A small Theravada monastery in rural Devon where visitors and guests are welcome to share the community's lifestyle. This guide is compiled from the monastery's own published information; we have not visited, and it is not a review.
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The place
Hartridge Monastery is a sanctuary in rural Devon, with 22 acres of land, a pond, new woodland and accommodation based around an old farmhouse. It is the residence of a small community of monks and novices practising in the Theravada tradition, in the Thai Forest branch. The monks live as alms-mendicants, following a discipline based on guidelines established by the Buddha.
Visitors and guests
The monastery is primarily a place of monastic training, but visitors and guests are welcome to share the lifestyle of the community. Its site has pages on getting there, coming to stay, events and contributing support.
About the tradition
Theravada, "the teaching of the elders", is grounded in the discourses of the Pali Canon, the oldest Buddhist scriptures, and is present across Thailand, Burma and Sri Lanka. Read what is Theravada Buddhism? and what is the Tipitaka?
Before you go
- Read how to stay at a Buddhist monastery, monk rules and the Eight Precepts.
- See how to offer food to monks and the UK directory.
- Ask about staying on the monastery's own site.
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