Leasowes Farm Retreat

A peaceful pasture space for you to let go, to discharge, to rest and be restored.

leasowe is an anglo-saxon word meaning
(v) a pasture, a green land
(n) to feed, to pasture, to let out, to let go

‘ leas ‘ is also linked to other meanings including
“to glean, to pick up grain, to gather”
“to loosen, release, redeem, deliver, liberate”
“to drain, to discharge”

Leasowes Farm, Hampton Road, Budbrooke, Warwick, CV35 8HA

Leasowes Farm has stood beyond the common land (now racecourse) at Warwick for over 300 years and has recently been refurbished as a private family home and welcoming retreat space.

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“He makes me lie down in green pastures, he restores my soul”
Psalm 23

The Barn at Leasowes Farm

comprises a long room for group meetings. The ideal group size is 12-15, or up to 20 in a circle. This room has a large TV which can be used for video presentations, and a white board. There are comfortable folding chairs for up to 30 and folding tables to be set according to your preferences. The photo below shows 18 people in the room (and several more joining in on Zoom!). This is the Spiritual Formation course which meets here on alternate Thursdays.

This barn shows on the 1847 map (with an additional wing that is no longer here), and the farmer who still works the surrounding fields remembers cows being in this building. The oak beams may have been reclaimed from sailing ships.

Barn Cottage

The barn also has a welcoming kitchen with all facilities for tea, coffee and cooking food. Mugs, cups, plates, cutlery etc are available. Tea, coffee and biscuits, soap, towels and linens are provided for all guests and groups.

There are two further rooms, the first is a bedroom with a double bed and a single chair for individual reflection.

The second is a room which can either be used as a bedroom with a single bed, or as a breakout room for 3-4 with a couch and armchair. The kitchen also has a sofa and can be comfortably used as a breakout room for up to 5 people.

There are two bathrooms in the barn, central heating and double glazing.

There is plenty of parking on site.

Prayer Room and Grounds

In another outbuilding there is a prayer room ideal for 1-2 people, but large enough to hold 4-5 as needed. The property sits on an acre with various places for walking or reflecting outside in good weather. There are also surrounding fields for walks.

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Contributions to Leasowes Farm

Leasowes Farm is not a charity or business, it is our private family home. You’re welcome here as our personal guests.

We are cultivating a spirit of flow and invite you to join us in that spirit. We give freely out of what has been given to us. If there is no room in your budget to contribute this time, please don’t let that stop you from coming. There are, however, significant financial costs involved in running this property, so anything you are happy and able to contribute will be very gratefully received.

Suggestions

Groups in Barn £100 per day or £15-20 per hour
If the day is facilitated by Lissy: £150-250

Individuals staying overnight: £50-100

Individuals on day or half-day retreat £10-30

Spiritual Direction (1-1 with Lissy) £20-45

Facilitation/ Teaching input from Lissy £50/hour

Use of the Space

We often host individuals for a few hours or a day of quiet rest and prayer. Folks have also come on their own for several days of private retreat, on a self-catering basis with daily spiritual accompaniment from Lissy as desired. Daily mass is said at the Roman Catholic church in Hampton on the Hill, which can be reached on foot.

There are groups of up to 20 who use the barn as their ‘home’ for regular gatherings, and groups who come on a one-off occasion. Small groups have come for retreat days, sometimes led by Lissy, sometimes self-led, and we have also hosted small groups of friends for weekend retreats.