Shared Solitude - A pilgrimage retreat on Iona
2027 dates coming soon!
A guided week long pilgrimage experience on the Isle of Iona. Come as a small group, come as an individual, come as friends, come as you are. We'll journey together and linger in the ancient, wild and rugged places of Iona. Allowing the space for Iona to do its thing.
Join us for this walking pilgrimage on the island of Iona. There will be time to walk in silence, reflect in companionship, and listen for the movement of God in your life.
We will walk to different parts of the island, letting its beauty and solitude speak to us. There will be regular times for individual sessions of spiritual direction and accompaniment. An opportunity to listen together and bear witness to how God is moving in your life.
Your companions on the way
Sarah Akehurst
Sarah Akehurst
Sarah Akehurst
Sarah trained as a spiritual director in the Ignatian tradition with the Epiphany Group in Scotland. She has lived on Iona for eight years and has a deep connection to the island. Before coming to Iona, she worked for many years in the field of adoption in North East Scotland. She is an enthusiastic walker and explorer of Hebridean islands, a writer and an oblate of Pluscarden Abbey in Moray.
Wendy Lloyd
Sarah Akehurst
Sarah Akehurst
Wendy trained as a spiritual director with Sarum College, Salisbury and is also a qualified mountain leader. She often guides pilgrims across the Isle of Mull, where she lives, on their way to or from Iona. She also works for the Iona Community, the Guild of Health and St. Raphael and is a crofter. Her first visit to Iona in 2008 was tran
Wendy trained as a spiritual director with Sarum College, Salisbury and is also a qualified mountain leader. She often guides pilgrims across the Isle of Mull, where she lives, on their way to or from Iona. She also works for the Iona Community, the Guild of Health and St. Raphael and is a crofter. Her first visit to Iona in 2008 was transformational. She has lived on the Ross of Mull for eight years.
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The flow of our time together
Shared Solitude is a walking pilgrimage on the island of Iona. There will be time to walk and sit in silence, reflect in companionship, and listen for the movement of God in your life.
We will walk to different parts of the island, and respond to an invitation to connect and linger there. There will be times we will share together and regular slots made available for individual sessions of spiritual direction or accompaniment.
Spiritual direction or accompaniment provides an opportunity to listen together for how God is moving in and through your life.
Dates
Dates for 2027 announced soon - join the mailing list below to find out when!
Location
This pilgrimage retreat is on the Isle of Iona, in the Inner Hebrides, Scotland.
Accommodation
Accommodation will be included in the retreat fee for 2027. We have reserved two weeks at Bishop's House on Iona.
Recommended fitness levels
This retreat includes gentle walking most days — generally 3 to 6 miles, sometimes on uneven or rocky terrain. Participants should have a reasonable level of fitness and be comfortable walking outdoors in varying weather conditions.
Travel
Iona is reached by ferry from Fionnphort on the Isle of Mull. Mull is accessible by ferry from Oban on the Scottish mainland. We'll send detailed travel information and suggestions once your booking is confirmed.
Pricing
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for those on lower income
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Standard rate
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Supporter rate
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