Overview
Join us for one of our classic 3 day long weekend yoga retreats in the New Forest, Hampshire. This time, as we move into Autumn, we will be getting cosy and creative with a pottery workshop with our friend Maisie, A.K.A The Touring Potter. We'll be here for 2 nights and 3 days of movement, meditation and adventures in both the forest and the sea from Friday to Sunday. There will be yoga with Jenny Clark, yoga teacher and founder of The Wild Times, a pottery workshop with Maisie, and food by Beth the Free Range Chef. This will be an intimate retreat, with a maximum of just 9 guests. Read books by the fire, journal, relax in the sauna or cold plunge, walk in the forest (and meet the New Forest ponies!) and swim in the sea looking out towards the Isle of Wight. This is your time and space to rest and explore in this beautiful part of the UK, also easily accessible by train directly from London Waterloo to Brockenhurst station in 1hr 40.
Highlights
Guided morning meditation and optional journalling
Vinyasa, yin and Yoga Nidra classes
2 nights accommodation in a beautiful country lodge
Delicious, seasonal vegetarian feasts by Beth the Free Range Chef
Read, reflect, nap or walk down the lane and out onto the open forest
A mindful 2 hour pottery workshop with Masie of The Touring Potter
Hosts
Jenny Clark
Jenny is a yoga teacher, paddle board instructor, writer and Founder of The Wild Times. She has created and held over 80 retreats across the UK and in Morocco, Italy, Sweden and Greece.
Jenny always aims to create a very relaxed, non-judgemental environment on her retreats, where guests can connect to themselves, to others and to nature. She teaches and blends together a range of yoga and meditation styles; vinyasa, mandala vinyasa, yin, yoga Nidra, paddle board yoga.
In her classes you'll find a 'you do you' attitude, a focus on feeling into your body, belly and heart over creating shapes, options for different levels of yogi, a sense of humour and practices themed around the natural elements, with poems and meditations too.
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."
Schedule
Example retreat schedule. Please note: schedule subject to change depending on the weather and the tides
Previous
Next
Friday
12.30pm: Arrive, settle in, tea and snacks
1.30pm: Opening circle & yoga
2.30pm: Lunch
3.30pm: Forest walk
7pm: Dinner
8.30pm: Yoga Nidra
Saturday
7.30am: Tea, coffee & fruit available
8am: Morning yoga, meditation & journalling
10am: Brunch
11.30am: Pottery workshop with Maisie
2.30pm: A light lunch
Free time to walk, sauna, relax, read
5.30pm: Yin yoga
7pm: Dinner, followed by a fire pit in the garden with marshmallows
Sunday
7.30am: Tea, coffee & fruit available
8am: Morning yoga, meditation & journalling
10am: Brunch
11.30am: Guided walk through the New Forest
1pm: Lunch
2.30pm: Closing circle, departures
What's included
What's Included
Daily guided meditation
Yoga mats, blankets, bolsters + blocks
Goodie bag
All delicious meals, snacks + drinks
Unlimited tea, coffee, water and fruit
Five x 1-1.5 hour yoga classes
What's Not Included
Transport to and from the retreat
Travel insurance
Tickets
Bell Tent (Double)
A bell tent with a double bed, tucked around the corner in the garden
$761.91/pp
Pune (Double for one)
Pune contains a double bed and a single bed. All bedrooms shared two bathrooms and a downstairs WC
$971.61/pp
Simla (Twin for two)
Two Singles in Twin bedroom
$761.91/pp
Pushka (Twin sharing)
Pushka contains one double bed and one single bed
$831.81/pp
June's Room (Double for one or two)
With an ensuite WC, in the newly refurbished annexe with it's own lounge and kitchen area, accessed through the house
$971.61/pp
Richard's room (Double)
In the newly refurbished annexe with it's own lounge and kitchen area, accessed through the house
$971.61/pp
Bombay (Double Room)
The bedrooms share two bathrooms and a downstairs WC
$831.81/pp
Gallery
Location: Pylewell Park in the New Forest, Hampshire
Yoga, stillness and meditation in the beautiful New Forest, by the sea
Tiptoe Lodge is the family home of our hosts, Annabel and Angus, and has been lovingly held within Annabel’s family since the 1930s.
