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Unemployment in the North East is over 10% once again.
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ABOUT US
Shepherds Dene is the Retreat House for the Dioceses of Newcastle and Durham. Beautifully situated in the Tyne Valley in rural Northumberland, the grade II listed building and estate seem hardly changed from Edwardian days but offers up to date comfort and good home cooking.
Built in 1906 as a substantial country home for a local industrialist, Shepherds Dene was gifted to the Diocese of Newcastle by Geoffrey and Ethel Newell in 1946 In making the gift the Newalls expressed the hope that Shepherds Dene would be ‘a place of quiet retreat that those who come for knowledge may find it and those who come for rest may go away refreshed’ Since 1976, it has been shared with Durham Diocese and is run as an independent charity whose trustees are appointed by the two dioceses.
Shepherds Dene is an outstanding example of the ‘arts and craft’ school, using high quality natural materials, which have stood the test of time. The 20 acres of grounds were also planned as an Edwardian garden with formal and informal areas, a walled garden and woodland leading to the Marchburn stream. The house and grounds are remarkably preserved and full of original features.
In the last few years, the trustees have invested in an ongoing programme of improvements that have included installing some ensuite bedrooms and restoring the original planting plan. You'll find all the home comforts you would expect of country house living and lots of individual touches too- the Guardian is delivered daily. There is a spiritual atmosphere about Shepherds Dene, imbued with over 60 years of prayer and fellowship, which is cherished at all costs.
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