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A meditation retreat centre based on the Buddhist tradition, on the stunning Sharpham Estate in the beautiful Devon countryside of South West England.
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https://eepurl.com/cIxbbz Listed in 'Eight of the best retreats in Britain and Europe' Simon Horsford, Sunday Telegraph, February 2011. Set in a stunning hillside location overlooking the River Dart, The Barn Retreat Centre has been a friendly retreat centre for 25 years. It is a place where people are given the opportunity to reconnect with themselves and with nature in a tranquil, supportive environment. Through a mixture of mindfulness practice, teacher-led inquiry and working meditation in our organic garden, retreatants develop a practice of mindfulness for everyday life.

17/11/2025

"Superb. The setting is stunning, the structure is the right amount of practice and personal time and the coordinators do a fantastic job of holding the space and bringing serenity.

If you are new to the world of Buddhism and retreats then this is the perfect place to start, like slipping into a warm bath: gentle and nurturing"

- recent testimonial

04/11/2025

One more space left on this retreat, beginning 9 November...😮‍💨

17/10/2025

It’s with sadness that we share that Nimbus - one of the Barn’s beloved cats alongside Cirrus - has died. 💔

Nimbus was a long-standing and cherished member of the Barn community whose presence was keenly felt during retreats over the last 15 years - he would accompany us to morning movement in the vegetable garden overlooking the valley, join us on meanders up to the polytunnels, stretch out in the grass behind the Barn, offer a cherished cuddle. The experience of a lap being ‘chosen’ by Nimbus was an oft-repeated highlight of a retreatant’s week.

I you've got your own memories and pictures of Nimbus, we'd love to hear them, either here or via email.

Read more in our obituary and see more pictures and video of Nimbus there too - see links in Comments 👇

15/10/2025

Our sister retreat needs nurturing! Link to vacancy details in Comments👇

24/09/2025

Meditate on AND within our beautiful, natural setting on our Touching the Earth retreat, which aims to connect us more deeply to the nature that we ARE a part of.

17/09/2025

🌼LIVE-IN VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY!

Live & learn at The Sharpham Trust in 2026, on a training volunteer placement - that gives you a qualification too - in our no-dig gardens.

Former garden trainees at Sharpham said this:

"It's the best thing I've ever done in my life and I really mean that"

"We've learned how to grow food in a way that helps to mitigate climate change and grow in an adapting climate"

"It's been life-changing. I came here feeling quite confused with general life and Sharpham helped me to realise that I just love being outside. I love nature, I love wildlife and just being in the moment".

🌱LEARN MORE & APPLY via the link in Comments👇👇👇

03/09/2025

If you want to develop more compassion, connect more with nature or others, if you are a newbie to or well-practised with meditation and Buddhism, we have retreats for you.

Tasha, Barn manager, explains more about a clutch of new retreats running from now, that help you explore different aspects of your practice, refining our 6-night standard retreat.

13/08/2025

"Absolutely life-changing beautiful location wonderful co-ordinators"

Got a lovely review on Google recently! Thank you!

📷Pic by Nic

Address

The Barn Retreat Centre, Lower Sharpham Barton, Ashprington
Totnes
TQ97DX

Telephone

+441803732661

Website

https://www.sharphamtrust.org/barn

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