Overview
Gather with us for a 3 night weekend retreat to restore, renew and reconnect at Campwell Farm, just outside of Bath. Nestled along fields of sheep, tranquil woodland and surrounded with long views and big skies, we will bring all the elements of Beth’s cook book. As well as allowing time to rest, we will get creative, go foraging, jump in cold water, for those inclined, and overall embrace the fun and joy of this summer season. Accommodation is a range of hand-built wooden cabins, yurts, and bell tents, all have log-burners inside, very cosy bedding and individual fire pits outside. Try some forest bathing, walk through the fields to the local wild swimming spot and have a sauna looking out into nature. Chat over tea and feasts in the camp kitchen. And then head back out into the rest of the world with a little more calm in your soul and a great big grin on your face. Sign up for the whole weekend or for those looking to dip a toe in to the retreat experience, join us for the day for a selection of activities on the Saturday, perhaps giving you the boost you need to book on to a retreat in the future.
Highlights
Daily vinyasa, yin & meditation classes
Guided wild foraging in the woods
A chance to have a go at making your own pasta to serve with foraged pesto
Forest dwelling in bell tents, yurts, and cabins
Meals cooked by Beth including some of her seasonal favourites featured in her new cook book Retreat Kitchen
Read and nap in the hammocks, connect around the fire, have a sauna or swim
Go home with a free signed copy of Beth's new book: Retreat Kitchen
Hosts
Jenny Clark
Jenny is a yoga teacher, paddle board instructor and Founder of The Wild Times. She has created and held over 45 retreats across the UK and in Morocco, Italy and Sweden.
Beth Alexander
Beth is our resident Wild Times chef, cooking on most of our retreats. She takes inspiration from cuisines around the world, from Italy to India, creating nourishing, vegetarian meals for guests to enjoy.
She cooks intuitively using simple seasonal ingredients with minimal waste whilst exploring all the flavours and textures and colours. Over the last 11 years she's learnt to adapt. Whether it’s cooking in the woods over fire, on an Aga in a luxury 13th-century castle, or a Moroccan kitchen with minimal facilities, no shared language and marauding peacocks, it always comes together.
"Bringing together ingredients to feed people is a simple and essential way to show you care, to connect with your tribe and unite over what makes us all human."
Maya Howell
Maya is a vinyasa, yin, restorative and nidra yoga teacher and lead host at The Wild Times. She has previously hosted many of our retreats in the UK, Sweden and Morocco, and teaches regular classes across East London.
In class, Maya invites you to move freely, explore with curiosity, and drop the idea of getting it “right.” She offers creative flows with options for all levels of yogi - an invitation to take what the body needs in the moment. Think movement that builds warmth and gives space for trying something new while staying soft, playful, and grounding - all set to the sound of soothing Scottish tones. Expect soft knees, self-enquiry, breathwork, stillness, play, meditation, wobbles, poetry, and great playlists.
When not on retreat, Maya is a Scottish selkie. If not found in the sea, you can usually find her warming up in a sauna somewhere or mooching around a market or gallery, getting inspired for future dreams of her own exhibit one day.
Her past life as an events manager means she has a natural knack of making everything feel effortless so you can sit back, switch off, and melt in.
Schedule
Example Schedule | Schedule subject to change / going with the flow. Do as much or as little as you like.
