Time and Space (Limited availability)
2025-10-18 16:00 - 2025-10-24 09:00 UTC | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom
Time and Space: 18th – 24th October 2025.
Do you need some time and space in your busy life? Come to the Abbey.
Our Time and Space weeks offer just enough structure and community for you to rest and reconnect. Join us in the ‘thin place’ between heaven and earth and be part of the rhythm of work and worship that frames life at the Abbey.
You ‘ll have the opportunity to:

enjoy the wild and rugged scenery

join our weekly pilgrimage.

participate guided reflection and small group conversations

creatively explore issues of concern such as inclusion, ecological justice and peace

enjoy creative art opportunities

take part in daily worship

work with other guests on shared tasks

share tasty meals from the Iona Abbey Kitchen

Costs

6 Nights: £846.00 per adult, £423.00 for reduced rate – see our programme page for more information.

Contemplation in Community - with Stephen Wright (Fully Booked)
2025-10-25 15:00 - 2025-10-31 09:00 | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom
Contemplation in Community – with Stephen Wright: 25th – 31st October 2025
6 night stays available.

We invite you to join us for this special week of contemplation in community. This week is led by Stephen Wright a member of the Iona Community. It is intended for those who are comfortable with deep spiritual inquiry and ready to go deeper along that particular Way known as contemplation. Stephen will offer an insight into the Heartfulness nature of contemplation, how to be open to it, and how to live the contemplative Way in all the gifts and challenges of our everyday lives.
Our time here will centre around an intensive engagement with contemplative practices. There will be daily periods of group work, reflection and conversation, combined with long periods of solitude, silence and stillness. Both will aid the inner prayerful and reflective journey that supports our longing for relationship in the One in whom ‘we live and move and have our being’.
We will be further nurtured by the sacred presence of Iona Abbey and its community, the elemental beauty of this special island and its long history of attentiveness to the sacred.
There will also be moments of grounding our insights by helping with the everyday tasks of living in community. The deep inner life does not have to be separate from the outer.
Shared expectations and practicalities
Most meals and interim activities will be taken in silence, but there will be opportunities, for those who wish, to enjoy social time and conversation.
Accommodation will be offered as single occupancy rooms at Iona Abbey. Private time is an essential component of this programme. However, we can offer room sharing if you wish to bring a close friend or partner also wishing to join the course.

Facilitator
Led by Stephen Wright, this programme will draw upon the collaborative work of the Sacred Space Foundation and the Diocese of Carlisle in the St. Kentigern School and Community for Contemplatives. Stephen is a Member of the Iona Community, a director of the Sacred Space Foundation, an ordained Interfaith minister and spiritual director.
You can listen to Stephen’s Heartfulness webinar, given to the Iona Community in May 2022, here:

Costs
6 Nights: £846.00 per adult, £423.00 for reduced rate – see our programme page for more information.

Winter Work Week (1 place available)
2025-11-01 16:00 - 2025-11-07 09:00 | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom
Winter Work Week: 1st – 7th November 2025
At this time of year, staff team and volunteers help to restore the Abbey after a busy season. This is a week for energetic people who don’t mind getting their hands dirty. Work Weeks are designed for guests aged 18 and over.
Guests on work week participate in the rhythm and routine of work and worship in community. Work for a typical day might include gardening, basic DIY, cleaning and moving objects and materials for worship between the Abbey church and the Michael Chapel.
Previous work week participants describe the wonderful energy of working together in a ‘common task’, using their varied gifts. This is a fun-filled week with a ceilidh, free time to explore Iona and lots of laughs.
Accommodation will be offered as single occupancy rooms at Iona Abbey.
We also have a work week in March (8th – 14th) as we prepare the Abbey for the season.

Costs

6 Nights: This week is offered at a discounted rate of £426.00 or concession rate of £213.00.

Second Sunday Sing
2025-11-09 15:00 - 17:00 | Gorbals Parish Church, 1 Errol Gardens, Glasgow, G5 ORA, United Kingdom
This month we’re singing in protest!
Join Iain and Jane to sing through some Wild Goose Resource Group favourites and learn new songs from around the world.
Refreshments will be provided and we’ll close with a short time of worship.
Gorbals Parish Church, 1 Errol Gardens, Glasgow, G5 0RA (please note this event is not available online). No need to register. You’re welcome to just turn up at Gorbals Parish Church on the day.

