June UK journey · Totnes · Glastonbury · Norwich

Eco Villages & Spiritual Communities to Visit in England

A curated route of intentional communities, retreat centres, cohousing projects and regenerative culture hubs — chosen for people interested in conscious living, land, spirit, community and practical ecological design.

How to use this guide

Some of these places are visitor-friendly retreat centres. Others are real living communities, not tourist attractions. The best approach is to email ahead, explain your interest respectfully, and ask whether there is an open day, tour, volunteer day, event, meal, or short visit available during your dates.

Suggested route logic

  • Totnes / Devon: Bowden House, Sharpham, Embercombe, Transition Town Totnes.
  • Glastonbury / Somerset: Pendragon House, Tinkers Bubble, The Fold.
  • Norwich / East Anglia: Angel Yard Cohousing.
  • Worth a detour: Braziers Park or Findhorn.
Bowden House near Totnes, Devon Closest to Totnes

Bowden House Community

Intentional communityTotnesContact first

A resident intentional community just outside Totnes. Probably the strongest “actual community” match for a visit in the Totnes area.

Address: Bowden House Community, Green Lane, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 7PW
Good for: intentional living, shared land, alternative culture, community process.
Visit website Contact / directions
Sharpham House near Totnes, Devon Retreat + nature

Sharpham Trust

MindfulnessRiver DartRetreats

A beautiful nature-connected retreat estate near Totnes, with mindfulness retreats, outdoor learning and a strong ecological-spiritual atmosphere.

Address: Sharpham House, Ashprington, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 7UT
Good for: meditation, land-based reflection, nature connection, restorative retreats.
Visit website How to find them
Bray valley and Embercombe Wood near Embercombe, Devon Dartmoor edge

Embercombe

RewildingPurposeRetreat centre

A 50-acre retreat and education centre devoted to land, leadership, purpose, and reconnecting with a wilder, more authentic self.

Address: Embercombe, Higher Ashton, Exeter, Devon, EX6 7QQ
Good for: rewilding, nature-based transformation, purpose work, land stewardship.
Visit website Contact / visits
Totnes High Street, home of the Transition Town movement Regenerative town

Transition Town Totnes

Local resilienceEventsMovement hub

Not a residential eco-village, but one of the iconic hubs of the Transition Town movement — useful if you’re interested in local resilience and community-scale change.

Address: The Mansion, 36a Fore Street, Totnes, TQ9 5RP
Good for: community resilience, local food, climate action, grassroots systems.
Visit website See events
Tinkers Bubble off-grid community in Somerset Off-grid Somerset

Tinkers Bubble

Off-gridLow impactSomerset

A small off-grid woodland community in Somerset, often described as one of the UK’s most committed low-impact living projects.

Address: Norton Covert, Little Norton, Norton sub Hamdon, Stoke-sub-Hamdon, Somerset, TA14 6TF
Good for: off-grid living, land work, ecological simplicity, fossil-fuel-light lifestyles.
Visit website Getting there
The Fold at New House Farm, Bransford Eco-village project

The Fold

Community farmEco-homesWorcestershire

A community-interest project with café, organic farm, workshops, studios, therapy spaces and a developing eco-village / community housing project.

Address: The Fold, Bransford, Worcester, WR6 5JB
Good for: accessible community enterprise, organic food, eco-housing, events.
Visit website Housing project
Glastonbury Tor near Pendragon House Glastonbury

Pendragon House

Spiritual communityGlastonburyNear the Tor

A spiritual / intentional community close to the heart of Glastonbury, near both the High Street and the Tor.

Address: Pendragon House, Butleigh Road, Glastonbury, Somerset, BA6 8AQ
Good for: Glastonbury spirituality, community living, pilgrimage atmosphere.
Visit website Community listing
Angel Yard Cohousing architectural view in Norwich Norwich

Angel Yard Cohousing

CohousingUrbanNorwich

A sustainable, multigenerational cohousing project in central Norwich — less “rural ecovillage”, more modern urban community-living model.

Address: Angel Yard, Sussex Street, Norwich, NR3 3DG
Good for: cohousing, urban sustainability, shared resources, community design.
Visit website Contact
Braziers Park intentional community in Oxfordshire Worth a detour

Braziers Park

Intentional communityEducationOxfordshire

One of the UK’s older intentional communities: an education charity, community and historic estate exploring group living, creativity and ecological stewardship.

Address: Braziers Park, Ipsden, Wallingford, South Oxfordshire, OX10 6AN
Good for: group process, community education, long-running intentional living, volunteering.
Visit website Engage / visit
Whisky Barrel House in Findhorn Ecovillage Big Scotland detour

The Park Ecovillage Findhorn

Spiritual ecovillageScotlandClassic reference point

The classic UK spiritual ecovillage reference point. Too far for a casual detour, but highly relevant if your journey expands north.

Address: The Park, Findhorn, Forres, Moray, IV36 3TZ
Good for: spiritual ecology, ecovillage history, conscious community, guided tours.
Visit website Visit / tours

Best first email to send

“I’ll be travelling through the area in June and am exploring regenerative / spiritual community models for a future land-based project in Spain. I’d love to visit respectfully if there is an open day, tour, event, volunteer day, or appropriate way to connect while I’m nearby.”

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