Welcome to the Windermere Centre – it’s your place!
The Windermere Centre is one of the United Reformed Church’s Resource Centres for Learning, and is set in the beauty of the English Lake District. The lakeland stone-built house was formerly the manse of Carver United Reformed Church. The Centre accommodates 32 guests in 21 en-suite rooms, and has dining facilities for up to 50 and conference facilities for up to 150. Whether you’re running a Church weekend, hosting a residential committee or network meeting, planning a family houseparty or wedding, or taking part in one of the Centre’s cutting edge courses, the Windermere Centre is your...
read morePrayer 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. Booking...
read moreA Conference Venue
Carver Church functions as the Centre’s conference room for larger groups and is reached by a tarmac, wheelchair-accessible path with guard rails. The interior of the Church has been completely re-vamped and fitted with chairs and a movable platform, creating an infinitely flexible space for worship, study, concerts, and even a labyrinth! For conference purposes, two mobile 52″ back-lit HD televisions, driven by computer, provide state-of-the-art audio-visual facilities.
read moreDelicious 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. Booking Form
read moreThe home of iChurch websites
The Windermere Centre is where iChurch websites began. We can build a site for you, or train you to build your own. We offer various levels of residential courses and online training, helping you to ensure that your church has an up-to-date, stylish and relevant presence on the web, that doesn’t cost you the earth in money or expertise to run.
read moreA Warm Welcome for All
Our door is open to everyone, and our staff will give you a warm welcome and make you feel at home. It’s your place, so we try to make our service as personal as possible, and we love to make new friends!
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