...a venture in Christian living which has at its heart a community of Roman Catholic Benedictine monks seeking to follow the Gospel of Jesus Christ within a framework provided by their rule of life and their Abbot.

...a monastic community which draws its inspiration from the ancient rule of St.Benedict, adapted to modern times without losing its essential characteristics. The traditional rhythm of prayer and reading, work and relaxation, is at the heart of community living.

...a partnership of monks and lay people which helps to build up a Christian centre, ecumenical and outward looking. Many people join the monks in their prayer and work...visitors, local parishioners, lay members of staff, members of the Worth Abbey Lay Community (an association of lay men and women who choose to follow a Benedictine way of spirituality and service).

...a place of prayer and worship. The Abbey Church forms the centre of the complex of buildings and the setting for the singing of the monastic Office (services of public prayer) five times a day. Prayer, private and public, lies at the heart of life at Worth.

...a place of learning. Monks and the lay teaching staff continue the Benedictine tradition of education in their school. Study, learning and teaching in the service of the Gospel are a part of the Benedictine tradition.

...a place of caring, compassion and welcome. Pastoral work for the local parish and diocese, support for projects in Peru where many monks have worked, serving the needy locally, play an important part in the lay-monastic partnership.

...the site of a Victorian mansion and its grounds, in which monastic and school buildings have sprung up, in the beautiful surroundings of the woods and fields of the Weald of Sussex.