All events can be accessed online, as well as at the Priory.
Please see the events calendar for up-to-date information on specific events happening over the next few weeks.
The starting time given for an event is when the meditation period begins, so it is helpful to arrive 10 or 15 minutes earlier.
Opening times
The Priory is open at the following times:-
| Tuesday | 9.30 am – 4.00 pm |
| Wednesday | 9.30 am – 9.30 pm |
| Thursday | 9.30 am – 9.00 pm |
| Friday | 9.30 am – 4.00 pm |
| Saturday | 9.30 am – 4.30 pm |
| Sunday | 9.30 am – 12.00 pm |
| Monday | Closed all day |
You are welcome to visit the temple from Tuesday to Sunday – please phone beforehand to check that there will be someone here. The Priory is available as a quiet place of refuge – you are welcome to come by to meditate, to use our small library, to have a cup of tea with the Prior, or simply to enjoy the peace of the Priory for quiet contemplation. Any offers of help with the day-to-day work involved in maintaining the Priory are always welcome.
Morning Meditation (online only)
Tuesdays to Saturdays, 7.30 am – 8.30 am
7.30 am Meditation (30 minutes) & kesa verse
8.05 am Short morning service
Dharma Evening
Wednesdays, 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Evening Service, meditation and Vespers, followed by tea, with a Dharma talk and discussion. The Dharma talk usually focusses on a scripture and so this evening is more suitable for people who have some experience of Buddhist practice.
Evening Meeting
Thursdays, 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm
Evening Service and meditation, followed by tea, with a Dharma talk and a discussion. This evening is suitable for anyone who has been introduced to our practice.
Introductory Afternoon
One Saturday each month, 2.30pm – 4.30pm
More information about Introductory Afternoons can be found here.
Meditation and Contemplation Day
One or two Saturdays each month, 10.00 am – 4.45 pm
A silent day, with meditation on the hour every hour (35 minutes, then 10 minutes of walking meditation, followed by 15 minutes’ break). There is the option to sit out any of the meditation periods and read or contemplate in the common room. At 4.00 pm, there is evening service, followed by meditation until 4.45 pm.
You are welcome to come for as long as suits you – this offers the opportunity to schedule your own retreat. It is helpful if you can arrive or leave during the 15 minute break before each hour. If you’d like to have lunch here (the lunch break is 1.00pm – 2.00pm), please bring a packed lunch.
Sangha Morning – Renewing the Precepts Ceremony
One Sunday each month, 9.45 am – 12.00 pm
9.45 am Meditation
10.25 am Renewing the Precepts Ceremony (ends 10.45 am)
Followed by tea and discussion
Sangha Morning – Steering Meeting
One Sunday each month, 9.45 am – 12.00 pm
9.45 am Meditation
10.25 am Morning service (ends 10.45 am)
Followed by tea and Steering Meeting
The Steering Meetings are open to anyone who would like to discuss how the Priory is working.
Sangha Morning
Two Sundays each month, 9.45 am – 12.00 pm
9.45 am Meditation
10.25 am Morning service (ends 10.45 am)
Followed by tea and discussion
