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Please read the following before making your booking:

Please aim to arrive between 5 pm and 7 pm on the first day of your retreat.

(Retreats start with a light supper at about 7 pm).

Please arrange it so you can attend the retreat from start to finish.

Accommodation is upstairs in single-sex shared bedrooms. Please let us know if you snore!. (Single rooms can only be arranged in exceptional circumstances and must be negotiated in advance when you book).

All food is vegetarian and on most retreats and is cooked for you, although you will be asked to help with domestic tasks; washing up, cleaning, etc.

Special diets can only be catered for genuine medical reasons and we will need to be informed when you book.

Please inform us if you have any physical, emotional or mental health problems.

Do make sure that you have chosen a retreat appropriate to your level of experience.

Weekend, long-weekend and Opening Windows retreats usually end between 3 and 4 pm, and other retreats around noon on the last day.

Cost of retreats:

Each of our retreats has two prices:

Please pay the higher rate, If you possibly can, to help support our activities.

The second lower rate is only for those on a low income; (e.g. the unemployed and students).

Further concessions can sometimes be arranged in exceptional circumstances.

How to Book

The easiest way to book is to click here for an 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 (rtf format) which you can send by post.

There is also a booking form in the printed Programme.

Deposit and Payment

Cheques should be made payable to 'FWBO (Surrey)'
£30 deposit for weekends, midweek or long weekends
£60 deposit for longer retreats.

For weekend, long-weekend and midweek events, the balance is due 1 month before the start of the retreat, and for week-long retreats 2 months in advance.

If booking within the period the balance is due, please enclose the full amount.

If you cancel within 2 weeks of the retreat and we can't replace you, we shall expect you to pay half the total amount.

N.B. All deposits are non-refundable and non-transferable. No booking will be confirmed without a deposit.

Please return a completed booking form and deposit to:

Croydon Buddhist Centre
98 High Street
Croydon
CR0 1ND

Tel: 020 8688 8624 [from outside UK +00 44 20 8688 8624]
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Booking Confirmation

On receiving your deposit, we will send a booking confirmation, including full details of how to get to Rivendell. Further details below.

How to get by Car

How to get by train, bus and taxi

Though we will make every effort to run retreats as advertised, circumstances may mean that we have to make changes.