The meadow has been looking particularly beautiful in the early autumn sunshine. The light, already mellowing, illuminates a hundred suns of corn marigold (Glebionis segetum), their central pads filled with pollen. All are celebrated in the flowering rays of the Buddleja x weyeriana ‘Sungold’, also often full of feasting bees and butterflies. The bright yellows[…]Read more…
We would like to thank all of you who voted for us and contributed to Chalice Well winning Retreat Centre of the Year in the Kindred Spirit Awards 2020. We feel honoured to be recognised in this way, especially when there are so many wonderful retreat centres to choose from. Alongside this exciting news, it[…]Read more…
We are excited to announce that the gardens will be open 7 days a week, from Monday, 31 August 2020 For the time being, the opening hours will remain 10 am to 4:30 pm, last entry at 4 pm. Please note, the gardens will close at 2 pm on Thursday, 3 September, for a staff[…]Read more…
We have begun the harvest in the orchards at Chalice Well. It has been a good year and the trees are abundant with apples, up to half as much again as normal. Mike and Anthony are busy picking them for our juice, carefully selecting the variety that is ripest at the time. Over the season[…]Read more…
The well lid has been beautifully restored by artisans Christian Torres and, father and son Martin and Shane Faulkner. They replaced the wood with vibrant oak. Christian meticulously removed the layers of lacquer and polished the design to reveal much more detail than has been seen for a long time.
The Global Silent Minute was inspired by the Big Ben Silent Minute introduced in the Second World War by Wellesley Tudor Pole (WTP), founder of Chalice Well Trust, as a “spiritual weapon” to harness the power of Silence in selfless service to be used for the benefit of all. The DNA for the Silent Minute[…]Read more…
A dressing made on Lammas/Lughnasadh Eve. First fruits & the grain harvest. Hazel, spirea, Euphorbia oblongata, ash keys, Amaranth, poppy heads, dahlias, calendula, cosmos, plums from our orchard. The ridiculously exuberant dahlias in this Well dressing are “Penhill Watermelon”, a “dinner plate” variety as they are known in floristry. They have certainly lived up to[…]Read more…
A meditation on impermanence …
“The fragrance always stays in the hand that gives the rose” Hada Bejar With good weather, summer is a celebration of the rose in the UK. We have a large number of different types of roses within the Chalice Well garden including several groupings of Rosa ‘Blanche Double de Coubert’ with semi-double white flowers and[…]Read more…
A dressing created on Solstice Eve, in the softening light of the summer sun, reflected in our Well lantern(s) and candles. Healing herbs and flowers ~ calendula, jasmine, hypericum, lemon balm, yarrow; and golden roses to offer comfort in times of grief and loss. All small beacons honouring the sun’s light, warmth and power. The[…]Read more…
