Priory of Our Lady

Priory of Our Lady
Burford
Oxon OX18 4SQ
England

Tel: +44 (0)1993 823 605 bookings@burfordosb.org.uk

Anglican
Pretty Burford, with its stone houses, antique shops, tourists and air of new money and material success, is also the home of Burford Prior, a small Community of Anglican Benedictine monks and nuns.They have a special concern for the fulfillment of Christ's prayer that all may be one. The Community seeks to offer a place of reconciliated and prayerful encounter. It enjoys a vitality and is growing in the number of both men and women who want to try the contemplative life here. The guesthouse is a late 16th century house in its own gardens within the Priory grounds. The bedrooms are well equipped and there is an oratory. Not so easy to get to by public transportation but once there, you will find a proper warm Benedictine welcome and an atmosphere in which you may prayer, study and reflect.

Open: Most of the year except Christmas and Easter and other short periods. Receives men, women, young people, and groups.

Rooms: 5 singles, 3 doubles. No pets, radios. No smoking. Silence between 9PM and 9AM. Mobile phones must be switched off during meals and when attending services.

Facilities: Chapel, gardens, park woods, library, guest lounge. Children welcome in the retreat house. Not suitable for wheelchairs. Personal talks.

Guests Admitted to: Chapel, choir and work of the community. Everyone eats together. Simple whole food. Vegetarians and special diets catered for. 

Special Activities: None.

Situation: Quiet on the village edge – splendid views of Windrush Valley but Burford is a busy place, particularly in summer. 

Maximum Stay: 6 nights. 

Bookings: Letter, telephone 10-11.30AM, e-mail.

Charges: No formal charge but donation invited. Guideline is £30 per day and £10 for a pastoral session. 

Access: Buses from Oxford or Cheltenham. Best by car from A40.