Join other friends of The School of Life and Living Architecture on a long weekend of contemplation, reading and new horizons.

Available dates in 2019 - 

20- 23 September

22- 25 November

Due to high demand, all holidays at A House for Essex are sold via a ballot. Each ballot offers you the chance to purchase a 2- or 3- night stay at A House for Essex, for up to 4 people.

The ballot for A House for Essex has now closed. 

Do sign up to our newsletter for updates on future ballots and other news from Living Architecture. 

• Balancing Barn, Suffolk, sleeps 8 - see here
• Dune House, Suffolk, sleeps 9 - see here
• Long House, Norfolk, sleeps 10 - see here
• Shingle House, Kent, sleeps 8 - see here
• Life House, Wales, sleeps 6 - see here

2019 dates have sold out - if you are interested in staying at Secular Retreat in the future, please sign up to our newsletter. 

Due to high demand, all holidays at A House for Essex are sold via a ballot. Each ballot offers you the chance to purchase a 2- or 3- night stay at A House for Essex, for up to 4 people. 

The latest ballot for A House for Essex is now live, for stays from September to December 2019 - enter here.

Sign up to our newsletter for news of A House for Essex ballots, and other news from Living Architecture. 

"A tour de force of domestic minimalism" - Financial Times, September 2016.

Please note that A Room for London has now closed.

A House for Essex is featured in Channel 4 documentary.