Community, Meditation, Land & Ecology, Meaningful Work, Imagination & Creativity

Experience Buddhafield:

Resource, Connect, Regenerate

Buddhafield is a UK-based charity hosting one-day events, meditation retreats, an annual festival, a vegan café, and online programs rooted in Buddhist principles and ecologically and socially conscious living. Join our vibrant community through volunteering or attending our transformative events.

All retreats & events

Our dedicated team of over 25 and up to 1,000 annual volunteers and contributors create a welcoming community, bringing mindfulness and connection to thousands through our events and retreats.

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Nature-Based Retreats

A variety of Buddhist retreat options from beginners and all levels to longer, deeper options- all outdoors, close to nature with delicious vegan catering.

Family-Friendly Retreats

Bringing practice and family life together to go deeper into how Buddhism meets the world with space for all expressions and all ages.

Buddhafield Festival

A joyful, heartfelt drug- and alcohol-free festival with meditation, music, workshops and connection under beautiful skies in the Blackdown Hills, Somerset.

Green Earth Awakening Camp

Engaged Buddhism, resourcing, social justice and activism through workshops, panels and practice with delicious vegan food and a strong community experience.

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Values

At the core of our work are values that produce the reliable magic of Buddhafield wherever we are.

Buddhafield Base

Find out more about our long term fundraising project to find a new home for Buddhafield.

Volunteering

Volunteer at the Buddhafield Festival, Green Earth Awakening or one of our longer volunteering programmes.

The Charity

Buddhafield is a web of community, charitable work and ethical businesses. Find out more about that here.

Latest Events

The Buddhafield Tree

Read on to find out more about the various aspects of Buddhafield. We are a constantly evolving team and organisation. It's hard to pin that to a web page, but we often use the metaphor of a garden or tree to express the various aspects.

Fruits

Testimonials from some of our retreat and event participants.

It was my first time going to this festival and it definitely won’t be my last! It was such a grounded place, I loved it. I met so many beautiful people and spent quality time with some lovely souls, deepening connections 💛

I’ve been to Buddhafield for as long as I can remember - I’m only 18 now and I’ve been every year the festival has been active since I was about 5 or 6. It’s truly changed my life and I’m not sure where I’d be without the festival and community it brings.

The incredibly diverse bunch of people who meet at Buddhafield events to share their experience and skills in a unique context in harmony with nature, really helps break down barriers in society and promote tolerance, understanding and creativity in all.

What a magical retreat! It was beautifully held, in a wonderful location. There were a perfect number of people to create a special community. I felt very welcome and included even though I am not a Buddhist.

Branches

Sangha (community) is at the heart of what we do. From our core team to everyone who volunteers with us throughout the year for a few hours or for months at a time.

We have a core team of around 25 people working part-time and volunteering to keep Buddhafield running. In addition, we have events with their own teams as well as over a thousand volunteers and contributors who work with us every year.

We aim to have everyone who attends a Buddhafield event feel part of a community for however long we are together, but also once we return to the world, taking our the golden threads of practice back to life, family and the wider world.

Working & Volunteering

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Roots

We’re celebrating 30 years of Buddhafield Festival in 2026 - although, as always with organic growth, there is always some debate about when it actually started.

The history of Buddhafield has led us to clear ideas about who we are and what we can offer the world. Learn more about this and our plans for the future of Buddhafield using the following links.

Celebrate 30 years with us in 2026

Seeds

Buddhafield is rooted in Buddhist principles and is part of the Triratna Buddhist organisation. This is the seed that lies at the heart of everything we do and keeps us connected to something that continues to grow.

You don’t need to be a Buddhist to attend many of our events and enjoy the benefits of practice. We offer a variety of levels, including online, family-friendly, and open retreats, as well as some offerings for more experienced meditators.

Soil

Maintaining a charity and organisation of this scope that is compliant and engaging requires a lot of love and investment in social and spiritual values. This results in some great documents, procedures, structures, and systems. These are the foundations in which our work grows, and you can learn more about different aspects of this on the pages linked here.

Safeguarding
Sangha Diversity
The Charity
Fundraising
The Buddhafield Mandate System – our organisational structure