Ashburnham Place

01/09/2026

01.09.2026

This small patch of ground in the West Garden at Ashburnham Place is special. We hope to establish a wildflower meadow here. The lawn has been scalped then scarified down to bare earth - the moss and thatch was nearly 10 cms deep here - and strewings from the beautiful biodiverse meadows at Great Dixter have been trodden in on top. Their meadows contain yellow rattle, a plant which parasitises the grasses and holds them at bay. The hay will be removed in time, hopefully bequeathing some precious wildflower seedlings.
Thank you

01/09/2026

Learn to live from a place of victory and freedom, as you learn how to activate your Kingdom authority and walk in your divine identity.

‘AN OVERCOMER’S HEART’ – Living from a place of Victory & Freedom (ACT866)

Tues 8th 4.30pm – Fri 11th 11am September 2026

Led By: Dr Angela Walker

Come along to this new retreat to learn how to develop an overcomer’s heart. During this week, Dr Angela Walker will reveal how to live from a place of victory and freedom, as you learn how to activate your Kingdom authority and walk in your divine identity. Discover how the various fruit of the Spirit (peace, joy, love, humility, unity, truth, etc) can be your divine armour and weapons. Learn how to grow in spiritual discernment and overcome the battles of the mind, as you pursue a heart relationship with God.’

TO BOOK – Call our Bookings Team on 01424 894201 or e-mail [email protected] or Click the link to book online

Single Occupancy £354.00 per person
Shared Occupancy £306.00 per person

Image taken by Victoria Veloso | Photographer

26/08/2026

Learn to live from a place of victory and freedom, as you learn how to activate your Kingdom authority and walk in your divine identity.

‘AN OVERCOMER’S HEART’ – Living from a place of Victory & Freedom (ACT866)

Tues 8th 4.30pm – Fri 11th 11am September 2026

Led By: Dr Angela Walker

Come along to this new retreat to learn how to develop an overcomer’s heart. During this week, Dr Angela Walker will reveal how to live from a place of victory and freedom, as you learn how to activate your Kingdom authority and walk in your divine identity. Discover how the various fruit of the Spirit (peace, joy, love, humility, unity, truth, etc) can be your divine armour and weapons. Learn how to grow in spiritual discernment and overcome the battles of the mind, as you pursue a heart relationship with God.’

TO BOOK – Call our Bookings Team on 01424 894201 or e-mail [email protected] or Click the link to book online

Single Occupancy £354.00 per person
Shared Occupancy £306.00 per person

25/08/2026

✨ Christmas Wreath Workshops are back at Ashburnham Place! ✨

It may still be summer, but Christmas will be here before we know it! Our much-loved Christmas Wreath Workshops are now open for booking, and spaces fill quickly every year.

Led by Lucy Cogley, who brings over 20 years of experience as a set designer and prop maker, these workshops invite guests to create a beautiful, fully sustainable Christmas wreath using the traditional hay-ring method and foraged foliage from the Ashburnham estate.

Enjoy a relaxed and festive atmosphere with mulled wine, mince pies and plenty of seasonal inspiration while crafting a wreath to take pride of place on your door this Christmas.

Whether you're looking for a festive catch-up with friends, a creative evening with colleagues, or a unique PTFA social event, these workshops are the perfect way to celebrate the season together. Why not book as a group and make it part of your Christmas festivities?

Workshop Dates
🎄 26th November – 10.30am–1.00pm & 6.30pm–9.00pm
🎄 28th November – Family Christmas Wreath Making Workshop (11.30am–1.30pm)
🎄 1st December – 10.30am–1.00pm & 6.30pm–9.00pm
🎄 3rd December – 10.30am–1.00pm & 6.30pm–9.00pm

🌿 New for 2026 – Family Christmas Wreath Making Workshop

This brand-new daytime workshop is designed for families and takes place in our cosy Kitchen Garden barn.

Each family will create one beautiful Christmas wreath to take home, while children can also make their own mini reed wreaths. With the fire lit, festive music playing, mince pies, mulled wine for the adults and apple juice for the children, it's the perfect way to welcome the festive season together.

£55 per family – including all materials and festive refreshments.

✨ Returning guests who attended a wreath workshop last year can enjoy an exclusive 10% early bird discount. Simply contact Annie by phone to book and receive the discount.

⭐ If you've attended one of our wreath workshops before, we'd love to hear from you. A short review or a few words about your experience would help others discover these festive workshops and would mean so much to our team.

Gather friends, family, fellow parents or work colleagues and start the Christmas season with creativity, festive cheer and the beauty of nature at Ashburnham Place. We can't wait to welcome you! 🎄✨

24/08/2026

🎄 Christmas may feel a long way off… but perhaps that’s exactly why it’s time to start thinking about Advent.

Before the Christmas rush begins, why not make space to pause, breathe and prepare your heart for the coming season?

✨ ‘Joy to the World’ — An Advent Break for Women ✨
Tuesday 24th – Friday 27th November
Ashburnham Place

Come away to the winter beauty of Ashburnham Place for a few precious days of worship, teaching, rest and refreshment as we journey towards Christmas and celebrate the birth of Christ.

This year, we’ll focus on the angel’s extraordinary message to the shepherds:

“Good news of great joy for all people.”

In a season that can so easily become busy and overwhelming, Advent gives us an opportunity to stop and remember where our joy truly comes from.

Together, we’ll unwrap with joy the greatest gift God has given — His Son, Jesus — and explore how we can allow the joy of that good news to overflow into our own lives as we trust and move forward with our Saviour.

Led by Rosie Morgan and Sally-Ann Fatkin, this is a chance to come just as you are, with an open heart, and make space for God.

❤️ Come for the rest. surrender to His Joy. Leave ready for Christmas.

