Yarnton Manor is primarily a community, not a venue. Visiting Church ministers, Christian charity workers, and Christian scholars are brought together into one intentional community, with rhythms of prayer, worship, meals, and social times, and we welcome others to come and share this beautiful place with us.
The Manor House has multiple rooms for hire by Christian organisations, institutions, charities and churches, however, we are not a conference centre and have in-house events and community gatherings – groups and visitors are welcome to join these or run things parallel to.
Our on-site accommodation is prioritised for scholars on sabbatical and weary ministers on retreat, but if there is availability groups can use our accommodation for multi-day events.
Yarnton Manor is unfortunately not open for outside bookings on weekends, and we are fully booked every July and first half of August with groups from our parent organisation in the US.
If you would like to come and share this place with us then please fill out the enquiry form below and staff will be in touch to see how we can host you.
Christian organisations, institutions, charities and churches are welcome to hire our venue for their events, conferences, staff retreats, church days, filming, and meetings.
Manor House meetings and meals:
The largest meeting room and the largest dining room in the manor can accommodate up to 60
Accommodation:
Our accommodation is comprised of 2-3 bedroomed cottages, with one larger 8-bedroomed block (which is only available outside of the academic year) so the largest number we can fit throughout our accommodation when all is available is around 30 (depending on group configuration).
Our accommodation has rhythms of the year:
During the academic year we have students living in much of our accommodation and prioritise scholar sabbaticals in our remaining properties. We therefore cannot book big groups during academic term time. We also have large groups booked in from our parent organisation in the US for the second half of June, all of July and early August. Therefore, the only time for groups over 10 to stay on-site is late-August and September. We can take some smaller groups during January and early-February, before sabbatical season starts, and may be able take groups of under 10 during academic terms. Our ability to host in our accommodation is always subject to availability.
Yarnton Manor is unfortunately not now open for outside bookings on weekends
It is outside our charitable remit to host weddings, parties, other special occasion celebrations, and photography.
Yes, but the Lanier Foundation generously keeps hire rates to a minimum as part of its mission to support global Christian endeavours. You will be informed of costs when we reply to your enquiry.
Yes, though being a historical building we are not ideally suited to host children. We would not be the right venue for events which involve creches, or kids/youth groups.
Your children remain your responsibility for the duration of your time here.
We cannot provide childcare, cots, baby-change facilities, or toys.
No, the Yarnton Manor grounds and building are pet-free so we are sorry to say that guests cannot bring their dogs with them.
We have an in-house catering team which can meet your requirements from light refreshments to fancy dinners.
Staff can give you more information on options and costings in response to your enquiry.
We cannot allow self-catering in the Manor House.
Our main community day is on Fridays when we have community lunch together. We invite any outside guests to join us in this, and cannot take bookings for more than 20 people on Fridays.
For insurance reasons we cannot allow self-catering in the Manor House.
All our accommodation is set up for self-catering with fully equipped kitchens, plus there are two pubs in the village that serve food if you want to eat off-site.
Though we do not provide alcoholic drinks as part of our catering package you are welcome to bring alcohol for your event and we will serve it to you.
We do not encourage drunkenness.