Stillness in Community (Mon-Thu, 4 nights) Fully Booked
2025-11-10 15:00 - 2025-11-14 09:00 | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom
Stillness in Community: 10th – 14th November 2025
Do you need some time to think and not think? Do you wonder how you might practice stillness before God?

During the Stillness in Community Weeks, each guest will have their own room, offering a peaceful space for personal reflection and quiet contemplation.
Our Stillness Weeks do not include programmed sessions.
But you‘ll have the opportunity to:

enjoy the wild and rugged scenery

enjoy creative art opportunities

take part in daily worship

work with other guests on shared tasks

share tasty meals from the Iona Abbey Kitchen

This is not a completely silent week, but a time for stillness and reflection.
Costs

4 Nights: £416.00 per adult, £208.00 for reduced rate – see our programme page for more information.

Second Sunday Sing
2025-12-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Gorbals Parish Church, 1 Errol Gardens, Glasgow, G5 ORA, United Kingdom
Join Iain and Jane to sing through some Wild Goose Resource Group favourites and learn new songs from around the world.
Refreshments will be provided and we’ll close with a short time of worship.
Gorbals Parish Church, 1 Errol Gardens, Glasgow, G5 0RA (please note this event is not available online). No need to register. You’re welcome to just turn up at Gorbals Parish Church on the day.

Spring Work Week (2 PLACES AVAILABLE)
2026-03-07 15:00 - 2026-03-13 09:00 | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom
Spring Work Week: 7th -13th March 2026
As spring emerges, our staff and volunteers come together to reawaken the Abbey accommodation, preparing it for the guests and visitors of the coming season. We’d love for you to be part of this special experience!
This discounted week is perfect for energetic people who enjoy hands-on, practical work and don’t mind getting their hands a little dirty.
Throughout the week, you’ll become part of the Abbey’s rhythm—balancing meaningful work with worship, shared meals, and opportunities for connection. Each day brings a variety of tasks, from gardening and painting to deep cleaning and preparing worship spaces. Every effort you make will help to create a welcoming environment for those who will stay in the months ahead.
Past participants speak of the joy of working together on a common task, forming new friendships, and sharing plenty of laughter. There’s also time to unwind and explore Iona. Guests often enjoy experiencing Iona during these quieter days before the tourist season begins. We end the week with a ceilidh celebration— always a highlight!
“I loved the thought that we were participating in preparing the way for others to grow throughout the upcoming season.” – Previous Work Week participant
If you can’t join us in spring, we also offer a Work Week in November (9th–13th) as we prepare the Abbey for the quieter winter months.
Come and be part of this special week—we’d love to welcome you!

Costs

6 Nights: This week is offered at a discounted rate of £438 or concession rate of £219.

Time and Space (FULLY BOOKED)
2026-03-14 15:00 - 2026-03-20 09:00, 2026-05-02 15:00 - 2026-05-08 09:00, 2026-05-30 15:00 - 2026-06-05 09:00 | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom
Come join us at the Abbey for some time and space to rest, reconnect and be renewed.
Our Time and Space weeks offer just enough structure for reflection in community while also giving plenty of space to pause and explore the wild and rugged scenery of the island.
You’ll have the opportunity to join in guided reflections, small group conversations and our weekly pilgrimage, but most importantly, you can take a deep breath and settle into our rhythm of work, rest and worship.
Spend time with other guests working on shared tasks, join in the worship at the Abbey Church, and enjoy fantastic meals from the Iona Abbey Kitchen, shared at communal tables in the refectory.
Let this beautiful place settle in your heart and give it time and space to comfort, challenge and change you.
Cost

6 Nights: £870 or £435 concession

Gardening Sustainably (FULLY BOOKED)
2026-03-14 15:00 - 2026-03-20 09:00 | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom
If you have never gardened, but would love to try, or if you are a beginner and want to garden more sustainably, at the same time broadening your actions for how you can have less of an impact on our planet through your daily living, then this week is for you.
Touching the soil and working with the miracle of plants reconnects us with our environment and creator and encourages us to admire, appreciate and fall in love with them more.
There will be hands on sessions in the Abbey and/ or community gardens with the exchanging of practical advice and soaking in of the amazing views. You’ll have the chance to learn about composting, propagating, the principles of “right plant, right place” and organic practices.
Classroom sessions will include sustainable practices in the garden and other aspects of our daily lives.
Programme leader

Terry Over is an experienced gardener and has pursued organic and sustainable gardening methods for twenty years. He’s trained on the job at two formal gardens and also works in the energy & water sector. More importantly, he’s a parent who has travelled the sustainability journey to changed behaviours.

