Welcome to the Windermere Centre – it’s your place!
The Windermere Centre is the United Reformed Church's residential training Centre, set in the beauty of the English Lake District. The lakeland stone-built house is formerly the manse of Carver United Reformed Church. The Centre accommodates 33 guests in 21 rooms, all of which are ensuite.
For Larger Groups
Carver Church functions as the Centre's conference room for larger groups. The interior of the Church was completely re-vamped and fitted with chairs and a moveable platform, creating an infintely flexible space for worship, study, concerts, and even a labyrinth! For conference purposes, there is a floor-standing screen, digital projector, sound system, organ and baby grand piano.
Enjoy the Beauty of the Lake District
Make a point of enjoying the astonishing beauty of the Lake District. We provide packed lunches and drying facilities for times out and about, whatever the weather. Whether you're a seasoned walker, looking for adventure high on the fells, prefer a casual walk or want to take the opportunity to visit Lakeland, you'll be able to discover the joys and refreshment of one of the most beautiful areas of natural beauty anywhere in the world.
Comfortable Rooms
We have 21 rooms on 3 floors, all of which are en-suite. The ground floor accommodation (The Hannah Wing) consists of two state-of-the-art en-suite bedrooms for wheelchair users, and 1 standard en-suite room.
Prayer and Worship
The Garden Room serves as the Centre's chapel. Its style is simple and natural: built in 'conservatory style', the main wall is lakeland stone, with a sisal carpet and wooden Communion table. We have copies of Rejoice & Sing (the United Reformed Church hymn book) and Songs of Fellowship 1-4. There is a CD/tape player in the room for use during worship. Morning and evening prayers are conducted either by the Director or are self-led by groups using the Centre.
Good Food!
All the food at the Centre is freshly prepared. Wherever possible, we use fairly traded ingredients and buy from local traders. Our meat and dairy products are free range. The food is prepared by our skilled chefs, who take great pride in quality, taste and presentation. We can cater for any kind of diet.
Featured Events
Winter Peaks (21-27 February 2010)
With Peter Farrand and Nick Andrews An annual winter walking holiday for the serious...
Card & Canvas Workshops 1 (11-14 March 2010)
With Barbara Aspinall A creative workshop that includes card-making and canvas embroidery. ...
Painting in Spring (15-19 March 2010)
With Barbra Cropper We are a group of people who meet in March and September to paint....
Church Secretaries Course (19-21 March 2010)
With Linda Rayner and Lawrence Moore Have they inveigled you into taking on the post...
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Stop Press
2010 Programme (new format!)
Go to the Programme 2010 page and you’ll be able to flip through our programme...
Hannah Wing Opening
Ruth and Raymond Clarke open the Hannah Wing Some dreams take longer than others...
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Vision4Life
Making Fresh Connections (19-22 April 2010)
With Lawrence Moore, Wendy White and John Campbell In preparation for Vision4Life Evangelism year, Making Fresh Connections invites anyone who plays a part in shaping or deciding what their local church does to join us for a few days of ‘pump-priming’ conversations where we all look at what our own churches are doing at the moment and think about... [Read more of this review]
Pioneering Mission (3-6 May 2010)
Do not miss this event with Jonny Baker! This is for those of you who are involved in, or wanting to get involved in, mission work that is ‘outside the box’. This is about reaching those people that traditional Church doesn’t reach. It’s not for ‘transitioning traditionalists’ (ie those people who are using insights from Emerging Church... [Read more of this review]
The Greatness of the Small (10-13 May 2010)
A retreat with John Bell In a world where ’super’ or ‘hyper’ or ‘mega’ are taken to be indices of quality, it might be either encouraging or disturbing to discover that the witness of the Bible never proclaims that big is best. Indeed, the whole Jewish-Christian tradition might be seen as one in which God gradually unveils... [Read more of this review]
Discovering ‘Thin’ Places (28 June-1 July 2010)
With Neil Thorogood, Robert Pope and Lawrence Moore A ‘thin place’ is how George MacLeod described Iona: a spot where the space between heaven and earth is ‘thin’. It’s a poetic designation and people will argue about exactly what it means; nevertheless, most of us know what we mean by those places and experiences of God. They are places and... [Read more of this review]
Creative Threads (12-16 July 2010)
With Pamela Pavitt How do we transpose story and mission and belief into picture, canvas or weaving? How do we use the medium of stitching to portray vision? This is what makes Pamela Pavitt’s approach to her art so distinctive. She will bring her customary enthusiasm, energy and skill to bear on the themes of Vision4Life. If you’ve never been... [Read more of this review]
Transforming Bible Study (19-22 July 2010)
With Lawrence Moore, Susan Durber and John Campbell Building on the success of last year’s course, Lawrence, Susan and John will lead you in an exploration of a number of exciting Bible studies using different methods. The emphasis will be on doing the studies and then reflecting on the method with a view to creating your own studies when you get... [Read more of this review]
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