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Self-Guided Retreats

Time and space to honour your journey at your own pace

Self-Guided Retreats are spacious retreat experience offering dedicated time and space to honour your journey at your own pace.

We offer tranquil surroundings and a daily rhythm of experiences inspired by the divine wisdom of nature for you to join if you wish. Or, simply find peace and restoration exploring regenerative landscapes.

Stay in beautiful accommodation - Our 13th-century Hermitage has been consciously restored to an elegant, nurturing sanctuary that offers peace and calm.

Eat wholesome, organically-grown food, freshly prepared by our retreat chefs to nourish you from the inside out.

Imagine a retreat without the facilitator. We'll provide tools to support you to be your own guide.

SElf-guided retreats include:

• Starts Fri at 2pm. Closes Sun at 2pm
• Beautiful, ensuite accommodation
• Nourishing Soil-to-Gut meals
• Tools to support you to be your own guide
• Daily Guided Experiences
• Wild Swimming & woodland sauna
• SUPs & Canoes
• Freedom to explore 173 acres
• Powered 100% by renewable energy

‘If you are reading this you have found 42 Acres, and now that it's found, book it. Honestly, it has provided the most magical space to reconnect with my mind, body and soul. Amazing food, gorgeous surroundings, dreamy beds, run by brilliant passionate people that care about the land and the lives on it.’

Jade, Self-Guided Retreat Guest 2024

Self Guided Retreats - The Details

On arrival, we’ll welcome you to The Hermitage. This is our sacred space. Inside, you’ll find understated luxury and timeless simplicity - natural light, real fires, soft touches and far-reaching views down to the lake.

Our team tread lightly. Our intention is to be helpful but unintrusive - allowing you the spaciousness to feel at home.

We supply luxurious linens, fluffy towels and local, organic toiletries. Plus thoughtful touches to support your retreat experience - from yoga mats and swim towels to art supplies and meditation tracks birthed from this land.

Self-Guided Retreats include wholesome, hyper-local meals. The food you eat here is a final expression of our land, lovingly tended and created by our Land and Food Team.

Sample Menu
Treehouse

Choose to join our daily transformational experiences inviting hands-on experience and reflection. Or simply rest and restore in nature - you're very welcome to explore.

We steward this land in deep connection with all the living beings we share it with. Walk in the ancient forest and swim in the lake. Visit our sacred bee garden, hidden treehouse, 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).

You'll find thoughtful touches throughout designed to enrich your self-guided experience, and our retreat hosts are on hand to support and guide should you wish.


Browse our carefully-curated library or

Sample schedule

The Price:
£298 per person double occupancy
£390 per person single occupancy
Inc meals & experiences

Please Note:
The above price is for a ‘Cosy Room.’ We offer a range of accommodation options from our most accessible ‘Loft Suite’ through to our ‘Sumptuous Rooms.’ Not forgetting the inimitable ‘Tiny Boat

We also offer 2 whole houses - 'Library Barn' & 'Monk’s Hatch' for small groups of friends to join the retreat together and have your own space to relax. Each is fully inclusive for up to 4 people.

BOOK fri 9 - sun 11 Aug

Wow - what an experience. I loved the Self-Guided Retreat so much. The land is pure magic. And the team is amazing. It was very good value for money. I will definitely be back.

Miriam, Self-Guided Retreat Guest 2024

Sample Schedule

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. Connect with our incredible team and join in on what you feel called too.

FriSatSun
8AMEmbodied Somatic Movement
10AMFoundations of ForagingGuided Beaver Walk
3PMGarden Grazing
4PMWoodland SaunaWoodland Sauna
7:15PMYin Yoga

*Example schedule only - subject to change. Meal Times are: 9am, 1pm, 6pm.

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“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