Solitude of Iona

Solitude on Iona. Flowers and the Abbey in the distance.

Come experience Solitude of Iona in Spring, including a bedroom in the Abbey to yourself!

Join us at Iona Abbey before Easter, from 15th March – 15th April, and experience a quieter island and have a bedroom to yourself, if you would like.

March and April offer an ideal time to visit the Isle of Iona. This early spring window is perfect for a peaceful escape before the tourist season picks up around Easter. During these weeks, you can explore the island’s rugged beauty at your own pace, experience the peace of Iona free from the usual crowds.

Come and enjoy the stretching light of the spring evenings, the delight of early spring lambs and maybe even catch sight of the first puffin arrivals on Staffa. And most of all, enjoy the solitude of Iona with the sense of having the place to yourself!

Come experience the solitude of Iona and get the island* and a room to yourself!

*We can guarantee the bedroom to yourself but not the whole island. However there will be significantly less people there than during the tourist season after Easter! Single room occupancy applies from 15th March – 15th April. You can view the Spring programme below and our full 2025 programme here.

Choose from the following programme weeks and book your place using the links below:

Time and Space 3 or 6 Nights (limited availability)

Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

Do you need some time and space in your life? Come to Iona Abbey. Share in life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona. Arrive on Saturday or Tuesday of this week for a 6 or 3 night stay. Single room occupancy available at no extra cost from 15th March - 15th April 2025.

Time and Space – 3 or 6 Nights

Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

Do you need some time and space in your life? Come to Iona Abbey. Share in life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona. Single room occupancy available at no extra cost from 15th March - 15th April 2025.

Ways of Seeing, Ways of Being 3 or 6 nights

Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

How do creative mindfulness activities help us to see the world differently? Iona artist, Mhairi Killin, and island mindfulness teacher, Kerstin Felleiter, will help us explore a Gaelic way of seeing and being in the world through the rich visual history of Iona, from the Book of Kells to the present day. Single room occupancy available at no extra cost from 15th March - 15th April 2025.

Embody Lent (limited availability)

Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

Are you curious about how yoga intersects with Christian spirituality? Join Pauline Steenbergen, Steve Carter and Una Bentley, at the beginning of Lent, to explore the spiritual benefits of practicing yoga. Single room occupancy available at no extra cost from 15th March - 15th April 2025.

Time and Space Digital Detox (3 nights)

Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

An invitation to adults and children to experience 3 days without media, and to reap the benefits of shared pleasure in the moment and deep relaxation. Single room occupancy available at no extra cost from 15th March - 15th April 2025.

Can't visit Iona during the spring?

Find the week for you next year.

Join us in community next year. Take a look at our full 2025 Iona Abbey programme.

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