Weekly Meditation Class, Lamrim Kadampa Buddhist Centre Derry

What to Expect

Lamrim Kadampa Buddhist Centre on Pump Street runs a drop-in meditation class every Tuesday evening, part of its ongoing programme of classes rather than a one-off event. The listed session, titled “Stop Bring Your Own Worst Enemy,” is guided meditation and teaching aimed at working with self-critical thinking, open to complete beginners as well as regular attenders. The class runs for just over an hour, with the next confirmed date Tuesday 11 August 2026 and further weekly sessions continuing on Tuesdays afterwards. Each week’s class typically pairs a short talk on a Buddhist theme with periods of guided meditation, and the centre is clear that no previous experience or commitment to a course is needed, so people can come along to a single session or attend regularly. The class sits alongside the centre’s occasional weekend retreats, such as its Introduction to Tantra morning, as part of a broader programme run from the same Pump Street premises for anyone in Derry with an interest in Buddhist practice and meditation for everyday wellbeing.

Good to Know

• Weekly, every Tuesday, 7:00pm to 8:15pm
• Next date: Tuesday 11 August 2026; the class then continues weekly
• Venue: Lamrim Kadampa Buddhist Centre, 11 Pump Street, Derry
• £7 per class, drop-in, no need to commit to a course
• Further ongoing classes are listed at meditateni.org/north-west
• Suitable for complete beginners; no equipment needed beyond comfortable clothing

Getting There

Pump Street sits in Derry’s Cityside, close to the Diamond and the city walls, and is walkable from Foyleside Shopping Centre and Fountain Street car parks in under ten minutes. Foyle Street bus station, served by Translink city and regional routes, is about a 10-minute walk from the centre, so it is a straightforward evening stop for anyone finishing work in the city centre.