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Come to Camas & come back to your senses

Posted on by Wendy Lloyd
26
Jul

‘Every time I walk down the track to Camas, the same thing happens.ย Just as I reach the crest of the last hill and the sea comes into view, and then the roof of the building, I feel a weight lift from my shoulders (even if I’m carrying a rucksack).

It doesn’t matter what mood I’m in, or whether I’m worried about something, or nothing, or even whether I know who’ll be there.ย Every time, my breathing relaxes and my heart sings. I feel that I am coming back to my senses.’ย Kathy Galloway, from the forward to ‘Down the Track: A Camas anthology’

Camas, the Iona Community’s outdoor centre on the Isle of Mull, welcomes lots of groups every year.ย But it’s not just for groups.

Camas has a number of themed weeks that are open to individuals, families, groups of friends, to anyone who would like to come down the track and join in our off-grid community life.

Bring a project or a blank canvas or page to Creative Week.

Immerse yourself in the wild, rugged beauty of Camas during Quietly Wild Week.

Reconnect with yourself as part of nature in Earth, My Body week.

Join Kathy in coming back to your senses during Environment Week.

Or come along to help prepare the garden and Camas centre for the quieter winter months in Nurture the Land and Work Weeks. Find out more and take your pick using the links below:

Come to Camas and come back to your senses.

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  • Time and Space (FULLY BOOKED)

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    Do you need some time and space in your life? Come to Iona Abbey. Share in community life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona.

  • Two people in the garden at Iona Abbey for Gardening Sustainably Week

    Gardening Sustainably (FULLY BOOKED)

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    This hands-on week offers practical skills, inspiration, and ways to care for the earth through gardening and daily living. Spaces are limited. Note this programme runs alongside the Time and Space Week.

  • Writing the Island (fully booked)

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    Join Kenneth Steven for a week of walking and writing and discovering the Celtic Christian stories and places of Iona. Single room occupancy is available at no extra cost for this week.

  • Time and Space – 3 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 for a three night stay. Share in community life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona.

  • Time and Space – 3 nights (FULLY BOOKED)

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    Do you need some time and space in your life? Come to Iona Abbey for a three night stay. Share in community life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona.

  • Man standing looking at the view of Columba's Bay. For the rewilding your spirituality week

    Rewilding your spirituality

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    Do you sometimes feel as if your spirituality has been โ€œtamedโ€? Join Arnd Corts for some spiritual rewilding on Iona!

  • Person looking down into Columba's Bay on Iona.

    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 community life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona.

  • Time and Space (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 community life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona.

  • New Members Week (FULLY BOOKED) or Time and Space (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    A week for Iona Community New Members to gather on the Isle of Iona. For anyone who is not a New Member, come join us for a Time and Space week, share in community life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona.

  • Time and Space (limited – 1 place available)

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    Do you need some time and space in your life? Come to Iona Abbey. Share in community life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona.

  • John Bell – Weathering the Storm (Fully booked)

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    Explore how we can draw on our faith resources to navigate the unique personal and political challenges of the 2020s. With John Bell.

  • Time and Space (FULLY BOOKED)

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    Do you need some time and space in your life? Come to Iona Abbey. Share in community life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona.

  • Time and Space (3 places available)

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    Do you need some time and space in your life? Come to Iona Abbey. Share in community life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona.

  • Columba Week (FULLY BOOKED)

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    Join us as we celebrate St Columba. Weโ€™ll follow in his footsteps on Iona, discovering how his remarkable story resonates within us.

  • Experiencing Nature, with Bob Gilbert (FULLY BOOKED)

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    With Bob Gilbert, explore Ionaโ€™s landscape and natureโ€™s role in Christian tradition as we seek an eco-spirituality for today.

  • Practising Hope (limited availability)

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    An exploration and experience of hope from different dimensions - theology, spiritual, relational, community, worship.

  • Wild Goose Resource Group Week 1 (limited availability)

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    An interactive week exploring creative, participative and playful ways to worship, led by the Wild Goose Resource Group, Jo Love, Iain McLarty and Jane Bentley.

  • Seagul flying with cloud and sky in background. Time and Space on Iona.

    Time and Space

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    Do you need some time and space in your life? Come to Iona Abbey. Share in community life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona.

  • Torquise water and rocky outcrops by a sandy beach scene

    Time and Space

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    Do you need some time and space in your life? Come to Iona Abbey. Share in community life and enjoy the rugged beauty of Iona.

  • Time and Space (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 community life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona.

  • Community Week 2026 (limited availability)

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    A special week for Members of the Iona Community to gather together on the Isle of Iona. Note this week is only open to Members.

  • Youth Fest

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    Explore faith, justice, and community through creativity, conversation, and connection at Iona Abbey. (YouthFest is for groups of 14 - 17 year olds).

  • People including children with kites. Family Week.

    Family Week

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    We warmly welcome families of all shapes and sizes to gather at Iona Abbey for a week of fun, creativity, and adventure on our beautiful island.

  • Time and Space

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    Do you need some time and space in your life? Come to Iona Abbey. Share in community life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona.

  • Time and Space (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 community life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona.

  • Sound and Vision – Creativity Week (limited availability)

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    Join us for a week of late summer invention and creation. Youโ€™ll have the opportunity to enjoy readings, workshops, music, poetry, art and storytelling. Come to celebrate, learn, and explore, surrounded by Ionaโ€™s stunning natural beauty.

  • Time and Space (1 place available)

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    Do you need some time and space in your life? Come to Iona Abbey. Share in community life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona.

  • Time and Space (FULLY BOOKED)

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    Do you need some time and space in your life? Come to Iona Abbey. Share in community life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona.

  • John Bell – Weathering the Storm (FULLY BOOKED)

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    Explore how we can draw on our faith resources to navigate the unique personal and political challenges of the 2020s. With John Bell.

  • Hopeful Imagination – Alastair McIntosh (fully booked)

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    Alastair McIntosh, renowned environmental activist and writer, will lead this week exploring how Celtic spirituality can inspire both imaginative reflection and practical action.

  • Festival of Writing and Storytelling (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    Join our Festival of Writing and Storytelling. Explore various creative processes, develop your literary skills, and enjoy fireside readings and storytelling. For writers and story enthusiasts of all ages.

  • person carrying a banner that says 'we are better than this as part of the Politics, Power and Protest week

    Politics, Power and Protest

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    In an era of political polarisation and growing extremism, this week will be an opportunity to explore how we can engage well with politics in pursuit of justice and peace.

  • Winter Work Week (3 places)

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    Come and help us prepare Iona Abbey Centre for a rest, at the end of the 2026 season. This week is for energetic people who donโ€™t mind getting their hands dirty. This week is available at a discounted rate.

  • Stillness in Community

    Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

    Join Quaker, and Iona Community Leader Ruth Harvey, for some days of gentle, stilling contemplative practices in the beauty of an Iona winter.

Join a Common Concern Network

Interested in faith and social justice? You're in the right place.

Common Concern Networks are open to all Iona Community Members and Associate Members.

Explore our website to find out more about ourย passion for social justiceย and ourย membership.

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