How to book
Please read the following before making your booking:
Experience - Do make sure that you have chosen a retreat appropriate to your level of experience; Introductory, Regulars or Order members.
Children – Unfortunately, we unable to accommodate anyone under the age of 18 years old.
Health - Inform us when you book if you have any physical, emotional or mental health issues. (Please also inform the retreat team when you arrive at Rivendell). Any information given will not be communicated to other retreatants.
Awareness - We ask you to refrain from alcohol, sexual activity and illicit drugs for the duration of your retreat.
Continuity - Please arrange it so you can attend the retreat from start to finish. It is disruptive to the atmosphere of a retreat to arrive late and leave early.
Arrival - Please arrive between 5 pm and 7 pm on the first day of your retreat. (Retreats start with a light supper at about 7 pm).
Accommodation - Is upstairs in single-sex bedrooms shared with other retreatants. We are not normally able to offer single room accommodation. (However, if you have a medical condition or disability then please contact the office at the time of your booking to discuss your needs). It is also possible to camp, please let us know in advance if you intend to.
Sharing - Please inform us when you book if you are coming with a friend and wish to be accommodated in the same bedroom as them.
Food - Is healthy, tasty and vegetarian and is prepared for you by our team of volunteer cooks.
Restricted diets - Can only be catered for genuine medical reasons and we will need to be informed when you book. To help our volunteer cooks, please keep special food requests to a minimum.
Helping out - You will be asked to help with domestic tasks; washing up, etc. and a clear up at the end of the retreat.
Departure - Weekend, long-weekend and Opening Windows retreats usually end between 3 and 4 pm. All other retreats end around noon on the last day.
Travel - Rivendell is easily accessible by car but parking is limited. Trains run from London to Uckfield from where Rivendell is a short taxi ride away. There is also a bus service to Uckfield from Brighton and Tunbridge Wells. More detailed travel information will be sent with your booking confirmation and is available on the travel page. See also our lift sharing scheme.
Cost of retreats:
The cost of each retreat is marked in Bold. The second lower rate is only for those on a low income; (e.g. the unemployed and students). Further concessions can sometimes be arranged.
Deposit and Payment
Bookings can be made by post with a cheque or by phone using a debit or credit card.
No booking will be confirmed without a deposit.
- £30 deposit for weekends, midweek or long weekends
- £60 deposit for week long retreats.
All deposits are non-refundable and non-transferable.
The balance is due no later than one month before the start of the retreat.
If booking within one month of the start of the retreat, please enclose the full amount.
Cancellation
All deposits are non-refundable and non-transferable.
If you cancel and we can't replace you, you will be required to pay half the total cost of the retreat.
Do let us know as soon as possible if you need to cancel as this gives us a much greater chance of replacing you, and of you receiving more of a refund!
Cheques should be made payable to 'FWBO (Surrey)'
How to Book
The easiest way to book is to use our booking enquiry form which sends us an email. We can tell you whether there are places, and if so, you can then ring to make payment.
Click here to print your own booking form which you can send by post. (Pdf format - requires adobe reader)
There is also a booking form in the Rivendell printed programme.
For Further Information and Enquiries:
Rivendell Bookings,
The Croydon Buddhist Centre,
96, The High Street,
Croydon,
CRO 1ND.
Tel: 0845 459 4015
Calls charged at normal local rate from most landlines. Calls from mobile phones may cost considerably more.
(Office manned 2.30 – 5.30pm, Monday to Thursday)
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