Help Alfoxton Park grow! Your donation will support a new kitchen, meditation dome and eco facilities at this unique Buddhist arts retreat centre set in ancient woodlands. Together we can build a space for nature, creativity, and connection.
Alfoxton Park is a Triratna Buddhist, land-based retreat centre in the UK, drawing inspiration from nature and the arts, where people can awaken to the depth and breadth of human experience. We're based in a magical location in Somerset, Southwest England, not far from Bristol.
In June 2020, we received the keys to the property - an historic building connected to the birth of Romantic poetry as the home of William and Dorothy Wordsworth. It had been neglected for many years, leaving the house in serious need of restoration. It's a magical place set within 52 acres of ancient woodland with herds of red deer grazing the hillside.
Since then, our community based on Buddhist ideals have been working to restore the house and tend to the land. We’ve been running retreats and events and welcoming hundreds of volunteers and visitors.
Story
Longing for a world built on generosity?
Our two young dreamers brave brambles and brickdust to make it a reality.
Just like our community and volunteers do.
Together over the last 5 years we have been renovating the ex-home of poet William Wordsworth and hosting retreats in this incredible ancient deer park.
What we're creating
Our vision is to craft a beautiful eco-retreat centre - supporting kindness, creativity and connection to nature.
It’s working! We’ve welcomed thousands to join us for retreats, workshops and events. Many say things like:
a place nurturing love, authenticity and generosity - Natalie
I’ve been really, really blown away by it - Raj S
environmentally, socially and spiritually inspiring - Keone
And we’ve done it based on Dana - open-handed generosity. We don’t charge for anything.
Now we need your help.
To welcome more people, our community is ready to build: 🥣 A bigger kitchen and dining room 🚿 More showers and toilets 🧘♀️ A meditation dome (bought already, in faith).
But we need the 💷 money to buy the equipment and materials* > 🪚
So don’t abandon your cheese plant
But DO support our campaign, and help keep the dream alive.
It’s time to grow. With your help we can.
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Updates:
- 9 July: 2k+ donated at our birthday party.
- 10 July: we've hit £5000+ after a few days. THANK YOU.
- 11 July: £20k anonymous donation! THANK YOU 🎉
- 13 July: £5k donation, we've OVER 25% in the first week!!!!
- 15 July: THANK YOU to our 57 Supporters so far (others will Ketchup)
- 16 July: now in, a £10k from 📖 Windhorse Publications 🙏
- 21 July: successful Buddhafield festival, including donations from people who came along to Alfoxton Cafe
- 25 July: the largest donation we were promised before the campaign began has come in, £25k, taking us over 1/2 the way to our goal! Thank you to the donor. Let's keep going.
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* money raised will go towards improving Alfoxton's facilities, including but not limited to what's outlined above - we're a live, dynamic project, moving forward all the time :-)