Previous
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Friday
4-5pm: Arrive, settle in, snacks and tea
5pm: Opening circle, welcome & yoga
7.30pm: Dinner
9pm: Yoga Nidra for a good night's sleep...zzz
Saturday
7.30am: Tea, coffee and fruit available
8.00am: Morning meditation & yoga
9am: Breakfast
---- Day Guests Arrive ---
10.00am: Arrival teas & settle
10.30am: Welcome circle
10.45pm: Yoga class OR writing workshop (groups will swap after lunch)
12.00pm: Craft workshop OR Forage (groups will switch after lunch)
1.15pm: Lunch
2.30pm: Craft workshop OR Forage
3.45pm: Yoga class OR writing workshop
5pm: Daytime guests depart
7.30pm Drinks & nibbles
8.00pm: Feasting Dinner
9pm: Campfire
Sunday
8am: Tea, coffee and fruit available
9am: Vinyasa yoga & meditation
10.30am: Brunch
11am: Free time - walk, relax, swim
1.30pm: Sauna time
5.30pm: Yin yoga
7pm: Dinner
Monday
7am: Tea, coffee and fruit available
8am: Vinyasa yoga & meditation, closing circle
9am: Breakfast
10.00am: Departures
What's included
What's Included
Accommodation in a magical, hand-crafted woodland camp
All meals, snacks + drinks
Daily guided meditation
Optional wild swimming in the lake
Yoga mats + blocks
Goodie bag
5-6 x 1/1.5 hour yoga classes
A signed copy of Retreat Kitchen by Beth the Free Range Chef
Wild foraging in the woods
3 hour sauna session
2 x creative workshops
What's Not Included
Transport to and from the retreat
Travel insurance
Tickets
Abel's Cabin for Two - Double Occupancy (King Bed & Two Single Bed)
a beautiful bespoke handbuilt wooden cabin tucked into a secluded part of the woodland at the far end of the site. Internally it has a kingsize bed and on the mezzanine 2 single bedsa woodburner. Externally it has a deck with large firepit and for wood fired outdoor bath with views of the woodland.
$1,764.75/pp
Overe Yurt for Three - Triple Occupancy (Sharing with two other people)
a 5.5m yurt in a quiet corner of camp, with a king size bed and 2 single beds. Peep over the fence to watch the grazing horses and wild deer passing by. 150 m to the main facility block and close to car park and HQ. Shared compost loo within 15m
$1,235.32/pp
Eesorite Shared Bell Tent for Three (sharing with two other people)
A large bell tent closest to the main facilities with the roundhouse nearby, with a double and 2 single beds. Perched on the edge of our small woodland. 30 yds to the main facility block compost loos within 25m
$1,164.74/pp
Berties Cabin for Three - Triple Occupancy (Sharing with two other people)
a beautiful bespoke handbuilt wooden cabin nestled into the woods at the far end of the site with large windows and views into the woods. Internally it has a kingsize bed (which separates into twin beds) and adult bunk beds at the other end with a curtain to separate the space. It has a wood burner and it very well insulated so will be one of the warmest spaces at camp overnight.
$1,482.39/pp
Yurtis Shared Bell Tent for Four - Quad Occupancy (Four Single Beds - for 4 friends to book only)
$1,094.14/pp
Saturday Day Ticket - Standard Day Ticket
$211.77/pp
Saturday Day Ticket - Reduced Community Rate
The accessible community rate is intended for individuals who face regular financial stress, receive government assistance, or have little income left over after meeting basic needs. 5 x available - no questions asked, we trust you.
$105.88/pp
Gallery
Location: Winsley, Bradford-on Avon.
Campwell is a village of canvas and timber hideouts on a 5th generation working sheep farm around 5 miles south-east of Bath
Based on the edge of the village of Winsley, near Bath (UK), this off-grid eco-friendly camp has been organically grown by 5th generation on the farm (Tim) since 2013, who dreamed of a simpler, more natural and adventurous world.
The camp has 2 shingled cabins, a large yurt and 7 bell tents with a number of timber facilities, hosting a wide variety of groups, couples and families. It boasts a fantastic location with so much adventure on the doorstep. The site is all about low-impact living, from the outdoor kitchen where you can cook over fire, to the eco-friendly toiletries in the compostable loos. You can feel world’s away from modern life - this wild place encourages you to go off-grid, turn off your phone and immerse yourself in nature. Enjoy walks around the woods with views across the green Somerset hills. Read and relax in a hammock, soak in a wood-fired sauna, have chats around the campfire, or take a dip in one of the wild swimming spots.
