The Best Wellness Retreats You Should Be Booking Now
A wellness retreat is basically an escape which has been mindfully created to soothe the soul and rejuvenate the body
Woodland Chase
Woodland Chase are a luxury glamping retreat offering an adults-only escape in beautiful Northumberland. Set in farmland, they offer four bespoke cabins, each one of which is complete with a hot tub and fire pit. The Fieldhouse is their most indulgent space, boasting its own private spa with wood-fired sauna and cold dunk bucket. Prioritising indoor-outdoor living, The Fieldhouse also has yoga mats provided for morning sun salutations on the deck and a spacious day bed where guests can relax.
Woodland Chase Glamping, Felton, Morpeth NE65 9NT
woodlandchaseglamping.co.uk
Brinkburn Northumberland
Brinkburn Northumberland offer a variety of retreats, both residential and one-day, and an opportunity to disconnect, detox and be present. Focusing on yoga, tai chi and meditation, the retreats take place in the tranquil grounds of the house, with nourishing food and drink provided. Sound baths release stress using Himalayan singing bowls and ancient gongs, and guided walks in the surrounding lush woodland reconnect guests with nature.
Brinkburn, Morpeth NE65 8AR
brinkburnnorthumberland.com
Amanda Hamilton Retreats
Run by best-selling author, nutritionist and former BBC television presenter Amanda Hamilton, these women-only retreats take place throughout the year in locations across the UK. Close to home is her DIY Detox retreat at Links Lodge, Amanda’s holiday home in North Berwick. This self-guided retreat provides guests with everything they need to lose weight and improve gut health across their stay, from juice cleanses in summer to detox soups in winter. Guests can relax in the tranquil villa, with yoga mats and foam rollers provided, or visit beachside spa Marine & Lawn Hotel, where guest passes can be purchased on a walk-in basis. A minimum two-night stay, following Amanda’s plan will reveal a less inflamed, rehydrated new you.
Various locations
amandahamilton.com
Grantley Hall
Grantley Hall’s Elite Retreat package is designed to improve your health and wellbeing in just two days. Guests will have a 45-minute initial consultation with a member of the team and a nutritionist, before a healthy lunch, a one-hour personal training session and a treatment, chosen based on their therapists’ recommendation (this could be cryotherapy or hydromassage). On day two, the morning will begin with a healthy breakfast before use of the gym and leisure facilities, an EMS session and a one-hour spa treatment.
Grantley Hall, Ripon HG4 3ET
grantleyhall.co.uk
Swinton Estate
Swinton Estate’s two-night Digital Detox retreat takes place in their hand-built, completely off-grid treehouses at Swinton Bivouac. Want to step away from your fast-paced life for a little while? The retreat is an opportunity to slow down, with forest walks, sound baths and reiki drumming. Use of the spa facilities at Swinton Country Club is included (including their wild swimming lake), breakfast is delivered to your tree lodge and the lodges themselves feature hammocks and wood-fired hot tubs.
Swinton Bivouac, Masham, Ripon HG4 4JZ
swintonestate.com
TipToe
Currently offering one-day retreats and with weekend retreats soon to follow, time spent on the Farm at Tiptoe promises to be restorative and recharging. During the day, guests will make bread with baker and therapist Pauline Beaumont, participate in a restorative Pilates class with instructor Lucy Carroll, and go on a guided walk in the woodland by the River Till, enjoying the soothing sounds of nature during forest bathing. All of these activities are designed to help participants slow down and reconnect with their bodies. A home-cooked lunch is provided, as are refreshments throughout the day.
Tiptoe Farm, Cornhill-On-Tweed TD12 4XD
tiptoeretreat.co.uk
The Acorn
Offering retreats that range from half a day to three nights, The Acorn can accommodate even the busiest of schedules to ensure time to unwind. Activities include cacao and sacred sound ceremonies, nature walks, meditative breath work, sauna and steam rooms, holistic therapies, homemaking classes, yoga classes and gong sounding. Treatments are also available, from bespoke reiki and crystal healing to massage and reflexology.
Brimham Rocks Road, Hartwith, Harrogate HG3 3HB
acornwellness.co.uk
Baby Moon
The wellbeing space at Baby Moon can house a group of up to 24 people across their six quirky accommodations, handing the site over to guests for a fully immersive experience. Slip into their hot tub, surrounded by lush forest, sweat it out in the hot box sauna and emerge renewed from the cold-plunge whiskey barrel. Therapies on offer includes spell sessions, aromatherapy massage and emotion coding and forest activities such as yoga are also on offer.
Redcar Road, Dunsdale, Guisborough TS14 6RG
babymooncamp.com
Wellness Space
A Sunderland-based yoga studio, Wellness Space also run retreats across the UK and beyond. We love the sound of their upcoming Portugal retreat; six nights in the beautiful countryside of Southern Portugal spent practising yoga. The accommodation has a fresh water pool and wild swimming pond and freshly-made, healthy meals are provided. Closer to home is their three-night Yorkshire retreat in a converted countryside barn, which also includes twice-daily yoga sessions and meditational breath work.
Unit 35 Wearfield, Business and Innovation Centre, Sunderland SR5 2TA
wellnessspace.co.uk
Kidlandlee
Kidlandlee’s holiday cottages allow guests to go off-grid without compromising on the luxury amenities that ensure a stress-free stay. Their four new wooden-clad cottages have been built on the hill, with spectacular views of the Upper Coquet Valley, and some of them feature outdoor Shaanti bathing areas with roll-top baths. The Spa Cabin offers treatments in partnership with Glo in a warm and cosy wooden treatment room. Their platinum treatment is tailored to each guest’s individual needs, combining holistic relaxation techniques with modern products, and their Sip and Spa package combines a gin tasting class with a mobile spa experience from the comfort of your cottage.
Kidlandlee, Harbottle, Morpeth NE65 7DA
kidlandlee.co.uk
Broughton Sanctuary
The Avalon Wellbeing Centre at Broughton is a purpose-built retreat centre set in 3,000 acres of nature, offering transformative residential retreats. With a tranquil pool suite, multiple relaxation rooms and a PT studio, everything here is designed to help guests better themselves. Classes include Yin yoga, Pilates, herbalist walks and wild wellbeing with guided cold immersion and woodland sauna. If requested, their team of holistic wellbeing guides can help you curate a bespoke retreat to suit your own needs.
Broughton Hall Estate, Skipton BD23 3AE
broughtonsanctuary.co.uk
Yurtshire
Glamping destination Yurtshire have everything you need for a relaxing retreat. With spa treatments in the lakeside yurt, a variety of yoga classes, wild swimming and an outdoor sauna and plunge bath, as well as private hot tubs, stresses will melt away. Choose to stay in off-grid meadow yurts or spend a night amongst the birds in the tree yurt – whatever you select, each one oozes cosy luxury.
Eavestone, Ripon HG4 3HA
yurtshire.co.uk
The Tree
The Tree provides a restful space to fully let go in the heart of the North York Moors. They have several retreat options, from mindfulness days to a five-day, fully silent retreat. Accommodation is stripped-back and simple, and both a hot and cold tub are available for use, alongside a sauna and Zen Chi massage bed. Guests are invited to meditate in the garden or the yurt and take part in group yoga sessions and chants. All food is vegetarian, and organic wines are available to enjoy mindfully.
Rosedale East, Pickering YO18 8RH
thetree.earth
