
However you feel about all the usual New Year’s Eve shenanigans, there’s something here for everyone: chat, games, walks, films and anything else we can…
Fully booked with waiting list
January 2026
Imagine sitting with God gazing out on the glorious Yorkshire landscape as you eat your meals. On Individually Guided Retreats we do just that! Our…
Fully booked with waiting list
We are so grateful for our Friends and Companions here at Scargill. Without your love, support and prayers, we would quite simply not be here….
Spaces for residential guests for £139.50
Online spaces available for £30
St Paul writes: ‘It is for freedom that Christ has set us free’ but the trouble is most of us are trapped by patterns of…
Spaces available for £326
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…
Limited spaces remaining for £168.50
Many of us enjoy crafting alone as a way to find peace in the midst of busy lives but this is an opportunity to get…
Spaces available for £326
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…
Spaces available for £326
There will be a warm welcome for you at this Quiet Day led by Scargill Community. This day will be a mix of input sessions,…
Online spaces available
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…
Spaces available for £168.50
February 2026
Our lives can be full of notes – music and tales which express who we are and the wonders and struggles we face each day….
Spaces available for £326
Sometimes it seems as though the institutions we once looked to for direction and stability are crumbling, if they haven’t already fallen down. When life…
Spaces available for £326
Learn how to cut and assemble glass ready for fusing in the kiln which Michelle will be bringing along. Your work will be fired overnight,…
Fully booked with waiting list
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…
Spaces available for £322
In the book of Hebrews it says we’ve come to thousands of angels in joyful assembly, the church of the firstborn whose names are written…
Spaces available for £326
This week you’re invited to retreat from the busyness and constant distractions of daily life, to slow down, take a step back and carve out…
Spaces available for £168.50
Join us for a half term week of marmalade sandwiches, suitcases and felt hats as we explore the adventures of the bear from Darkest Peru….
Fully booked with waiting list
With less than half the population now identifying as even nominally Christian, and churches hemorrhaging members for decades, we must ask how Christian faith and…
Spaces available for £326
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…
Limited spaces remaining for £168.50
Online spaces available for £30
March 2026
The Big Bang, Quantum Theory and AI
2–6 March 2026 (Mon–Fri)
Everything you wanted to ask about God and science (and a lot you didn’t!). In this retreat David Wilkinson leads us through our place in…
Spaces available for £338
Journeying with John’s Gospel to the tomb and resurrection. We will explore this compelling Gospel text through a short theatre piece, theological and spiritual reflection,…
Spaces available for £174.50
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…
Spaces available for £338
A retreat for those who make lace of any kind – bobbin, needle, crochet, tatting. We shall explore how our craft can help us to…
Spaces available for £338
Mothers: the good, the great, and the really not very nice
13–15 March 2026 (Fri–Sun)
with Adrian and Bridget Plass
Google your mind on the subject of ‘Mothers in the Bible’ and you might be as intrigued as we were by the number it ispossible…
Spaces available for £174.50
A week during which Michael will explore the witness of five Christian leaders and writers down the ages, who speak empowering words of hope to…
Spaces available for £338
This course is for those who have a good working understanding of their Enneagram space. In Enneagram 3 we look at subtypes, continue to explore…
Spaces available for £338
There will be a warm welcome for you at this Quiet Day led by Scargill Community. This day will be a mix of input sessions,…
Online spaces available
Our singing weekends have proved very popular in recent years, and so why not book in for a beautiful, harmonious andpraise-filled weekend of song, led…
Spaces available for £174.50
[This is a hybrid event with guests both in-house and online] Holy Week – join the Scargill Community on a journey through the events of…
Spaces for residential guests for £535.50
Online spaces available for £50
Join the Scargill Community on a journey through the events of Holy Week. There will be reflections, rest and prayer stations as we journey with…
Spaces available for £256.50
April 2026
Beginning with a special meal on Maundy Thursday, we travel together through the agony of Good Friday, the trembling hope of Saturday, and the wonder…
Spaces available for £338
Experience God’s embracing love through gospel music in a weekend filled with choir singing! To sing gospel is healing and lifegiving. We will work with…
Spaces available for £174.50
God in the Details: Looking Attentively at Art and Faith
13–17 April 2026 (Mon–Fri)
with Annie Naish and Debbie Lewer
A chance to slow down and look closely, opening our eyes to surprising and revealing details in works of art from the Middle Ages to…
Spaces available for £338
The resurrection of Jesus transforms the life of the disciples and, through the Spirit, brings life to the church and the whole cosmos. Resurrection heralds…
Spaces available for £338
Many of you will remember Ren Smith who died in September 2025. A special talent for transfiguring the ordinary into something significant or even remarkable…
Spaces available
An active retreat – three day-long walks, each including one of the Yorkshire 3 Peaks will provide you space and time to reflect with God….
