Celebrating Braziers Park School of Integrative Social Research: 76 Years of Curiosity,
Community, and Conscious Change:
Community, and Conscious Change:
Braziers Park is a community, charity for alternative education, and an architectural treasure hidden deep in the South Oxfordshire countryside in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
OPEN CALL 2026-27
Apply for our Academic & Creative Residency Programme
Braziers Park is inviting applications for our self-funded ACRE (Academic and Creative Research) Residency Programme. We are welcoming up to 12 residents between 1 December 2026 and 8 March 2027. We welcome artists, researchers, writers, and thinkers interested in developing work through communal living and shared enquiry. There is no fixed submission deadline; however, we recommend applying early, as the open call will close once we have identified 12 suitable candidates.
Retreat Venue Hire
Bring your retreat to Braziers Park
With beautiful grounds, characterful spaces, accommodation, and catering, we offer a peaceful residential setting for wellbeing retreats, workshops, and group gatherings. Available for whole-site and individual space bookings, our historic house and rural Oxfordshire grounds provide a welcoming place to slow down, connect, and spend meaningful time together. Groups can make use of shared gathering spaces, comfortable bedrooms, home-cooked meals, and the surrounding gardens and woodland.
Soil, Soul, Society:
Braziers Park’s Education Guiding Vision for 2025 and Beyond
At Braziers Park School of Integrative Social Research, we are embarking on a renewed journey in 2025, guided by the triad of Soil, Soul, Society – a profound framework of ecological and spiritual consciousness articulated by educator, activist, and thinker Satish Kumar. This philosophy will shape our calendar of events, workshops, and courses inspiring participants to engage with the natural world, deepen inner awareness, and cultivate sustainable communities.
Farewell
It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our dear friend and long-term community member, Hugh Broughton Makins. For over two decades, Hugh's warmth, humour, generosity and commitment to community life touched countless people who passed through Braziers Park. Whether tending the fire, sharing conversation, or offering words of quiet wisdom, he made Braziers feel like home. We are deeply grateful for all he gave to our community. Hugh will be greatly missed.
In Hugh’s own words: “I’m 95 and I don’t feel old at all. I’m part of a community of all sorts of people and all sorts of ages. Take a little bit of Braziers wherever you go.”