Open Pathway Retreat Centre

Gorgeous spiritual centre led by deeply grounded and caring people. Absolutely the right place to take your deepest personal development forward, I recommend it wholeheartedly!!

I have stayed at Open Pathway a couple of times. It is an amazing place and as soon as you arrive you can feel the good energy. Everyone there is so kind,thoughtful and caring. The gardens are amazing and you can find peace and quiet there. You can also join in the meditation and they have lots of courses if you want to do one. The food is delicious and the accommodation is really comfortable. I love this place and have booked to go back in April and August. I can't wait. I really feel at home there

very peaceful. wonderful gardens. healthy food. Good choice of courses and friendly staff.

I did a Meditation course in The Mother Centre in Laurel Lane, Queen Cam in 2007 and I followed that up with a Healing Course the following year. While there I had the Greatest pleasure of not only being enlightened , relaxed and renewed, but also I had the honour of meeting Matayogananda !This was a meeting I shall never forget. It was like meeting the Gentle Mother of All. Absolutely Wonderful !Michael O'Donnell

I stayed at Open Pathway for just under 3 weeks this autumn, volunteering in return for food and accommodation, and I can tell you that it is a very special place. The centre is ably run by a small but extremely dedicated team who all exude a wonderful sense of peace and calm, which rubs off on you when you are there. There is a large 17th century farmhouse which has a cosy lounge with open fireplace and a dining room with views of the stunning gardens, a swimming pool, yoga spaces and meditation and treatment rooms. They offer so many things - personal and silent retreats (individual and group), yoga, energy healing (people and animals) and meditation courses, venue hire and more. The centre is a registered charity and the ethos is to provide offerings with unconditional love, which really comes across. I am not religious in a traditional sense and found a true atmosphere of acceptance at Open Pathway, and this helped me develop my own inner spirituality. I took part in a variety of tasks including office work (my forte), a bit of gardening, cleaning and kitchen related tasks; everyone mucks in with whatever needs doing but there is no pressure. I enjoyed plenty of time to myself, much of it spent in the absolutely beautiful gardens, which defy description. Queen Camel itself is also a lovely place to be based, with plenty of countryside walks from the doorstep. I cannot recommend Open Pathway enough.

Heaven on earth, if it is peace and inner connection you want there is no better place to be. The people who work there are friendly and warm, the vegetarian food is wonderful, the grounds are well maintained, rooms are basic but clean, there is an indoor pool, plenty of places to walk or you can just sit and relax. A place to nuture your mind, body and soul.