RETREATS 

You are very welcome - Join us as we celebrate our Community Events

About our Retreats

Male and female guests are welcomed all year with the exception of Christmas week. No charge is made, but those who wish may make an offering. Please see our latest events for details. 
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Retreat Times 

Our Main monastery Events, Services and Activities can be seen below.
Dates
Times
Sunday Mass 10am

Latest Events at Chilworth Abbey

Latin prayer and Chant at Chilworth
21 February 2026
Latin remains a sacred language of chant and contemplation - a gift that many find deepens prayer.
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21 February 2026
Your views can help us - please take our brief survey. Thank you.
St Augustine’s Abbey 15 Years at Chilworth: A Living Benedictine Legacy
20 February 2026
Visit and get involved with your local Benedictine monastery or convent
St Benedict's wisdom for common human problems
17 February 2026
These nuggets of wisdom from St Benedict are well worth a read......
LENT, HOLY WEEK & EASTER SERVICES 20256
16 February 2026
Members of the public are welcome, as always.
A six month journey into the spirit of indigenous wisdom continues in Surrey
13 February 2026
Continuing with Down Under: the longest living tribes in Australia on Saturday 28 February 2026, 10am-12 noon, with Sheila Longman.
Public talk: F. Scott Fitzgerald – Every photograph tells ‘The Great Gatsby’ story
12 February 2026
SOLD OUT - please join our waiting list: follow this page link.
How to donate digitally to St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth
11 February 2026
Thank you very much for supporting us.
UK Benedictine Monks assist Australian school in restoring statue of Our Lady and Child
3 February 2026
A touching collaboration between two Roman Catholic institutions in the UK and Australia.
Watch again: BBC TV documentary 'Heaven Made' 2022
28 January 2026
A unique television documentary looking into Benedictine monastic life at St Augustine's Abbey, Chilworth, Quarr Abbey and Kylemore Abbey.
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