Imagine a place where all dimensions of creativity are nurtured, in a landscape that is beautiful at any season. A place both replenishing and nourishing to the spirit. A place which invigorates the mind, diversifies the intellect and delights the eye. A place which strives to help us all lead fuller and richer lives. Imagine such a unique place, and what it might do for you. Such a place exists at the Bleddfa Centre for the Creative Spirit.
{We are of course currently closed to the public due to lockdown, but we are adding listings for online activities and workshops, so do keep an eye
on 'What's On', or email hello@bleddfacentre to be added to the mailing list}
Find out more about the centre
Set amid the magical Radnorshire Hills close to the Wales-England border, the Bleddfa Centre is a wholly inspiring place, where the creative spirit is nurtured throughout the year across a wide range of art forms and across a broad spectrum of spiritual and philosophical traditions. Founded in 1974 by renowned theatre director, James Roose-Evans, the Bleddfa Centre is run by a charitable trust made up of individuals with diverse creative and spiritual backgrounds, all of whom share Bleddfa’s life-enhancing ideals.
From art exhibitions and excellent coffee and cake, to poetry readings, concerts, yoga classes, retreats, writing workshops, and lectures by high-profile speakers, we feel sure you will find something to inspire you at Bleddfa.
Why not visit us and explore all we have to offer?
We have a great range of events here at the Bleddfa Centre. Check out what's coming soon below...
Our Meditation sessions are currently postponed during lockdown, but as soon as we are able, we will begin these again.
Our meditation sessions are a drop-in event on the first Saturday of the month, from 11am. Donations only, suggested donation £3-£5. Teas and coffees provided.
Our cafe, Caffi Celf, is also open for lunch and snacks 11am - 4pm.
(Please do let us know if you are intending to come along so we can keep an eye on numbers during COVID-19 restrictions).
Slow Rise - a Conversation with Robert Penn
We are delighted to announce this Zoom session with Robert Penn, who will introduce his new book - A Slow Rise, a Breadmaking Adventure, in collaboration with a wonderful indie bookshop, The Hours (Brecon)
We will quiz Robert about his adventure, and then the audience can take part in a Q&A.
Zoom link to copy and paste: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8496464198
"Over the course of a year, Robert Penn learns how to sow, harvest, thresh and mill his own wheat, in order to bake bread for his family. In returning to this pre-industrial practice, he tells the captivating story of our relationship with bread: from the domestication of wheat in the Fertile Crescent at the dawn of civilization, to the rise of mass-produced loaves and the resurgence in home baking today.
Drawing on the wisdom of farmers and traditional bakers from around the world – from the Welsh mountains to the Great Plains of the USA – Penn reconnects the joy of making and eating bread with a deep appreciation for the skill and patience required to cultivate its key ingredient. This timely reminder of the real cost of great-tasting bread celebrates the everyday miracle of an ancient craft.
‘A wide-ranging, gloriously obsessive odyssey . . . a wonderful insight into the history, culture and sheer hard work taken to make this most fundamental of human foods. This book reminds us of bread's special significance and importance’ Jenny Linford, author of The Missing Ingredient
‘People keep rediscovering the joy of bread. In truth it never went away; it was just subverted by pappy cheaper bread . . . Robert Penn celebrates what we can do to reverse this culinary serfdom’ Tim Lang, author of Feeding Britain
Robert Penn is a journalist, woodsman, lifelong cyclist and the author of several books including the Sunday Times bestseller It's All About the Bike and The Man Who Made Things Out of Trees. He lives in the Black Mountains, South Wales with his wife, three children, two spaniels, twelve bicycles and a collection of axes. He bakes his own bread in a wood-fired oven."
Our Meditation sessions are currently postponed during lockdown, but as soon as we are able, we will begin these again.
Our meditation sessions are a drop-in event on the first Saturday of the month, from 11am. Donations only, suggested donation £3-£5. Teas and coffees provided.
Our cafe, Caffi Celf, is also open for lunch and snacks 11am - 4pm.
(Please do let us know if you are intending to come along so we can keep an eye on numbers during COVID-19 restrictions).
Our Meditation sessions are currently postponed during lockdown, but as soon as we are able, we will begin these again.
Our meditation sessions are a drop-in event on the first Saturday of the month, from 11am. Donations only, suggested donation £3-£5. Teas and coffees provided.
Our cafe, Caffi Celf, is also open for lunch and snacks 11am - 4pm.
(Please do let us know if you are intending to come along so we can keep an eye on numbers during COVID-19 restrictions).
Our Meditation sessions are currently postponed during lockdown, but as soon as we are able, we will begin these again.
Our meditation sessions are a drop-in event on the first Saturday of the month, from 11am. Donations only, suggested donation £3-£5. Teas and coffees provided.
Our cafe, Caffi Celf, is also open for lunch and snacks 11am - 4pm.
(Please do let us know if you are intending to come along so we can keep an eye on numbers during COVID-19 restrictions).
Our Meditation sessions are currently postponed during lockdown, but as soon as we are able, we will begin these again.
Our meditation sessions are a drop-in event on the first Saturday of the month, from 11am. Donations only, suggested donation £3-£5. Teas and coffees provided.
Our cafe, Caffi Celf, is also open for lunch and snacks 11am - 4pm.
(Please do let us know if you are intending to come along so we can keep an eye on numbers during COVID-19 restrictions).
Our Meditation sessions are currently postponed during lockdown, but as soon as we are able, we will begin these again.
Our meditation sessions are a drop-in event on the first Saturday of the month, from 11am. Donations only, suggested donation £3-£5. Teas and coffees provided.
Our cafe, Caffi Celf, is also open for lunch and snacks 11am - 4pm.
(Please do let us know if you are intending to come along so we can keep an eye on numbers during COVID-19 restrictions).
Our Meditation sessions are currently postponed during lockdown, but as soon as we are able, we will begin these again.
Our meditation sessions are a drop-in event on the first Saturday of the month, from 11am. Donations only, suggested donation £3-£5. Teas and coffees provided.
Our cafe, Caffi Celf, is also open for lunch and snacks 11am - 4pm.
(Please do let us know if you are intending to come along so we can keep an eye on numbers during COVID-19 restrictions).
Our Meditation sessions are currently postponed during lockdown, but as soon as we are able, we will begin these again.
Our meditation sessions are a drop-in event on the first Saturday of the month, from 11am. Donations only, suggested donation £3-£5. Teas and coffees provided.
Our cafe, Caffi Celf, is also open for lunch and snacks 11am - 4pm.
(Please do let us know if you are intending to come along so we can keep an eye on numbers during COVID-19 restrictions).
Charity Number 507635
Thursdays to Sundays 11am to 4pm
Call ahead to check opening times as the hours may be seasonal
Exceptions on Bank Holidays and special dates – see What's On for details