Description
2024 Dates
3 – 6 May
24 – 27 May
Escape to the rolling landscape of North Norfolk, where you can find tranquility and rejuvenation. Our retreat venue is located near Swaffham, an old market town, and is just a 30-minute drive away from the beautiful beaches of Holkham and Wells-by-the-sea.
Come and spend the May bank holiday weekend on a wellness and yoga retreat. May is the perfect time to enjoy the sun when the warmth of summer has arrived and has given the grounds of this stunning venue time to flourish so that it radiates colours of lush green, sparkling blue from the lake, reds, oranges and purples of the wild flowers throughout.
Our guests love it here and we have been running our yoga retreats here for 12 years. As an eco-retreat centre, everything has been built with sustainability at the heart of everything they do.
There is a swimming lake where you can row boats, an outdoor heated swimming pool, a newly developed meandering garden with paths, a Japanese garden and fire pits to stargaze in the evenings.
Find a connection to nature in the expansive grounds and find connection with new people, and reconnect to you and feel rested and calm.
Enjoy a guided walk to Castle Acre and the next day take a day trip to Holkham beach. On the final day relax in the grounds and enjoy a yoga workshop and indulge in a massage.
Yoga
Morning yoga: During your wellness yoga retreat in Norfolk, you will be treated to 2 x 2 hour classes a day. Enjoy an energising flow class in the morning to increase flexibility and strength while making you feel relaxed, leaving plenty of time for meditation and savasana. Get what you need from each class by going inward and really listening to your inner voice and wisdom so that you can nourish and revive in the individual way that you need.
Evening yoga: The evening yoga class will be more restorative finding yourself in longer holds, allowing the body to open up in its own time. Feel grounded, calm and nourished from the evening practice.
Yoga will be practices outside weather permitting.
About the teacher
Charlotte is a qualified Ayurvedic consultant as well as Pilates, Yoga & Ayurveda Yoga teacher. She has spent the last 5 years travelling around the UK & beyond as a Retreat chef and currently runs a planet- conscious, community-focused cafe space in Essex.
She is strongly influenced by explorative movement and has a varied self-practice from Jivamukti & Hatha, to Barre and running. Through this broad spectrum of experience, Charlotte draws together different wisdoms and principles that help cultivate balance on and off the mat.
Her classes offer students lots of adaptations and options to provide a framework for playful exploration. She wants you to explore the capabilities and limitations of the body. There is a strong focus on strengthening the core, moving energy with kriyas, finding connection with our breath and most importantly, matching our hard work with lots of rest.
Retreat schedule
The yoga retreat starts from 4 pm on Monday so that you can settle in and relax before the yoga class that starts at 6 pm – 8 pm and then dinner.
We finish at 11 am on Friday after the usual morning schedule and breakfast.
Daily Itinerary
8 am – 8.25am
Silent meditation walk in the grounds
8.30am – 10.30am
Morning Yoga & Meditation Class
10.30am
Brunch served, wholesome, healthy, filling, creative
12pm-5pm
Free time to read and relax
1pm – 3.30pm
Saturday – a walk to Hill Fort with packed lunch.
12pm – 5pm
Sunday – relax at the venue, drive to Holkham Beach if you came by car, try other walks
5pm – 7pm
Evening yoga and meditation class
7.15pm
Delicious vegetarian feast
9pm
Fire pit star gazing
10pm
Bedtime!
Cuisine
Our retreat chef Magda is a plant-based food lover who can turn a humble cabbage into magic on your plate.
Her passion is cooking from seasonal, local and most sustainable ingredients possible and showcasing the power of vegetables. She loves cooking for sceptical meat lovers apprehensive about plant diets and watching how they slowly turn the corner.
One of the biggest misconceptions about veganism is hunger and the need for more protein. Magda shows you how it’s done- you will feel nourished and full, minus the food coma.
She loves preparing big feasts full of textures, flavours and colours, as food’s visual and aesthetic aspect is as important. Her heritage and travels inspire her cooking, and she loves incorporating both elements in the kitchen.
