Private Stays, Retreats, Study Breaks

You can arrange a private retreat, to include Cathedral services, or prayers at one of the many places of worship in Salisbury. There are many local walks, and access to the library in College. If you would like spiritual direction or accompaniment, this can be arranged to suit you.

We usually run themed individually guided retreats during advent and in the summer.

As members of the Association for Promoting Retreats, we have access to bursaries for retreatants. APR bursaries can cover up to 50% of retreat costs, to a maximum of £200.

View our course calendar to check dates

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Pastoral supervision is available to support ordained and lay ministers in a wide variety of contexts. Individual or group supervision is available for those engaged in spiritual direction. Supervision is also available for those engaged in pastoral ministries of accompaniment or care.

Spiritual Direction can be booked as part of your stay. This might be one or more conversations depending on the length and focus of your time here.

‘Mentoring is a social relationship one person shares with others so they flourish with well-being and success.’

– Walter Brueggemann

Mentoring is available to support you during times of challenge in your ministry and/or discernment for work role changes.

We offer consultation with an experienced mentor who will help you reflect about your ministry and vocation. The mentor may also suggest readings to help define the structure and purpose of your stay.

You may wish to visit Sarum before or during your sabbatical or study leave. We offer mentoring at any stage to support your planning, progress and review.

We can help you develop a focused area of study including tutorials with one of our academic staff who will guide your study and reading.

You can explore whether you want this to lead to credit-rated postgraduate study or to enrolment on one of our master’s degree programmes. Sarum College has experienced tutors in the fields of spiritual direction, spirituality, liturgy, ministry, leadership, doctrine and the Bible.

You may be able to receive financial assistance. Browse our list of grantmaking trusts for Christian education to review the options.

If you’d like to make a retreat part of your stay, ask us about the bursary programme through the Association for Promoting Retreats. APR bursaries cover up to 50% of the retreat cost, to a maximum of £200. Email cnc@sarum.ac.uk for information.

If you have a particular date in mind, you can check availability online or contact a member of hospitality to enquire. Alternatively, if you are in the early stages of planning, contact us to explore the options for accommodation and accompaniment. View the facilities on our hospitality website

If you would like accompaniment, mention this and your email will be passed to the team. We will then contact you to coordinate your visit and suggest an accompanier. You can then discuss your visit directly and make arrangements for meeting times.

To keep the options as flexible as possible, costs are variable and can always be adjusted to meet your needs.

The basic structure is:

£137 for a 24-hour visit including lunch, supper, bed and breakfast in a single ensuite room with one hour of accompaniment or mentoring;

£147 for a 24 hour visit as above but with an additional lunch;

£215 for a 48-hour visit with two lunches, two suppers, two nights bed and breakfast in a single en-suite room and an hour of accompaniment or mentoring.

You may wish to additional nights, meals and accompaniment sessions. Spiritual direction, supervision and mentoring conversations at a rate of £60 per hour can be taken in one-hour or 30-minute sessions to suit you.

Some charitable trusts offer grants for vocational and professional development. View our list of Grantmaking Trusts 

If you’d like to make a retreat part of your stay, and need financial help, ask us about the bursary programme through the Association for Promoting Retreats. APR bursaries cover up to 50% of the retreat cost, to a maximum of £200. Email cnc@sarum.ac.uk for information.