If you are looking for retreat venue to take your youthgroup or school CU for a weekend away, you've found the perfect place!

Our Programme

Here at Gaines we provide packages that are tailor-mad for you and your group, and which includes all the Bible teaching, activities, food and accommodation.

By leaving the workload to us, you'll be able to concentrate on forging and strengthening that vital relationship you enjoy with your young people, and this in turn will allow you to teach and serve all the more effectively the remainder of the year.

You can either leave the programme entirely to us, or - as some groups choose - talk to us ahead of time and we'll work with you to focus the Bible teaching (as well as the activities) to ensure that we jointly 'scratch where your teens are itching'!

That done, all you have to do is get them here!

Our Facilities & Activities

Gaines provides the ideal venue for youth group retreats. Out main meeting room (kitted with theatrical lighting, band PA and projection) offers space for Bible study, talks, sung worship, movie nights and even karaoke.

The lounge provides a comfy space for relaxation, small group Bible study and parlour games by the log fire.

The Blue Dining room seats up to 50 for dinner.

We have a wide range of activities on offer. On site we have a volley ball court, football pitch, night line, archery, bonfires and loads of silly games to keep your youth group entertained.

However if the weather turns, there is plenty to do inside. 'The Dive' situated in the basement is where you will find the pool table, darts, table tennis, board games, computer games, large screen tv and the tuck shop, as well as somewhere to make a cup of tea.

For the more artistically inclined we have the craft room, graffiti room and dark room. Decorate a mug or picture frame, make an orginal piece of stencil artwork, or learn how to make a photograph the old fashioned way from negative to final print.

Off site there are the options of go-karting, mountain boarding, laser quest, hunt the leader, ice skating and long country walks.

Our Accommodation

Gaines currently sleeps up to 48 people (though this will virtually double when the site is completely refitted). The top floor for the girls and the second floor for the boys.

Most of the beds available are bunks, with smaller separate rooms prioritized for leaders and their children. Pillows and duvets are provided, all we ask is you bring your own bedding.