Ground & Grow, Cornwall
Need to get back to nature? This retreat, created by THE PIG-at Harlyn Bay in collaboration with Cabilla Cornwall, is the perfect answer, carefully crafted to help guests slow down, reconnect with nature, and find some time just for you. You’ll stay in the unique Cornish bolthole that is THE PIG-at Harlyn Bay, a cosy and characterful restaurant with rooms, just a stone’s throw from a beautifully sandy beach and a ten-minute drive from the town of Padstow. It may be winter, but guests can expect a rejuvenating ocean experience with cold water immersion on the retreat’s final morning, followed by a much-needed thaw in a beachside sauna. By the time that final release rolls around, you’ll feel totally reconnected with nature thanks to lovely strolls around THE PIG’s grassy grounds (perhaps including a peep around the Kitchen Garden), deep inhalations of the blustery sea air, and dining on THE PIG’s famed 25 Mile Menu which sources all ingredients from within 25 miles of the hotel – and that’s just on arrival. Over to Bodmin Moor’s Cabilla Cornwall, a mystical wellness centre where you will tour the ancient temperate rainforest, all the while mesmerised by the ardent words of Merlin, Cabilla’s charismatic Founder. Walk barefoot, if you like, and pause for a moment beside the babbling freshwater stream, all before taking nature by the root and planting your own oak tree as part of Cabilla’s Thousand Year Project. Then it’s to the elegant converted barn to gather up all of that natural connection and draw it into the body, guided through a gentle movement glass by another enchanting voice, Pippa, atop thick, comforting mats and accompanied by magical live cello music.
Read our full review of the Ground & Grow retreat here
Details: There are two upcoming retreats: 19–21 January 2024 with guest speaker Lucy Jones; and 7–10 March 2024 with guest speaker Emma Lucy Knowles. Prices start from £865pp for double occupancy or £1,250pp for single occupancy for the two-night retreat in January. March’s three-night retreat starts from £1,125pp for double occupancy and £1,695pp for single occupancy. This includes accommodation at THE PIG-at Harlyn Bay, all meals, talks, tours, meditation, swimming and sauna. Potting Shed treatments are offered to retreaters with a 20 percent discount.
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