It is to the Guesthouse that visitors come and it is to the Guesthouse that the Monks go to meet their families, friends and those seeking support. Likewise, it is in the Guesthouse that the visitor, especially the resident visitor, will touch the life of the Monastery and come to understand the meaning of the life of the community. Thus the monks who are chosen to work in the Guesthouse have the privilege and responsibility to mediate the love of the community to the visitors by the warmth of their welcome and their own personal witness.
People come to the monastery for many reasons.
These include a time for prayer and reflection, a need to be reconciled with God or others, a desire for peace, a need for direction, a taste for rural life, a desire to be identified with a community, a need to rest and relax. But whatever the motive, the visitor is inevitably drawn into the life and prayer of the monks. At times, groups of people come for retreats and conferences are held regularly on various aspects of Celtic and medieval history and spirituality. Normally guests stay for anything up to a week, enough to recharge the batteries and head back out under the eagles, feet firmly as ever on the ground, yet eyes raised a little more clearly and positively to the things that really matter.