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Dhamma Sukhakāri moved to its new home at Walnut Tree Manor in January 2018 to become the UK’s second 10-day course centre. It is set in ten acres of land on the edge of the village of Haughley Green in the Suffolk countryside, a few miles from Stowmarket station. It offers 10-day courses for new and old students, 3-day courses for old students and short courses for children and young people.

Walnut Tree Manor is an old farmhouse dating back to the seventeenth century. Its occupants in modern times have included Lady Eve Balfour, who pioneered organic farming at the site, and the Soil Association, which used it as their headquarters and continued her work. In 1985, Walnut Tree Manor became the home of Hillcroft Preparatory School and in 2006, an activity centre for children.

The current site comprises: the Manor House (a Grade II listed building) and the connected Coach House (twentieth century), a large accommodation block called Balfour House, a kitchen, dining rooms, a large auditorium (formerly known as the Commonwealth Hall and now the Dhamma hall) and various outbuildings (old classrooms).

A number of off-centre 10-day courses were held at the site in 2016 and 2017 before it was purchased.

The centre is set in 10 acres of land on the edge of Haughley Green in Suffolk, surrounded by fields and woodlands. Walnut Tree Manor is an old farmhouse dating back to the seventeenth century. 

The former sports hall has been converted into a large and spacious meditation hall in which students can sit and meditate together.

Students and servers sleep in simple but comfortable dormitory accommodation in male and female blocks.

Students share recently refurbished bathroom facilities. 

The new site is slowly being transformed to provide woodland walking areas for the students.
 

The centre provides wholesome vegetarian food.