FERRAR HOUSE
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Ferrar House is a small Retreat Centre set in the beautiful and peaceful rolling countryside of Cambridgeshire. The House, at the end of a narrow lane, looks out onto open countryside.
Ferrar House is unique. A place of peace and prayer.

We offer:
  • Space for quiet and reflection within a daily rhythm of prayer
  • A warm welcome
  • Good food for Quiet Days – see link under "Prices" for menus
  • Comfortable rooms
  • A wonderful setting

Ferrar House is the perfect place for:
  • Individual Retreats
  • Group Retreats
  • Quiet Days for individuals, parishes or any group
  • A quiet break
Note – overnight stays are now self-catered

Ferrar House is next to the historic church of St John's Little Gidding.

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When the House is open - Wednesdays-Sundays excluding holidays - Morning and Evening Prayer is said daily in the church at 8 am and 5 pm. (Franciscan Daily Office.) 
STOP PRESS:
  • FERRAR HOUSE will be CLOSED to visitors from 15th June-2nd July. 
  • ELIOT FESTIVAL  - 6th-7th July. Booking forms available - click here. More information on "Events and News Page". 
  • Meeting Room refurbished! Pictures on Facilities page.
  • Self-Catering proving popular! The self-catered option for Retreats and short stays really works. Bookings are coming in.
  • SPRING HAS ARRIVED!! See images below, left.
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Little Owl at Little Gidding
Little Gidding is famous for the Ferrars who came in 1626.  Nicholas Ferrar bought the manor and left London with his mother, his sister Susanna, his brother John and their spouses and children.

The manor house was dilapidated and the church was used as a barn and pig sty. They restored the church, then the house. 

Little Gidding is also famous for the visit, in 1936, of the poet T. S. Eliot, who published "Little Gidding" as the conclusion of his "Four Quartets" in 1942. 

In the Church's Calendar Nicholas Ferrar is celebrated on 4th December.

For more history see the relevant page.



To contact Ferrar House:

Wendy Skirrow (Warden)
Ferrar House
Little Gidding
Huntingdon
PE28 5RJ

01832 293383

Use the email link below or the Contact form on the Contacts page.
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