Magda lived in Hong Kong, where she could experience worldwide cuisines; she travelled through Southeast Asia, took many cooking lessons from the most authentic street food stalls, and grew up in Poland, where she learnt massive respect for seasonal and local produce, pickling, preserving and fermenting. Magda loves using native ingredients and introducing people to new flavour combinations and things they never thought they’d try.
Magda cooked at many retreats and weddings; food and cooking are my love languages, and she takes pride in sharing them with people. Food is more than just putting something on the plate; it influences our feelings. It carries emotions, stories, and memories. Food deserves a special place in our lives.
Magda’s enthusiasm and passion, combined with a chatty nature, is always welcome at the retreats, as guests are welcome to hang out with her in the kitchen, watch her cook and ask any questions.
Accommodation
Luxury en-suite rooms combine a rustic charm with quirky modern twists. They are nestled in a courtyard formation around the Barn which is the yoga, dining and chill-out space.
The main barn has underfloor heating throughout, wood burners and big cosy sofas in a living space to relax into.
Each bedroom has original artworks by renowned artist Oliver Barnett, giving each room a unique interpretation of a natural scene.
All of the bedrooms and bathrooms have their own underfloor heating. They also have super comfortable, extra thick sprung mattresses and high-quality cotton linen.
Twin or double rooms: The rooms are spacious enough for two people to share a room comfortably, with cosy single beds and crisp linen. The beautiful en-suite bathrooms have either a bath or a shower room.
Triple rooms: These rooms have the same thoughtful eco-design as the twin or double rooms with an extra bed for the third person. There is a spacious en-suite bathroom also.
Single rooms: We have limited single rooms available and they have a single supplement of £150.
Retreat price
A twin/double room is for two people sharing either two single beds or a double bed. If this option isn’t available on the website please email us to ask for availability.
Main Barn rooms:
Shared Twin/Double ensuite bathroom £695 pp
Single occupancy, en-suite bathroom £895 pp
Cottage:
Shared Twin ensuite bathroom £645 pp
Single occupancy, en-suite bathroom £845 pp
This room has a double bed for 1 person.
Includes
- Cosy Barn accommodation set in 21 acres of thoughtfully designed gardens surrounded by beautiful Norfolk countryside
- 2-hour morning yoga practices to energise and awaken
- 2-hour evening yoga to unwind and calm with restorative practices, meditation and Yoga Nidra
- Silent meditation walks pre-yoga in the morning around the lake
- Delicious wholesome and hearty vegetarian / vegan brunch
- Light lunch on one day and packed lunch on walk day
- Delicious and creative 2 course vegan evening meal
- Yoga equipment provided
- Saturday afternoon: Guided afternoon walk to Castle acre to refresh and invigorate
- Sunday afternoon: 1.5 hr Yoga workshop
- Use of the garden cafe
- Use of the swimming pool, swimming lake and extensive grounds
What past guests have said
“I arrived full of physical tension and I’m leaving radiating sunshine! Thank you for making this possible! I loved it ALL!”
“An amazing, relaxing and nourishing weekend, I met incredible teachers and people and go home inspired. Thank you.”
“Can’t wait to return. Please do another just the same next August. The perfect escape and I’m sad to leave but feel mended and with a happy heart.”
What to pack
* Shawl or thin blanket for after yoga – important when it is colder
* Indoor shoes/slippers to your toes warm
* Waterproof coat/jacket and a warm cosy hat when cold
* Cosy casual clothes to relax in
* Wellies/waterproof walking boots for walks
* A good book
Location and how to get here
By Car
We are situated in Norfolk to the east of Kings Lynn. The nearest town is Swaffham, to the South. If you are driving, we send out travel information in the welcome pack.
By train
The train station is Downham Market, 30 minutes from the venue. We offer a complimentary service to arrange taxi share if you catch the recommended train times.
We recommend that those travelling from London catch the following trains:
Departs London Kings Cross 13.44
Arrives Downham market 15.07
Departs Downham market 12.08
Arrives Kings Cross 13.35
Booking
To book this May Bank Holiday Yoga and Wellness Retreat in Norfolk, fill in the form below.
