Several years ago Venerable Geshe-la himself was delighted, commenting "this is wonderful" when Tara KMC transformed into an NKT-IKBU International Kadampa Retreat Centre, Tara IKRC, and also the NKT retreat Centre for the United Kingdom.
Take a look at what we have to offer at Tara International Kadampa Retreat Centre,
due to the kindness of Venerable Geshe-la.
beautiful meditation space
Enjoy our meditation rooms
Bright and blessed spaces available with comfortable chairs, microphone and prayers laptop set up and ready for you to use. Your Teacher can sit on a throne or a chair depending on their preference.
Capacity of the rooms:
Room 3 - Up to 10 people
Room 1 - 10 - 30 people
Tara Meditation Hall - 30+ people
Peaceful space to use our Dharma library or discuss Dharma with friends
Relax in the lounge
Gaze across the parkland at Tara International Kadampa Retreat Centre from this large, comfortable indoor space. Enjoy a cup of tea and study a wisdom text coming from Venerable Geshe-la's heart.
Tharpa Bookstore and Gift Shop
Browse in the shop
Our beautiful shop is filled with items from Tharpa Publications including all sadhanas, holy images, Ven Geshe-la's books including books in all languages!
We also have beautiful gifts such as statues, malas, mandala kits, vajras and bells, damarus and locally sourced items such as honey, jewellery, clothes as well as snacks and essentials you might need whilst staying at Tara IKRC.
Open every day 10am - 4pm
World Peace Cafe
The World Peace Cafe cafe is open 7 days a week offering fantastic meals, light bites, cakes and drinks. Featuring the beautiful, heated Tara terrace should you wish to enjoy the outdoors with your order
Accommodation
Simple, clean rooms
From shared dormitory rooms to en-suite and single studio flats, we have a large variety of accommodation to suit everyone. There is one disabled access en-suite. Everything you need to keep it simple and focus on Dharma
Healthy, Enjoyable food
Enjoy good food together with your spiritual community
Spacious and comfortable dining hall gives you lots of opportunity to relax with friends over lunch or supper. You can also enjoy a quiet breakfast before your sessions
email Sam - ad@tarakmc.org - to enquire
Dates
We are very flexible and can
accommodate nearly any date
We are not available during International festivals, GSD Weekends and UKDC
Costs
All accommodation prices are per night
Camping £7 - 10 spaces available
Campervan £10 - 6 spaces available
Shared dorm room £22 - 16 female, 9 male
Single room £44 - 16 rooms available
Single with Toilet £50 - 3 rooms available
Single En-suite £60 - 3 rooms available
Single Studio flat £70 - 1 available
Twin En-suite £110 - 1 available (this is also the disabled access room)
Meals
£13/day
£26 for Friday Supper - Sunday Lunch
We are able to cater for Vegetarian or Vegan, please inform us if you have any Coeliacs or food allergies in the group
Booking Procedure
- Please email our AD to book in a date
- Keep Tara updated on bookings as your bookings fill up, preferably via a shared google sheet
- You are invoiced during your stay with payment due no later than 2 weeks after the event
- Individual cancellations accord to the booking policy of the attending centre
- Whole event cancellations follow Tara's booking policy should the attending centre cancel the event