Geoff Bockett

Welcome to Minsteracres where we hope you’ll enjoy a peaceful and entertaining evening performance of Christmas songs and carols in the company of Tynedale based singer-songwriter Gareth Davies-Jones.

Sunday, 13th August, 1 – 4pm Come and join singers and musicians Annie Ball, Bronwen Davies-Jones and Gareth Davies-Jones for an outdoor concert set in the wonderfully atmospheric surroundings of the Peace Garden at Minsteracres Retreat Centre. Bring your own picnic and chair, sit back and let our blend of voice, accordion, flute and guitar

Minsteracres Retreat Centre is a community-based, residential and day, retreat centre based in a Grade II listed house and extensive gardens, parkland and woodland, close to the A68 near Consett We are a charitable company limited by guarantee with a Board of mixed lay and professed members with lay membership to be always in the

Open Day, 2nd May Bank Holiday, 2nd May 11:00am to 3:00pm Have you ever wanted to have a look around our house and grounds? Now’s your opportunity with exhibitions, tours, and moments to reflect. Tea and coffee and plenty of home cooking will be served. We will be offering: House tours; Estate tours including the

£10,000 for the Youth Centre We are delighted to announce that we have been awarded £10,000 from the Community Fund towards the re-roofing of the Youth Centre for which we are very grateful. The re-roofing is the first phase of the much needed refurbishment of the Youth Centre.  In the early Spring we will be

Musicians Annie Ball, Katie Tertell and Gareth Davies-Jones performed their last outdoor concert of the season in the wonderfully atmospheric surroundings of the Peace Garden at Minsteracres Retreat Centre.