Nicki Dyas has taught horticulture, conservation and environmental science in further education and worked with several English Wildlife Trusts, delivering environmental conservation training and setting up species-specific projects. She now works with groups of offenders-on-probation in the Peak District alongside Park Rangers, delivering conservation-related activities as part of a rehabilitation project.

Costs
6 Nights: £870 or £435 concession
Contact IonaAbbeyBookings@iona.org.uk to book your place.

Writing the Island (fully booked)
2026-03-21 15:00 - 2026-03-27 09:00 | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom
Join Kenneth Steven for a week of writing and walking and discovering the Celtic Christian stories and places of Iona.
In this dynamic and reflective week, we will explore the Celtic Christian story written into the island. You will have the chance to seek out the secret places of Iona that so many visitors never encounter. We will then use our imagination to write the stories of those places in the comfort of Iona Abbey.
If you are someone who enjoys walking and spending time in nature, but also love curling up with a good book and a steaming mug of tea, then Writing the Island is for you. You do not need to be an experienced walker to participate.
Accommodation for this week will be offered as single occupancy rooms at no additional charge. If you are booking with a friend or partner and would prefer to share a room that’s also possible – just let us know when booking.

Programme leader
Kenneth Steven is the prolific author of some 50 books of poetry, essays and fiction. He has written and presented many features and essays for BBC Radio. Visit Kenneth’s Website and listen to his monthly podcast here.

Costs
6 Nights: £870.00 per adult, £435.00 for reduced rate.

Time and Space - 3 nights (limited availability)
2026-03-28 15:00 - 2026-03-31 09:00 | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom
Come join us at the Abbey for some time and space to rest, reconnect and be renewed.
Our Time and Space weeks offer just enough structure for reflection in community while also giving plenty of space to pause and explore the wild and rugged scenery of the island.
You’ll have the opportunity to join in guided reflections, small group conversations and our weekly pilgrimage, but most importantly, you can take a deep breath and settle into our rhythm of work, rest and worship.
Spend time with other guests working on shared tasks, join in the worship at the Abbey Church, and enjoy fantastic meals from the Iona Abbey Kitchen, shared at communal tables in the refectory.
Let this beautiful place settle in your heart and give it time and space to comfort, challenge and change you.
Cost

3 Nights: £435 per adult or £217.50 for reduced rate

Experience Easter on Iona (FULLY BOOKED)
2026-04-01 15:00 - 2026-04-07 09:00 | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom
Experience a special Holy Week on Iona, where the land and sea scape will become our context for reconnecting with the events of Holy Week.
Drawing on the idea of ‘Outside Holiness’ as explored by former Iona Community leaders, in the prayers of George MacLeod and in the poetry of Kathy Galloway, we’ll connect different locations across Iona with the events of Holy Week.
Through guided island pilgrimages, reflective walking and sitting, and outdoor worship, we’ll discover how this ‘thin place’ opens us afresh to the story of service, betrayal, crucifixion and resurrection.
Join us as we explore the meanings of Easter within the walls of the Abbey and along the paths of holiness we shall discover in the wilder places of the island and of our hearts.
Programme facilitators

Craig has been coming to Iona for over 25 years, making many of those visits with his wife Meredith and their children Niamh and Euan. He is a Baptist Minister and College tutor in Wales, and has been a member of the Iona Community for 15 years. In 2018 he published book based partly on his experiences of the Community, Melodies of a New Monasticism: Bonhoeffer’s Vision & Iona’s Witness. In 2021, he, along with Wendy Lloyd, helped lead the events of Holy Week on Iona, and is very much looking forward to returning in 2026.