Spaces available for £338
The Biblical book of Ruth is full of helpful themes, such as friendship, faith, courage, perseverance, hope and change. Using film, art, poetry and stories,…
Spaces available for £338
May 2026
[This is a hybrid event with guests both in-house and online] Welcome to a Renew, refresh, restore weekend with Phil & Di as we explore…
Spaces for residential guests for £174.50
Online spaces available for £30
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…
Spaces available for £338
An opportunity to explore creativity in fresh ways. We look forward to welcoming you to a creative retreat with Epiphany’s musicians. Epiphany’s skilled team will…
Spaces available for £338
Imagine sitting with God gazing out on the glorious Yorkshire landscape as you eat your meals. On Individually Guided Retreats we do just that! Our…
Spaces available for £338
We are encouraged to read it, and when we do – for the first or umpteenth time – we realise that Moby Dick or Ulysses…
Spaces available for £338
There will be a warm welcome for you at this Quiet Day led by Scargill Community. This day will be a mix of input sessions,…
Online spaces available
An outdoor retreat – gentle water-themed walks in the Wharfe Valley will provide you space and time to reflect with God. Connect with the Creator…
Spaces available for £174.50
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…
Spaces available for £174.50
For this half term family holiday we’ll be heading to Middle Earth for lots of hobbitty fun. There have been rumours of hobbits at Scargill…
Spaces available for £288
June 2026
Back to the future – Insights from the lives of sages
1–5 June 2026 (Mon–Fri)
with Phil Stone and Roy Searle
Roy and Phil have much in common. At the heart is their love for Jesus but more crucially Jesus’ love for them. Join these two…
Spaces available for £338
Please fill in this booking form if you have received an invitation to the weekend. Suggested donation £50
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Renew, refresh, restore
8–11 June 2026 (Mon–Thu)
with Bishop Tony and Lucille Porter and Scargill Community
Phew! Just when you thought you couldn’t go on, along comes a midweek at Scargill designed just for you! Drop everything and book in for…
Spaces available for £256.50
In an ever-changing world where pressure and trials abound, the Book of Hebrews offers a powerful reminder to hold onto hope – the hope we…
Spaces available for £338
Scargill lies in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales with its magnificent limestone scenery and wonderful wildlife. Habitats ranging from heather moorlands to meadows, woodlands…
Spaces available for £338
[This is a hybrid event with guests both in-house and online] This weekend we celebrate a modern addition to the calendar, probably introduced to appease…
Spaces for residential guests for £174.50
Online spaces available for £29
When Israel needed guidance and wisdom they told a story. The book of Samuel is one of the greatest examples. This will be a week…
Spaces available for £338
July 2026
There will be a warm welcome for you at this Quiet Day led by Scargill Community. This day will be a mix of input sessions,…
Online spaces available
Are you up for something different? A woman who loves spending time in the outdoors? Seeking a new challenge or adventure? Come and meet with…
Spaces available for £174.50
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…
Spaces available from £153
August 2026
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…
Spaces available from £153
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…
Spaces available from £153
Come and spend a Holiday Week with Roger Jones and the Christian Music Ministries team learning the new special edition of ‘Angel Voices’, a musical…
Spaces available for £535.50