For many people another way of living starts with this book...
So you’re fed up with living in a little box. Maybe just by yourself. Maybe with your family. Just being a docile consumer alongside the billions of other docile consumers. And the combined outcome of it all is a wrecked planet.
Isn’t there something more to life than this? Couldn’t we have access to many of the best things in life without doing such harm if we were prepared to share more with our neighbours? Perhaps in an intentional community – that’s a community that has come together by intention rather than by chance.
Believe it or not, many people have been living in intentional communities like this for decades. And it’s not all hippy crash pads where nobody does the washing up! This website will open your eyes to the multifarious ways in which communal living happens in the 21st century.
It’s your way into the future!
The 12th edition of our legendary book is available from the D&D Shop
196 pages packed with articles, photo-essays, ruminations and a directory of intentional communities in Britain
Hear all about Bridport Cohousing and its very long journey that has ultimately led to a great beginning…
This year’s Communities Conference will be a space to dream and support one another and to share ideas of how we can be more resilient together. Come and join the party to explore solutions for today’s challenges and see how solutions might come through the power of community!
Canon Frome Court, Herefordshire
July 11th to 13th 2025
“… it shows how this community-oriented housing model continues to attract interest from people looking for housing alternatives better attuned to the needs of contemporary life.”
Kathryn McCamant, President of US consultancy “CoHousing Solutions”
So much has happened in the world of Cohousing in the UK during the last decade that we’ve decided to publish a second volume of our Review!
Take a look at what’s inside:
• Updating the Cohousing scene in the UK
• Dynamics of ‘intentional neighbourhoods’
• It’s all about the process
• In Conversation with Chuck Durrett
• What Happens After You Move In?
• Building a Diverse Cohousing Community
• Wellbeing and mutual support
• GraceWorks Gardens, Nottinghamshire
• Cannock Mill Cohousing Colchester
• Senior Cohousing
• Setting up On the Brink
• RUSS, Church Grove, Lewisham
• Finding Land for Cohousing Projects
• Mutual Home Ownership
• Financing Cohousing Development
• Funding our Common House
• Housing Associations and Developers
• Is Cohousing sustainable in the UK?
• UK Cohousing Network
• Resources
One thing that we really want you to know:
There are many different ways to live communally
Cohousing Community
Living fairly separately but with the possibility of sharing a lot of facilities. The best of both worlds perhaps!
Big House Commune
This is the classic idea of the commune in a big mansion in the country. Here are some places that fit that mould.
Washington House
Urban Communal
These housing co-ops and big shared houses in built up areas show that not every commune has to be rural!
Spiritual Community
Having a focus often helps. These places all have some spiritual or religious belief that underlies their existence.
Othona West Dorset
Othona West Dorset is run by a small residential team who provide an experience of living in community for visitors…
Low Impact Community
Many aspire to low impact living but these places go all the way with off-grid, low consumption lifestyles.
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The D&D Reviews shown above are more specialised books about particular types of community
Currently seeking... communards
Check out these noticeboards for communities that like to host volunteers as well as those that are currently looking for people to join.
Volunteering and WWOOFing are amongst the best ways to to try communal living out for yourself. Once you’ve decided that you really want to go for it then Places needing Members is the next stop.
Old Hall Community
Latest update: March 2025. We welcome volunteers. Come and join fully in the life of Old Hall Community where we…
Pendragon House
Pendragon house currently has a family room and an individual room available. Your monthly community contribution covers the basic costs…
So you want to start or join a forming community?
Don't underestimate the scale of the task! Maybe follow up some of these links...
Falmouth and Penryn Co-Housing Collective
We are looking for around 30 households in the Falmouth/Penryn area, singles, young couples, families, high flyers and retirees, the…
This noticeboard is for Developing Groups that are fairly well established – they may even have a building or a site lined up.
Looking for Food-Loving Eco-Home Partners
We’re a couple in our mid 30s looking to connect with others who share a passion for sustainable living, good…
People Forming a Group is our noticeboard for those at the very early stages whereas Developing Groups are usually quite a bit further down the road.
Secluded Georgian estate Cardigan Bay
Ceredigion West Wales, 3 miles from coast. 20 Acres Secluded Georgian Mansion, historic estate, former Country House Retreat. £1.3m Accessed…
Properties might suit Communities is where people who are trying to sell or make people aware of a particular vacant property can place a message.
And don't forget our other Noticeboards...
Looking for a quiet life
Hi there, I’m a young professional (38, male) from London.I’m looking to move somewhere green and peaceful, with kind and…
Reinforcements Needed
I am currently occupying some land in Beverly East Yorkshire. The land was a landfill site 20 years ago but…
Ghosts of Communes Past
What was that about people who haven't learned from history being doomed to repeat it?
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