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Launde Abbey
Retreat centre in rural Leicestershire
Photographs

Here is a selection of images from Launde Abbey. Clicking the mouse over any of them causes a larger version appear in the space below.

 

Launde Abbey
The Warden welcomes you to Launde Abbey
Launde Abbey Main House looking across the Park pond which was restored in 2006
Launde Abbey Main House from the Park
The Stables Pond — which is the only surviving medieval Priory fishponds
The sunken garden to the rear of the Main House
Showing the rear of the Main House looking at the mainly 13th–14th century Chapel
The converted and refurbished Georgian Stables which contains 19 en-suite bedrooms and various meeting rooms
A view of the Park from the TV Lounge bay window
Looking across the gardens at the back of the Main House
The Dining Room, Main House
The Main House and early 19th century Ha-Ha
A walk in the garden wood
The sunken garden in the back garden of the Main House
Tim Blewett, The Warden
A view across the gardens showing the Chapel
The back of the Main House from the gardens
The back garden
Dining Room table set for one of Launde’s Christmas lunches
The sunken garden
The Park from the TV Lounge
The Abbey on a day in the autumn
The chandelier over the main staircase in the Main House
The Park in autumn
A view across the back of the Dairy bedrooms
The sunken garden in autumn
The Chapel Garden
The Warden in the Chapel
The winter pond in the winter
The north boundary fence to the Park in the winter
A view of the Main House in the winter
The Warden, the Bishop of Leicester (the Chairman of the Trustees) and the Bishop of Brixworth celebrating Launde’s 50th Anniversary as a Retreat House
The Warden and some of the staff at the 50th Anniversary Celebration Evening
The Bishop of Leicester at the 50th Anniversary Celebration Evening
The Welcoming Christ Statue in the winter
The Main House in winter mist
The Main House in winter mist
The north side of the Chapel in winter mist
The sunken garden in winter mist
The inside of the Chapel
The Main House Sitting Room
The Main House Sitting Room
The Main House Sitting Room
A statue of the Virgin Mary and Child in the Chapel
Icon of St John of Beverley installed in the Chapel and dedicated in May 2006
Icon of St Guthlac installed in the Chapel and dedicated in May 2006
Icon of St Martin of Tours installed in the Chapel and dedicated in May 2006
Icon of the Virgin Mary and Child installed in the Chapel and dedicated in May 2006
Icon of St John the Baptist installed in the Chapel and dedicated in May 2006
Icon of St Anselm installed in the Chapel and dedicated in May 2006
Icon of St Francis of Assisi installed in the Chapel and dedicated in May 2006
Icon of St Keyne installed in the Chapel and dedicated in May 2006
A stained glass window on the south wall installed in the Chapel. The stained glass in the three bottom lights is Victorian and in the top smaller lights are dated to 1435.