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!

May 2025

Self-love(d): Mindful journeys to loving God, neighbour AND self

12–16 May 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Bishop Chris Edmondson and Karen Openshaw

We seem to live in a world obsessed with ‘me time’ and ‘self-love’ but, ironically, one where self-esteem is cripplingly poor. How well do you…

Fully booked with waiting list

Heart, home and hospitality

12–16 May 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Phil Stone and Roy Searle

The Kingdom of God is about forming and growing communities of hope and healing in a changing church and world. Come and sit around ‘the…

Fully booked with waiting list

Celebrating Community

16–18 May 2025 (Fri–Sun)

with Paul & Jackie Reily and Phil & Diane Stone

A weekend to share the questions, joys and challenges of intentional community living. Is the Holy Spirit calling Christians into different forms of intentional community…

Fully booked with waiting list

Online quiet day (May)

21 May 2025 (Wed)

with Scargill Community

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

The woman who anointed Jesus

23–25 May 2025 (Fri–Sun)

with Donna Worthington

Diving deep into this beautiful Gospel text, we will explore this incredible Gospel passage in creative and prayerful ways, through drama, reflection, discussion, prayer etc….

Fully booked with waiting list

Renew, refresh, restore

23–25 May 2025 (Fri–Sun)

with 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…

Fully booked with waiting list

Family event

“Let’s get cracking…”

26–30 May 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Scargill Community

**ONLY A FEW SINGLE ROOMS LEFT FOR THIS EVENT** This half term, with the help of the loveable pair of Wallace and Gromit, we will…

Limited spaces remaining for £276

June 2025

Birding the Dales

2–6 June 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Andrew Mann

Discover the varied birdlife that calls the beautiful Yorkshire Dales home in Spring. With Scargill House as our base we will explore the area surrounding…

Fully booked with waiting list

Kind and courageous God

2–6 June 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Dave Hopwood

In Jesus we encounter the God who cares deeply for us. The God who is endlessly patient and kind, humble and strong. By taking another…

Fully booked with waiting list

Online quiet day (June)

7 June 2025 (Sat)

with Scargill Community

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

Enneagram 3: God-shaped people

9–13 June 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Diane Stone and Margi Walker

This course is for those who have a good working understanding of their Enneagram space. In Enneagram 3 we look at sub- types, continue to…

Spaces available for £326

Streams in the wilderness

9–13 June 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Annie Naish

Whilst many of us may wish that God would wave her wand and sort out all our problems, the Bible clearly shows us thatGod is…

Spaces available for £326

Shaped for sabbath

16–20 June 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Shaun Lambert

We have been created with a Sabbath-spaced shape within but do not know how to inhabit it. This leaves our experience of the Sabbath anaemic…

Spaces available for £326

The way of the Kingdom – working well together & building effective teams

16–20 June 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Nicky McGinty

As ministry roles become more complex we need to work out how to collaborate well. How do we create and sustain great teams built on…

Spaces available for £326

More humour, more wholeness, more healing?

20–22 June 2025 (Fri–Sun)

with Adrian and Bridget Plass

Over the last year or so we are not surprised to have heard from more and more Christians who are feeling the strain of maintaining…

Full for residential guests with waiting list

Online spaces available for £30

The Sound of Musings

23–27 June 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Bryony Wood

To help celebrate the 60th anniversary in 2025 of one of the world’s most iconic musicals, you’re invited to spend an encouraging and inspiring few…

Spaces available for £326

The treasures of the kingdom

23–27 June 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Michael Mitton

Jesus said that God’s kingdom is like a treasure hidden in a field for years and then is accidentally found (Matthew 13.44). At this retreat…

Spaces available for £326

Loving Leviticus?!?

27–29 June 2025 (Fri–Sun)

with Phil Goodacre

The Book of Leviticus has a bit of reputation – full of food laws and ritual sacrifices – a seemingly out of date instruction manual….