And yes… do bring your journal and your Christmas jumper! 🎄

Single occupancy: £354 per person
Shared occupancy: £306 per person

📞 To book: Call our Bookings Team on 01424 894201 or click the link to book online.

‘Joy to the world’ — a few days to prepare your heart for Christmas.

23/08/2026

Creative Writing: ‘Things Witnessed’
September 22 @ 12:00 pm - September 25 @ 10:00 am
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What have you witnessed in the course of your life? What has been important, even life-changing, for you? Lets explore & write about them.


Creative Writing: ‘Things Witnessed’ (ACT 867)

Tues 22nd 12 noon – Fri 25th 10.30am September 2026

Led by Chris Leonard

What have you witnessed in the course of your life? What has been important, even life-changing, for you? Jesus told his first followers to go and tell what they had seen of him. Much of the Bible (and of Chris’ own published writing) tells honest faith-stories from imperfect, ordinary witnesses. Structured in much the same way as Chris’ regular creative writing events at Ashburnham ‘Things Witnessed’ will focus on recalling and expressing what you’ve witnessed of Jesus day by day and help you gain confidence in relating stories of what really matters in your life and faith

It’s not competitive. However insignificant they might seem, your lived experiences are unique. Difficult struggles often speak with more relevance and credibility than spectacular triumphs and each will illuminate different aspects of Jesus for different kinds of people. Your faith and spirituality may be hesitant, embryonic and weak or mature and strong – all will have ‘God with us’ stories to encourage others. Writing, then listening to each other’s stories at Ashburnham will inspire us all to explore new ways of sharing God’s grace, hope and love.



TO BOOK please call our Bookings Team on 01424 894201 or click on the link to book online.

Single Occupancy £375.00 per person

Shared Occupancy £315.00 per person

21/08/2026

In the wait will be at two major worship festivals next weekend! Will you be joining us?

We’re excited that In The Wait will be joining David’s Tent and Big Church Festival this year!

At Ashburnham Place, creating space to encounter God through prayer and worship has always been at the heart of who we are. In The Wait was birthed from this same desire — to create room to slow down, become still and linger in God’s presence.

Through live, improvised worship, we love making space for the Holy Spirit to lead — whether into joyful praise, deep intimacy, prayer, reflection or simply stillness.

If you’re coming to Big Church Festival or David’s Tent, we’d love to invite you to join us for a time of soaking worship and encounter.

And if you can’t make it, you can experience In The Wait wherever you listen to music — bringing these moments of worship and prayer into your own home, workplace or quiet space.

🎧 Find In The Wait:
https://inthewait.co.uk/

We’d love to see you there! 🙏

21/08/2026

Bereavement Journey Course
November 17 @ 12:00 pm - November 20 @ 2:00 pm

Our aim is to provide a safe place where our guests can take time out to explore bereavement, and find ways to cope and move forward.
The Bereavement Journey

November 17th 2026 12.00 noon- November 20th 14.00pm

Hosted by our Ashburnham Staff team

Films and discussion groups make up this excellent course, provided by Holy Trinity Brompton Church in London, and facilitated by a team at Ashburnham Place.

Grief is hard. Death can impact all of life. Our aim is to provide a safe place where our guests can take time out to explore bereavement. Loss is a natural part of life and it’s necessary for us process our thoughts and emotions for our well being, and find ways to cope and move forward. This course, made up of 7 sessions, the last of which focuses on faith in grief, promotes support in your journey, helping to prevent mental ill-health and encouraging good health and healing. We will work through the videos and discussion sessions in an informal and relaxed way , providing you with a manual to help you record your thoughts. There will be space to experience the beauty and peace of Ashburnham Place where you will be well looked after, and have the opportunity to take part in some creative activities extra to the course, which sensitively encourage personal reflection and remembrance. Prayer ministry will also be available.



TO BOOK please call our Bookings Team on 01424 894201 or click on the link to book online

Single Occupancy £393.00 per person

Shared Occupancy £327.00 per person

19/08/2026

Next time you visit Ashburnham Place, be sure to wander into our Kitchen Garden — it’s looking particularly wonderful at this time of year!

Our Chef Director, , has been busy harvesting an abundance of fresh, home-grown tomatoes for our guests. And the best part? You don’t have to be staying with us to enjoy the produce! ✨

You’ll find our Kitchen Garden harvest lovingly used across many of the dishes at , and you can also pick up fresh produce directly from the Packing Shed in the Kitchen Garden.

We’re also delighted to host our monthly markets in the beautiful Walled Garden. Our next market is 5th September, 9am–1pm, where you’ll be able to shop for wonderful, fresh, chemical-free, home-grown produce, freshly baked treats from , and so much more from 40+ incredible stallholders. 🌱

-Kitchen Garden & site open Tuesday–Sunday, 10:30am–4:30pm
-Next Market: 5th September, 9am–1pm

We’d love to see you very soon! ✨

13/08/2026

We're excited to be launching our Summer Sale for Landscapes: Prophetic Imagination 2026.

For a limited time, we're offering £15 off tickets to our three-day gathering exploring Prophetic Imagination.

Whether you're a thinker, a doer, or a dreamer, Landscapes invites you to co-create a future grounded in Creator, Creation and Community.

Taking place at Ashburnham Place from 1st to 3rd October 2026, Landscapes is an opportunity to reflect on how faith, creation and community can inspire hope-filled action in today's world. Through inspiring talks, creative workshops, shared meals, and time in nature, the conference is a chance to connect with others and imagine new ways of living faithfully in a changing world.

You can find full event details and book your tickets here:
https://hazelnutcommunityfarm.com/landscapes

Plese help us by sharing this invitation. We really appreciate your support and hope to see many new faces joining us in October!

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