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AIRPORTS
The closest airport is Charlottesville-Albemarle Airport (CHO) (50 minutes by car); other possibilities include:
-Lynchburg Regional Airport (LYH) – 50 minutes by car
-Richmond International Airport (RIC) – 1 hour and 45 minutes by car
-Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) – 2.5 hours by car
Because of our rural location, we recommend using your own or a rental car. If you need a ride from Charlottesville airport, train or bus station, there are several services available to choose from. We suggest you pre-book your ride, as the Sanctuary Retreat Center does not offer shuttle service. Visit https://sanctuaryretreatcenter.org/guest-information/ or contact us for information on transportation services.
DIRECTIONS TO THE SANCTUARY
The Sanctuary Retreat Center
2610 Adial Rd, Faber, VA 22938
From Charlottesville:
Take 29 South from Charlottesville. After approx. 22 miles – look for the sign “Nelson County Wayside”. Shortly after this, exit right at Rte. 6 West. Turn right at the stop sign onto Rte. 6 (River Road). Follow Rte. 6 for about 2 miles. Turn left at Rte. 634 (Adial Road). Continue about 2.5 miles; pass the Acorn Inn on your right and enter the Sanctuary Retreat Center at the sign with the paved entrance (second entrance on your right). Use the parking areas that are both to the right and the left of the entrance road.
From Richmond:
Take Rte. 64 West towards Charlottesville. Passing Charlottesville take Exit #107 (Rte. 250 Crozet). Turn left at the exit ramp stop sign. Follow Rte. 250 for approximately 4 miles. Turn left at the stop light onto Rte. 151. Follow 151 for approximately 11 miles into Nellysford. Just past Wells Fargo Bank on the right – turn left onto Rte. 634 (Adial Road). Drive approximately 2.5 miles. Once you see Lakeland Lane on your right, the Sanctuary Retreat Center is on your left just a few hundred feet further up the road. Turn left at the Sanctuary Retreat Center sign and use the parking areas that are both to the right and the left of the entrance road.
From Lynchburg:
Take Rte. 29 North towards Charlottesville. 6 miles north of Lovingston, turn left on Rte. 6 West. Follow Rte. 6 for about 2 miles. Turn left at Rte. 634 (Adial Rd). Continue about 2.5 miles; pass the Acorn Inn on your right and enter the Sanctuary Retreat Center at the sign with the paved entrance (second entrance on your right). Use the parking areas that are both to the right and the left of the entrance road.
From Nellysford, VA (Route 151):
From Nellysford, take Rte. 634 (Adial Road). Drive approximately 2.5 miles. Once you see Lakeland Lane on your right, the Sanctuary is on your left just a few hundred feet further up the road. Turn left at the Sanctuary Retreat Center sign and use the parking areas that are both to the right and the left of the entrance road.
Customer Reviews
Restorative and Insightful
Silent Treat Exceptional
Excellent personal retreat experience
The staff was lovely and I was impressed by all the little details of my stay that they got right, including my own personalized schedule waiting on the counter of my cottage. They give you full control over how you spend your time - a completely silent retreat, one filled with group sessions and wellness treatments, or something in between.
The food was excellent, and they even made accommodations for my diet (though I told them beforehand it wasn't necessary). Even the weather didn't seem too bad - despite a hot July, the temperature was rather pleasant under all the trees.
I felt my time at the Sanctuary was very well spent, and it's difficult not to fantasize about going back for another visit soon.
Nothing else like it!
Mission & Vision
We provide inviting, comfortable, and rejuvenating holistic wellness retreats where you’re embraced by woodlands, fresh air, and good company, allowing you to relax into your natural state of balance, wholeness, and wellbeing.
The home of Synchronicity Foundation, The Sanctuary is a 35+ years old community of meditators. Through decades of daily meditation and holistic lifestyle practice, the community's experience has evolved to the point where expanded states of holistic awareness as Being or Aware Presence are the norms. It makes us uniquely qualified to offer education and support grounded in decades of authentic experience.