Spaces available for £168.50

Wildlife walks

30 Jun–4 Jul 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with 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…

Fully booked with waiting list

Strong in love, peaceful and restful – A retreat in the company of Julian of Norwich

30 Jun–4 Jul 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Ian and Gail Adams

An invitation to explore the gift of Julian of Norwich, in the spacious and beautiful setting of Scargill. The title – Strong in love, peaceful…

Fully booked with waiting list

July 2025

In tune with heaven: hymns and hymn writers

11–13 July 2025 (Fri–Sun)

with Bishop Chris Edmondson and John Brooke

Join us as we explore the stories behind the music and words of some of our great hymns, and learn what encouraged those who created…

Spaces available for £168.50

Online quiet day (July)

17 July 2025 (Thu)

with Scargill Community

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

Summerfest 1

26–31 July 2025 (Sat–Thu)

with 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…

Fully booked with waiting list

August 2025

Summerfest 2

2–7 August 2025 (Sat–Thu)

with Scargill Community

Welcome to our summer extravaganza, whatever your age or budget. You’ll enjoy our packed programme with a rich mix of teaching and worship. Summerfest features…

Fully booked with waiting list

Summerfest 3

9–14 August 2025 (Sat–Thu)

with 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…

Fully booked with waiting list

Making a Musical: ZAC – The story of Zacchaeus from Luke 19

16–23 August 2025 (Sat–Sat)

with Roger Jones and team

Come and learn Roger’s latest musical in a week. The musical follows how the diminutive Chief Tax Collector climbs a tree to get a sight…

Fully booked with waiting list

September 2025

Wild Card

5–7 September 2025 (Fri–Sun)

with Adrian and Bridget Plass

The ‘wild card’ is one that turns itself into whatever is needed to win a game of cards. Paul the apostle would have understood the…

Spaces available for £168.50

Changing seasons outdoor retreat

8–12 September 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Naomi Heywood

An active retreat – challenging hill walks in the autumnal Yorkshire Dales will provide opportunities for reflection and a vehicle for hearing God’s voice. Connect…

Spaces available for £326

Calling Christian leaders!

8–12 September 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Nick Wright

Are you seeking to develop deeper spiritual insight, renewed inspiration and impactful leadership? Join us for a special residential retreat at Scargill House, tailored especially…

Spaces available for £326

Online quiet day (September)

10 September 2025 (Wed)

with Scargill Community

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

Cycle, song and psalms – A cycling pilgrimage

15–19 September 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Mike Leigh and Tom Lusty

This is a cycling week with a difference! Not only do we get on our bikes and explore the beauty of the Yorkshire Dales, but…

Spaces available for £326

Enneagram 1

22–26 September 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Diane Stone and Margi Walker

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…

Spaces available for £336

Let it flow! (Re) Discovering living water

22–24 September 2025 (Mon–Wed)

with Kevin & Anne Roberts and Phil Stone

Jesus’ promise of Living Water transforms the life of the Samaritan Woman – but what does it mean today? Join ReSource for a retreat seeking…

Spaces available for £168.50

Clergy and church leaders, refreshed and renewed

24–26 September 2025 (Wed–Fri)

with Annie Naish and Christopher Landau and Felicity Lawson

Drawing on wisdom for ministry from 2 Corinthians and its encouragement, ‘therefore we do not lose heart’, this retreat names the demands of ministry and…

Spaces available for £168.50

Renew, refresh, restore

26–28 September 2025 (Fri–Sun)

with 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…

Spaces available for £168.50

October 2025

Grandparents – hidden gems?

10–12 October 2025 (Fri–Sun)

with Mike and Anna Clayton

A weekend for grandparents to rest, reflect and be renewed. Long gone are the days when grandparenting was just about remembering the occasional birthday and…

Spaces available for £168.50

Renew, refresh, restore

10–12 October 2025 (Fri–Sun)

with 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…

Spaces available for £168.50

Autumn walking in the Limestone Dales

13–17 October 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Mike Weighell

Come and explore the amazing Limestone scenery of the Yorkshire dales in Autumn. We will be walking around Malham cove and Gordale Scar and Malham…

Spaces available for £326

Mindful photography

13–17 October 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Janet Heighton

Immerse yourself in photography as we learn to see with “the eyes of the heart”. Short talks and practical exercises, in the beautiful grounds of…

Spaces available for £326

Look up in wonder!

17–19 October 2025 (Fri–Sun)

with Jane Gamble

We’ll look, with a painterly eye, at the splendour of the sky. We’ll experiment with colour, form and symbolism, and try to understand why we…

Spaces available for £168.50

Online quiet day (October)

18 October 2025 (Sat)

with Scargill Community

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

Celebrating & renewing ministry

20–24 October 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Claire Pedrick and team

A time to pause, reflect, and rediscover what keeps your calling life-giving. A space to celebrate your journey, explore ways to sustain your passion, and…

Spaces available for £500

Loaves & fishes, gifts & grace

20–24 October 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Annie Naish

Have you a deep desire to follow Christ with all your heart, but often feel you are a poor disciple, and let God down? Do…

Spaces for residential guests for £326

Online spaces available for £50

Singing Weekend

24–26 October 2025 (Fri–Sun)

with Mike Leigh

Come for a joyful, harmonious and praise filled weekend of song, led by Mike Leigh, former chaplain of the Scargill Community. Mike is a ‘natural…

Fully booked with waiting list

Family event

Whose earth is it anyway?