Wendy Lloyd has lived on the Isle of Mull since 2018, where she runs a croft with her husband Jon. A qualified Mountain Leader, she guides pilgrims on Mull and Iona through her project, Mull Another Way and serves on the board of the Scottish Pilgrim Routes Forum. Wendy also works with both the Iona Community and the Guild of Health and St. Raphael. She holds a Masters in ‘Bible and the Contemporary World’ from the University of St Andrews and qualified as a Spiritual Director through Sarum College.

Costs
6 Nights: £870.00 per adult, £435.00 for reduced rate.

Time and Space - 3 nights (2 places available)
2026-04-07 15:00 - 2026-04-10 09:00 | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

Rewilding your spirituality (limited availability)
2026-04-11 15:00 - 2026-04-17 09:00 | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom
Do you sometimes feel as if your spirituality has been “tamed”? So, let’s rewild! Experience body, mind, soul and nature in new and (re-)connecting ways.
The impressive and sacred nature of the isle of Iona and the joy of community will help you to explore new concepts of body, mind, soul and nature. We will be dialoguing with what surrounds us and what is already deep within us, waiting to be freed. Decolonising your faith will open new spaces for rewriting your own story. We will use field-tested methods of embodiment, meditation and deep ecology. During your time at Iona Abbey, you will be part of a community of practice. We hope you will take home new approaches which will help you to engage in your local communities and deepen your own spirituality in and with creation.
Note this programme will run alongside Time and Space 3 or 6 nights – Iona Community
Programme leader
Arnd Corts is an industrial engineer and existential analyst, TaiJi and QiGong teacher. He graduated in eco ministry and as a wild guide (seminary of the wild). Arnd is 59 years of age and lives with his wife and children in Hagen, Germany.
Wild Church Germany

Costs
6 Nights: £870.00 per adult, £435.00 for reduced rate.

Time and Space 3 or 6 nights
2026-04-11 15:00 - 2026-04-17 09:00 | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom
Come join us at the Abbey for some time and space to rest, reconnect and be renewed. 3 or 6 night stays available.
Our Time and Space weeks offer just enough structure for reflection in community while also giving plenty of space to pause and explore the wild and rugged scenery of the island.
Spend time with other guests working on shared tasks, join in the worship at the Abbey Church, explore the island, and enjoy fantastic meals from the Iona Abbey Kitchen, shared at communal tables in the refectory.
Let this beautiful place settle in your heart and give it time and space to comfort, challenge and change you.
Note this Time & Space opportunity coincides with, but doesn’t include participation in, the programme week Rewilding your spirituality – Iona Community
Costs
6 Nights: £870.00 per adult, £435.00 for reduced rate.
3 Nights: £435 per adult, £217.50 for reduced rate.

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Time and Space (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
2026-04-18 15:00 - 2026-04-24 09:00, 2026-05-23 15:00 - 2026-05-29 09:00, 2026-07-18 15:00 - 2026-07-24 09:00 | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

New Members Week (FULLY BOOKED) or Time and Space (fully booked)
2026-04-25 16:00 - 2026-05-01 09:00 | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom
New Members’ Week (FULLY BOOKED)
This week is a special time set aside for everyone taking part in the New Members programme of the Iona Community. We’ll spend the week together, sharing in the daily life of Iona Abbey, working alongside one another, and deepening our sense of belonging through the shared journey of our Rule of Life.
Interested in membership of the Iona Community? Find out more here.
Time and Space (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
Come join us at the Abbey for some time and space to rest, reconnect and be renewed.
Our Time and Space weeks offer just enough structure for reflection in community while also giving plenty of space to pause and explore the wild and rugged scenery of the island.
Spend time with other guests working on shared tasks, join in the worship at the Abbey Church, come with us on pilgrimage, and enjoy fantastic meals from the Iona Abbey Kitchen, shared at communal tables in the refectory.
Let this beautiful place settle in your heart and give it time and space to comfort, challenge and change you.
Costs
New Members Week (FULLY BOOKED)
The cost for New Members’ Week (FULLY BOOKED) is covered by the Iona Community as part of the membership programme. This week is bookable by New Members by contacting IonaAbbeyBookings@iona.org.uk
Time and Space (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
6 Nights: £870.00 per adult, £435.00 for reduced rate.