Set between forest and sea in the heart of the New Forest, the house enjoys a truly special location. The National Park begins just a five-minute walk away, and time spent wandering the surrounding woods and heathland forms a calm, grounding part of the retreat experience.
The light-filled yoga studio is fully heated for the winter months and can comfortably hold nine people. It has the feel and calming atmosphere of a traditional garden summerhouse. The large windows look out onto an ancient orchard and field beyond.
The south coast is also close by, with a classic British beach at Milford on Sea and Keyhaven, with views across to the Isle of Wight - perfect for paddleboarding and wild sea swimming.
Trip Tips
Do
Settle in before starting the retreat with tea and arrival snacks before a grounding yoga class. Our retreats are themed around the natural elements of Earth, Fire, Water and Air, and we will travel together through these throughout the retreat. We really try to cultivate a relaxed, non-judgmental atmosphere on our retreats, where you can take what you need - rest or movement. The New Forest National Park in Hampshire has the very fortunate position of being both beautiful, wild forest, with wild ponies, cows, donkeys and more, and also right by the sea, overlooking the Isle of Wight. On Saturday we will be we will be getting cosy and creative with a pottery workshop from Maisie The Touring Potter. Sunday we will go for a guided walk through the forest, across streams and through heathland. There will be daily feasts to share round the table, and lots of time for resting, reading, napping, or exploring. The New Forest is in easy reach of London, the train is 1 hour 40 minutes to Brockenhurst and then you can get a taxi (15 minutes) to the venue. .
Stay
Tiptoe Lodge is the family home of our hosts, Annabel and Angus, and has been lovingly held within Annabel’s family since the 1930s. Whilst much of the house has since been modernised, many of the original features remain and there is a hint of yesteryear about the whole place. Annabel, an artist with a keen eye for detail, has thoughtfully styled the house to create rooms that feel both relaxed and refined. Referring to a pre-war family connection to India, birthplace of yoga, the bedrooms carry the names of historical Indian locations. Accommodation is shared, with limited options available for solo occupancy, as well as two twin bedrooms. There is a separate yoga studio in the beautiful large garden, next to the shepherds hut sauna. There is also a newly refurbished annexe, which is attached to the house and can be accessed through the house or from outside. I that a private terrace, a kitchen and living area, a downstairs bathroom and two upstairs double bedrooms.
Eat
All the food on the retreat will be prepared by our favourite Beth the Free Range Chef. It is all nutritious, wholesome and vegetarian. Snacks, drinks and meals are provided. There will be fruit and 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 beforehand - we will send you booking forms 6 weeks before to get your dietary requirements and more information.
Reviews
FAQs
Who are The Wild Times retreats for?
The Wild Times are for anyone of any age and ability who wants to connect to nature and relax.
For this retreat in the New Forest, a reasonable level of fitness and mobility is required for the hike and getting on and off the paddle board. Email us if you're not sure and we can always have a call to discuss and see if this retreat is right for you.
We recommend attending 3 or 4 yoga classes prior to attending if possible to get the most out of it, or you can book some private online 1:1 classes with our Founder Jen beforehand.
Do I need equipment?
For walking: Bring warm clothes, waterproofs and walking shoes or wellies.
For swimming and paddleboarding: Bring warm layers, a hat and swimmers, and water shoes (like crocs) for getting on and off the board.
For the yoga and meditation: Yoga mats, bolsters, blankets, straps and blocks are provided, but you are welcome to bring your own if you like.
Please bring comfortable clothes, cosy socks and warm layers which are always useful for the yin yoga and yoga Nidra classes.
You may also want to bring a notebook for journalling.
Where is it?
In the little village of Tiptoe in the New Forest. It is a 10 minute drive from Brockenhurst train station, if you are travelling by train. We will send you full travel details ad a welcome pack once you have booked.