27–31 October 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Andy Lester and Phil Stone and Regina Ebner

Welcome to this half term week led by our friends from A Rocha UK as they will inspire us to enjoy God’s wonderful creation and…

Spaces available for £276

‘…for your age!’

31 Oct–2 Nov 2025 (Fri–Sun)

with Felicity Lawson and John Finney

If you have reached 65 you will average another 20 years. What are you going to do with them? John and Felicity have a combined…

Spaces available for £168.50

November 2025

Woodbine Willie – Poet and padre

3–7 November 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with David Robinson and Phil Stone

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…

Spaces available for £326

The peace of the wild things

3–7 November 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Phil Goodacre and Ruth Meyer

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 –…

Spaces available for £326

Renew, refresh, restore

7–9 November 2025 (Fri–Sun)

with 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…

Spaces for residential guests for £168.50

Online spaces available for £30

Divorce Recovery Workshop

7–9 November 2025 (Fri–Sun)

with Divorce Recovery Team

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…

Spaces available for £178.50

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…

Spaces available for £326

A work in progress

17–21 November 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Hilary Edgerton

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…

Spaces available for £326

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…

Spaces available for £120

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…

Spaces available for £168.50

The practice of the presence of God

24–28 November 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Donna Worthington

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

Advent Craft Retreat

28–30 November 2025 (Fri–Sun)

with Diane Stone

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…

Spaces available for £168.50

Online quiet day (November)

29 November 2025 (Sat)

with Scargill Community

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

Contemplation amidst chaos

1–5 December 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Northumbrian Collective

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…

Spaces available for £326

Christmas is coming!

5–7 December 2025 (Fri–Sun)

with Scargill Community

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…

Spaces available for £168.50

Silent retreat

Advent retreat

8–12 December 2025 (Mon–Fri)

with Malcolm Chamberlain

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

New Year House Party

29 Dec 2025–2 Jan 2026 (Mon–Fri)

with Scargill Community

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

Individually Guided Retreat

12–16 January 2026 (Mon–Fri)

with Margi Walker and team

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 £326

Friends & Companions weekend

16–18 January 2026 (Fri–Sun)

with Scargill Community

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

Freewheeling! Mindfulness & song

19–23 January 2026 (Mon–Fri)

with Mike Leigh and Shaun Lambert

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

Renew, refresh, restore

23–25 January 2026 (Fri–Sun)

with 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…

Spaces available for £168.50

Companionship and crafting

26–30 January 2026 (Mon–Fri)

with Jayne Shepherd

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

Enneagram 2: God-shaped people

26–30 January 2026 (Mon–Fri)

with Diane Stone and Margi Walker

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

Online quiet Day (January 2026)

29 January 2026 (Thu)

with Scargill Community

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

Renew, refresh, restore at Candlemas

30 Jan–1 Feb 2026 (Fri–Sun)

with 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…

Spaces available for £168.50

February 2026

Notes from a good place

2–6 February 2026 (Mon–Fri)

with Dave Hopwood and Simeon Wood

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

Life in the ruins

2–6 February 2026 (Mon–Fri)

with Phil Goodacre

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

Glass fusing

9–13 February 2026 (Mon–Fri)

with Michelle Gillam-Hull

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

Big burning questions

9–13 February 2026 (Mon–Fri)

with 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…

Spaces available for £322

How did we get here?

9–13 February 2026 (Mon–Fri)

with Rob Halligan

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

Pathways into prayer

13–15 February 2026 (Fri–Sun)

with Annie Naish and Heather Mole

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

Family event

Please look after this bear

16–20 February 2026 (Mon–Fri)

with Scargill Community

** WE ONLY HAVE EN SUITE ROOMS AND STANDARD SINGLE ROOMS LEFT FOR THIS COURSE ** Join us for a half term week of marmalade…

Spaces available for £276

Creating church for grown-ups

23–27 February 2026 (Mon–Fri)

with Dave Tomlinson

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

Renew, refresh, restore

27 Feb–1 Mar 2026 (Fri–Sun)

with 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…

Spaces for residential guests for £168.50

Online spaces available for £30

Back to top

Thank you for allowing us to track your visit with Google Analytics. You're helping us make our website better!
Withdraw consent