John Bell - Weathering the Storm (Fully booked)
2026-05-09 15:00 - 2026-05-15 09:00 | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom
Sorry to disappoint you, this week is now fully booked but we have a waiting list available. Contact ionaabbeybookings.org.uk to add your name to the list.
Every decade has its own challenges, but the 2020s seem to have more than most.
Together we will reflect on what resources, particularly from a faith perspective, enable people to deal with such issues, both personal and political.
Programme leader

John Bell is an ordained minister, a member of the Iona Community and a writer and occasional broadcaster. He is a much-loved contributor at Greenbelt Festival. He teaches and lectures worldwide on issues of faith, social justice, music and liturgy.

Costs

6 Nights: £870 or £435 concession

Time and Space 3 or 6 Nights (16-19 fully booked, 19-22 Limited availability)
2026-05-16 15:00 - 2026-05-22 09:00 | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom
Time and Space 6 or 3 night stays from 16th – 22nd May 2026.
3 night stays begin on Saturday 16th or Tuesday 19th.
Come join us at the Abbey for some time and space to rest, reconnect and be renewed.
Our Time and Space weeks offer just enough structure for reflection in community while also giving plenty of space to pause and explore the wild and rugged scenery of the island.
You’ll have the opportunity to join in guided reflections, small group conversations and our weekly pilgrimage, but most importantly, you can take a deep breath and settle into our rhythm of work, rest and worship.
Spend time with other guests working on shared tasks, join in the worship at the Abbey Church, and enjoy fantastic meals from the Iona Abbey Kitchen, shared at communal tables in the refectory.
Let this beautiful place settle in your heart and give it time and space to comfort, challenge and change you.
Cost

6 Nights: £870 or £435 concession
3 Nights: £435 or £217.50 concession

Columba Week (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
2026-06-06 15:00 - 2026-06-12 09:00 | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom
Flawed, ambitious and uniquely charismatic, Saint Columba emerged from the sorrow of exile to become the foremost figure of his time, spreading the gospel and establishing a thriving religious and creative community which one writer called “a beacon of enlightenment for Christianity”.
Columba’s legend is curiously modern. It challenges us to speak truth to power, create genuine openness in our societies, and do the hard work of peace-making in dark times.
Join us for a week of celebration, investigation and creative exploration.
Columba Week this year will be led by the Abbey Team.
6 Nights: £870 or £435 concession

Experiencing Nature, with Bob Gilbert (FULLY BOOKED)
2026-06-13 15:00 - 2026-06-19 09:00 | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom
Experiencing nature: exploring a spirituality of the environment.
Through direct experience of the natural world on Iona, and an exploration of the place of nature in Christian tradition, we will seek to explore an eco-spirituality appropriate for our times.
At a time of deepening climate and biodiversity crisis we are in need of a new environmental spirituality. A spirituality that recognises the presence of God in all creation, that can underpin our political and social action and sustain us in the face of eco-despair.
During this week we will discover some of the plants and birds around Iona Abbey and on pilgrimage. And we’ll hear the stories that have been woven around them. We will also explore the role of the natural world in Christian tradition.
Above all, we will reflect on how we can take these experiences home with us. We’ll find ways to be in closer relationship with the natural world, wherever we happen to be, even in the most unpromising surroundings.
Programme leader

Bob Gilbert is an environmental writer and broadcaster, his books include ‘The Green London Way, ‘The Missing Musk‘ and ‘Ghost Trees’. His work for BBC Radio 4 includes ‘The Sussuration of Trees‘, and ‘The Passion: a Pilgrimage in Plants’. An Associate Member of the Iona Community, Bob is a Quaker living in London.

Costs

6 Nights: £870 or £435 concession

Practising Hope (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
2026-06-20 15:00 - 2026-06-26 09:00 | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom
This week will invite us to explore the meaning and practice of hope from multiple dimensions—spiritual, theological, relational, and communal.
Set within the rhythms of community life at Iona Abbey, the week offers a space for reflection, worship, and shared conversation rooted in the Iona Community’s commitment to justice, peace, and the renewal of all creation.
Through prayer, group dialogue, and intentional community living, we will engage with hope not as a vague ideal, but as a lived and transformative force in our lives and in the world.
Programme leaders

Jane Hodges is an Anglican priest and has served in an East End parish and is a prison chaplain. Prior to ordination Jane worked in housing and social care, in inner city areas of Sheffield, Manchester and London.
Jane is a Member of the Iona Community and joint convenor of the London family group.