Trip Tips
Do
Settle in before starting the retreat with tea, cake and our opening circle. Day one is all about grounding and resting, so we will do yin yoga before dinner, Nidra and a good, long rest. Saturday will bring out lovely day guests into the fold, starting with a welcome circle for all, and moving into a schedule of workshops and taster sessions through the day, including wild foraging, making your own pasta with homemade pesto, writing workshops and yoga. An abundant lunch will be available, and the opportunity to see Beth working her magic in the kitchen. For those staying for the weekend, Saturday evening will host a celebration dinner with an evening campfire. On Sunday there will be more yoga and meditation, then free time for walks, wild swims, and an afternoon sauna session. The yoga classes are themed around the natural elements, bringing the qualities of nature into your practice and life. All activities are optional but encouraged, so you can nap, read or swim and explore - it’s completely up to you.
Stay
The farm is a village of canvas and timber hideouts on a 5th generation working sheep farm. Some of the great things include: a sauna, a roundhouse for yoga with a log burner, hammocks, hot showers, a woodland to explore, and a sauna on the grounds. Rooms will be allocated on a first-come first-serve basis - you can always request which accommodation you would like and we will try to accommodate where possible. There are a range of bell tents, yurts, and wooden cabins, all with their own log burners and private fire pit areas outside. Some are set up for triple occupancy for 3 sharing, the others are a mix of twins and doubles. All the accommodation share the hot showers and compostable toilets and there are more toilets spread around the site.
Eat
All the food on the retreat is prepared by Beth the Free Range Chef, our chief Wild Times chef who is amazing at cooking over fire. It is all nutritious, wholesome and vegetarian. Snacks, drinks and meals are provided. In the morning before yoga hot drinks, fruit, yoghurt and granola will be available, and then there will be a proper hearty brunch available afterwards. For lunch think salads, hearty ribolata soups and bean stews, homemade dips and freshly baked flatbreads. Dinner could be a grounding curry with dhal, chutneys, pickles and naans, delicious pasta or something else that Beth has magicked up. Everything is fresh and seasonal, using interesting ancient grains from Hodmedods, the odd foraged ingredients and lots of produce from local farms and farm shops in Somerset and Wiltshire. (And there's always pudding!) There will always be fruit available, as well as a hot drink station for you to help yourself to throughout, with herbal teas, coffee, fresh mint, lemon and ginger. We can cater for dietary requirements if you let us know at least two weeks beforehand.
FAQs
Who is it for?
The Wild Times retreats are for anyone who wants to re-wild and relax. We welcome everyone of any ability - just come with an open heart and mind.
A basic level of fitness and mobility is required and the ground at Campwell is uneven.
Do I need yoga experience?
Not at all! Whether you practice daily or not at all, you are very welcome.
To get the most out of our yoga retreats, we recommend taking part in at least 3/4 yoga classes before joining, as it will allow you to feel more comfortable and get more out of the experience. We can offer online 1-2-1 classes, or offer suggestions for online videos.
Our approach in class is very much - do what feels best for you in the moment. We offer variations of movement and intensity, and we ask for injuries in the form so we can modify or offer suggestions to best support you.
Do I need equipment?
For the watersports: Paddleboards, paddles and buoyancy aids are provided. Please bring your own wetsuit, watersports towel and water shoes.
For the yoga: Yoga mats, bolsters, blankets and blocks are provided. Please bring warm layers and maybe a large scarf for the yin yoga and yoga Nidra classes.
Where is it?
Address: Campwell Farm, 7 Millbourn Close, Bradford-on-Avon
The best way to reach Campwell Farm is either directly by car or train, and then a taxi. The nearest train station is Bradford-on-Avon (2.7 miles, 8 minute drive) or Bath Spa (5 miles, 17 minute drive). If you let me know how you plan to travel and where from, I can see about lift sharing between guests if possible. (Top tip: if three or more of you are coming on the same train, you can get the ‘group saver’ discount which is a 1⁄3 off each!)
Taxis: Abbey (Bath) 01225 444444, Smart Minibuses 01225 442200