The Community is on staycation 9-19 September. You are welcome to join us for Lauds, Mass and Vespers at the usual times; the other Offices will be prayed in solitude. The bookshop and parlours are closed. Please note that Crief Lodges are closed from 16-30 September 2025. York Lodge is unavailable from 16 September ufn. Please see the Holiday Lodges page for more details.

Home - Stanbrook Abbey

O Beauty, ever ancient, ever new

St Benedict would almost certainly have known these words of St Augustine, and they continue to raise the heart to God today.

Rooted in the ancient monastic tradition and transplanted to this stunning location, the Stanbrook Community invites you to join us in creating a new setting for our journey together into God’s eternal beauty. In these pages we wish to share something of the wonder of creation in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park and to make available some of the riches our Christian monastic heritage.

Learn more about who we are

Our Prayer

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Discernment

Journey with us in discernment

Oblates

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Future Plans

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Benedictine life

Monastic life is a combination of many different elements and as Benedictines we try to keep these in balance and harmony so that we live in a way that reflects our commitment to Prefer Nothing Whatever to Christ.
We pray that in exploring this new website you will discover more about our way of life and different ways in which you can be supported in your faith and connected with us.

Please be patient as we grow in confidence and proficiency to add new content to the site.

Find out more about Benedictine life

Join us in prayer

Prayer is at heart of our way of life and it is what connects us to the world and plight of those in need. Our liturgy brings the community together to praise the Lord six times a day, this is balanced with our times of personal pray and commitment to Lectio Divina.
Pray with us

Spend the day with us

Monasteries have always received guests who wish to share something of our liturgy or simply step out of the busyness of life and into the silence of this place.
Explore our day retreats

Extended visits

Crief Lodges offer a wonderful space for individuals and families who wish to explore this corner of North Yorkshire or simply rest and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of the monastery and scenery. The Lodges are popular with those wishing to make a private retreat and appreciate being able to pray with the community.
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Our shop

We sell a wide range of books and cards for all occasions. Some of the crafts practised by sisters in the community are also on sale, weaving, calligraphy, poetry and photography.
If you can’t find what you are looking for please do ask, we may be able to help!

Explore our shop and crafts

Our latest news

3RD September 2025

Dame Hilda Wood R.I.P.

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4TH August 2025

Hope through the Transfiguration

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19TH July 2025

St Benedict: Patron of Europe

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Rule of St Benedict for the day

8th September

There are evidently four kinds of monks. The first are the Cenobites, that is, those who live in monasteries, serving under a rule and an abbot. The second are the Anchorites or Hermits, that is those who not in the first fervour of their religious life, but after long probation in a monastery, having learnt in association with many brethren how to fight against the devil, go out well-armed from the ranks of the community to the solitary combat of the desert. They are able now to live without the help of others, and by their own strength and God’s assistance to fight against the temptations of mind and body.

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Reflections on the Rule of St Benedict