Catriona Robertson is a former warden of Iona Abbey and previously directed the Christian Muslim Forum. She’s inspired by Howard Thurman’s words, ‘Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what brings you alive, because what the world needs is people who are alive.’

Costs

6 Nights: £870 or £435 concession

Wild Goose Resource Group Week 1 (limited availability)
2026-06-27 15:00 - 2026-07-03 09:00 | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom
Wild Goose Resource Group Week 1

An interactive week exploring creative, participative and playful ways to worship, led by the Wild Goose Resource Group – Jane Bentley, Iain McLarty and Jo Love. A highlight of the Iona Abbey Programme each year.

More information to follow.

Programme leaders

Jo Love brings curiosity about Bible explorations, deeper conversations, and the art of well-shaped and well-led worship.

Iain McLarty is an experienced church musician in a broad range of styles, with extensive experience working with the Church of Scotland and the World Council of Churches.

Jane Bentley specialises in inclusive music-making, community building and social connection.

Costs
6 Nights: £870.00 per adult, £435.00 for reduced rate.

Time and Space
2026-07-04 15:00 - 2026-07-10 09:00 | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom

Time and Space (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
2026-07-11 15:00 - 2026-07-17 09:00 | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom
Come join us at the Abbey for some time and space to rest, reconnect and be renewed.
Our Time and Space weeks offer just enough structure for reflection in community while also giving plenty of space to pause and explore the wild and rugged scenery of the island.
You’ll have the opportunity to join in guided reflections, small group conversations and our weekly pilgrimage, but most importantly, you can take a deep breath and settle into our rhythm of work, rest and worship.
Spend time with other guests working on shared tasks, join in the worship at the Abbey Church, and enjoy fantastic meals from the Iona Abbey Kitchen, shared at communal tables in the refectory.
Let this beautiful place settle in your heart and give it time and space to comfort, challenge and change you.
6 Nights: £870 or £435 concession
Costs
Contact ionaabbeybookings@iona.org.uk for all the essential booking information.

Community Week 2026 (limited availability, please contact IonaAbbeyBookings@Iona.org.uk to book)
2026-07-25 15:00 - 2026-07-31 09:00 | Iona Abbey Centre, Isle of Iona, United Kingdom
Quiet Processes and Small Circles
A special week for Members of the Iona Community to gather on the Isle of Iona. This week offers a chance to reconnect with the Community’s commitment to peace, justice, and the renewal of worship.
Whether you’re long connected or a new Member, all Members of the Iona Community are welcome to this unique week of faith and fellowship.
Please note you must be a Member of the Iona Community to attend this week, find out more about membership here.
More information to be announced.

We’ll be joined this year by Laurel Townhead. Laurel serves as Director of QUNO Geneva, leading and enabling the whole staff team to realise a vision of a UN system and community of nations that support and uphold the dignity of all, so that peace and justice can flourish and our shared home can be nurtured. Laurel started her life in community on the moors in Yorkshire and grew up in Sheffield. She enjoys being in nature, snowshoeing in the winter and swimming in the lake in the summer and being with her family (in any season). Laurel is a Member of South East London Area Meeting and appreciates getting to align her faith with her work and connecting to Quaker witness
Before becoming Director in September 2025, Laurel was QUNO Human Rights and Refugees Representative for 11 years, leading QUNO’s work to uphold the dignity of all members of our human family – with a focus on migration, conscientious objection to military service and criminal justice systems. This was a significant part of the Laurel’s 20+ years of experience working on the promotion and protection of human rights nationally and through the UN human rights system, on a range of issues including criminal justice, migration, refugee protection, children’s rights and women’s rights. She enjoys combining legal and political analysis with connecting with people and draws energy from creating safe and brave spaces for conversation and collaboration.

Costs

6 Nights: £870 or £435 concession

As there is limited availability, please contact IonaAbbeyBookings@Iona.org.uk to book
