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Self-Guided Retreats

The Hermitage at 42 Acres

A New Way to Stay


Here is an invitation to reconnect with nature, with yourself, and with other people. At your own pace.

Immerse yourself in calm, beautiful spaces and regenerative landscapes. Eat wholesome, organically-grown food, freshly prepared by our retreat chefs to nourish you from the inside out.

Participate in transformational experiences designed to support healing and growth, or simply rest and restore in nature. Our retreat hosts will support you to create an experience bespoke to you.

This is a dedicated place of permission. Whether you're with us for a single night or a whole week, please come as you are and feel free to be yourself.

Please, make yourself at home.

SElf-guided retreats include:

• Available 6 days/week - Tue to Sun
• All Meals from our Soil-to-Gut Menu
• Daily 42 Acres Experiences
• Beautiful Accommodation in our Sacred Space
• Powered by 100% Renewable Energy
• 'Deep Dive' Workshops
• 121 Support to Design your Schedule
• Wild Swimming, SUPs & Canoes
• And more

“Retreats are places of personal refuge. They are places to decompress and discover meaning; places to dream, to learn, to grow, to rest – but, ultimately, retreats are places of self-love. They are dedicated places of permission.”

Seth Tabatznik, Founder, 42 Acres

The Hermitage - A Sacred Space

Our 13th-century Hermitage has long been a sacred space. Consciously restored using sustainable, locally sourced, natural materials and sympathetic methods, it is powered 100% by renewable energy.
The result is a cosy, nurturing sanctuary that offers peace and calm.

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Nourish

Our self-guided retreats include meals from our deeply nourishing "Soil-to-Gut" menu. You’ll eat simple, hyper-local, nutrient-dense food - much of which has been organically homegrown on our regenerative farm or wild-foraged on our land. The food you eat here is a final expression of our land, lovingly tended and created by our Land and Food Team.

Nurture

Our team tread gently. Our intention is to be helpful but unintrusive - allowing you the spaciousness to be yourself. We host daily transformational experiences inspired by the divine wisdom of nature. Each invites hands-on experience and reflection. Choose from this rhythm of events; or simply rest and restore in nature; or browse our thoughtfully-curated mini-library and snuggle up by the fire.

CALENDAR OF DAILY EXPERIENCES

Nature

This is a place to experience yourself as nature. We steward this land in deep connection with all the living beings we share it with. You’re welcome to explore. Walk in the ancient forest and swim in the lake. Visit our sacred bee garden and woodland mushroom farm. Take a stroll in our 100% edible ornamental walled garden or to the secluded beaver lodge. (If you’re quiet you may even hear them snoring).

Elegant Simplicity

Inside you’ll find understated luxury and timeless simplicity - natural light, real fires, soft touches and far-reaching views down to our 7-acre lake. We supply luxurious linens, fluffy towels and local, organic toiletries. Plus thoughtful touches to support your self-guided retreat experience - from yoga mats and swim towels to art supplies and meditation tracks birthed from this land.

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“The Hermitage is not only light physically, but emotionally and spiritually as well. It’s like a breath of fresh air. You walk through these spaces
and there’s something holy about that.”

Lee Stockdale, Guest, Sep 2023

Daily 42 Acres Experiences

Our vision at 42 Acres is to live in harmony with nature, self and others. We offer a selection of activities that invite you to experience our vision in action. They invite hands-on experience and reflection. Each experience is designed and hosted by our in-house team. They last 1.5-2 hours. Please have a look at our 2 Acres Experience brochure for an idea

Every Thursday morning: Garden Grazing

Foundations of Foraging

“Everyone who can absolutely should do a retreat at 42 Acres! Nourishing, wholesome, thought-provoking, friendship, laughter and tears - 42 Acres had it all in spades. It’s effects will be felt for many years to come.”

Tessa Clarke, CEO, Olio