Diggers and Dreamers

The Well at Willen (a work of the Society of the Sacred Mission) is a modern faith based community of families, couples and single people who are attempting to live a shared expression of life through our values of spirituality, hospitality, inclusivity, peace and justice and sustainability,it... read more

We are small community of 6 (5x adults and 1x child 1 year old) living in a large, recently purchased 6 bedroom town house with outbuildings, summer house, a workshop, garden and private courtyard. The house is 3 storey and dates back to 1865 having been former residence of the Duke of St... read more

The West End Housing Co-op is a small housing co-op of 12 houses and flats in the Westgate Hill area of Newcastle upon Tyne. Members of the co-op live in their own households but meet collectively once a month to organise repairs, rents, housing allocations and other matters of mutual concern.... read more

Whiteway Colony is a Tolstoyan Community which was set up in 1899 by middle class socialists. In 1998 The Colony celebrated its centenary as a unique pioneering enterprise. Today it occupies the same forty one acres of communally held land with which it began, where colonists live in their own... read more

For 40 years a group of dedicated individuals have been looking after a colony of Amazonian woolly monkeys rescued from the pet trade in the 1960s and 70s. We are now home to woolly monkeys and capuchin monkeys, who have arrived here as a result of the tragic trade that still exists in the... read more

Windsor Hill Wood is a woodland shelter inspired by the Pildson Community in Dorset. It aims to create a peaceful environment where people going through tough or uncertain times can come and reflect on life.
We’re a small community centred on what is a family home. We’re essentially an “... read more

After over 20 successful years as a small family and land-based community, we have officially dismantled some of our communal activities. It had become too difficult to find others who wanted, and were able to find both the time and financial commitments needed to maintain the community. However... read more