Overview
Join us in the woods for an amazing 3 night retreat at our incredible, magical forest camp in Somerset, near Bath. Many of our previous guests said they wished this retreat was longer - so we've extended it to 3 nights! Walk through the woods to the botanical lake for a swim or a paddle board. Sunbathe on the decking surrounded by trees. Have a sauna looking out into the forest. Enjoy an extra special summer solstice feast. Experience TWO workshops with Wim Hof instructor Jack Witts. Tuesday 18th - Friday 21st June 2024. From £695 for a triple yurt (for three friends) and £775 for a twin cabin, yurt or roundhouse.
Highlights
Daily vinyasa, yin & meditation classes with Jenny Clark
Two Wim Hof breathwork & cold water therapy workshops with Jack Witts
Campfire conversations with Alex Mytton
SUP yoga and learn to paddleboard on the hidden lake
Forest dwelling in yurts, cabins and shepherds huts
Delicious, seasonal vegetarian feasts with our favourite Beth the Free Range Chef
Read and nap in the hammocks, connect around the fire, have a sauna or swim
Hosts
Jack Witts
I am a certified Wim Hof Method Instructor and Breathwork Biohacker located in Bristol, UK and this retreat is really near to where I grew up in a beautiful, wild place! My mission is to empower individuals and groups to enhance their quality of life, with techniques for influencing the nervous system and a range of tailored practices to suit diverse needs. With practical tools that are easily accessible, individuals can confidently step beyond their comfort zones and align with their purpose, values, and authenticity
Alex Mytton
I'm incredibly excited for this retreat in June. Not only is the location ridiculously cool & very up my street - A.K.A fully immersed in nature - but I also get to collaborate with someone, I guess you could say I look up to in the retreat space, Jenny Clark. She's a bit of a retreat powerhouse so I'm very excited to be a part of the amazing work she does and hopefully bring some of my own individual elements from my retreats & work to the experience
Schedule
Example Schedule | Schedule subject to change / going with the flow. Do as much or as little as you like.
Previous
Next
Tuesday
4-5pm: Arrive, settle in, tea time.
5pm: Opening circle, meditation
5.30pm: Wim Hof workshop
7.30pm: Dinner
9pm: Yoga Nidra
Wednesday
8.30am: Vinyasa yoga, meditation
10am: Brunch
11.30am: Wim Hof workshop
1.30pm: Lunch
3pm: Free time, sauna, walk. swim, SUP
6.30pm: Yin yoga & soundbath
7.30pm Dinner, campfire.
Thursday
8.30am: Vinyasa yoga, meditation
10am: Brunch
11.30am: SUP yoga session
1.30pm: Lunch
2.30pm: SUP yoga session
5.30pm: Yin yoga
7.30pm Summer solstice dinner feast, campfire, music
Friday
8am: Vinyasa, meditation
9.30am: Brunch
10.30am: Closing circle, departures
What's included
What's Included
Accommodation in a magical, hand-crafted woodland camp
All delicious meals, snacks + drinks
Seven x 1/1.5 hour yoga classes
Daily guided meditation
Unlimited saunas
Optional wild swimming in the lake
A 2 hour introduction to paddle boarding session, including a SUP yoga class + equipment
Magical Soundbath
2 x Wim Hof workshops with a certified Wim Hof coach
Yoga mats, blankets, bolsters + blocks
Luxury goodie bag
What's Not Included
Transport to and from the retreat
Travel insurance
Gallery
Location: Somerset
Campwell is a woodland camp around six miles north-east of Bath
Campwell is a woodland camp around six miles north-east of Bath on the Somerset/Wiltshire border, South-West England. It is hidden away down quiet lanes with wild hedgerows. 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.
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 or in the wood-fired sauna. Wander down to the tucked away botanical wild swimming lake, surrounded by beautiful trees. It's a 20 minute walk through the woods and down a hill to the lake, or you can walk along the lane which is slightly shorter.
Trip Tips
Do
Settle in before starting the retreat with tea, cake and our opening circle. Day one (Tuesday) is all about grounding and connection, so we will meditate and practice breathwork in a Wim Hof workshop before dinner, yoga Nidra and a good, long rest. Wednesday will bring morning yoga and meditation, followed by a hearty brunch. Then another Wim Hof workshop with cold water immersion! After lunch in the afternoon you are welcome to relax, walk, swim, paddle board or jump in the sauna. Then we will practice yin yoga before dinner and a campfire. On Thursday there will be more morning yoga and meditation before breakfast, then SUP yoga sessions and learning paddleboarding techniques on the lake and a relaxing afternoon with yin yoga. Today is the Summer Solstice, so we will have a lovely midsummer evening feast. Friday morning will be vinyasa yoga, meditation and breakfast, before our closing circle and departures. The yoga classes are themed around the natural Saturday will bring morning yoga and meditation, brunch, a surprise workshop, as well as paddle boarding, SUP yoga and campfires. On Sunday there will be more yoga and meditation, walks and wild swims. 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
In a magical woodland village in Somerset. Some of the great things include: a wood-fired sauna, a roundhouse for yoga with a log burner, a covered outside yoga platform, hammocks, showers with views across the woods, a secret lake for swimming and paddle boarding. There are a few compostable toilets spread across the site, and a toilet and shower block overlooking the woods. Rooms will be allocated on a first-come first-serve basis. There are a range of yurts, wooden cabins, a shepherds hut and even a cob roundhouse, all with their own log burners and private fire pit areas outside. There are also two discounted tent prices for bringing your own tent! The yurts can be set up for triple occupancy for 3 friends (in a single and double bed). The treehouse cabins and shepherd's hut are double beds. The cob roundhouse can be a twin or a double. The others are a mix of twins and doubles. 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 yurts, wooden cabins, a shepherds hut and even a cob roundhouse, all with their own log burners and private fire pit areas outside. The yurts can be set up for triple occupancy for 3 friends (in a single and double bed), the others are a mix of twins and doubles. All the accommodation share the tree shack showers and compostable toilets and there are more toilets spread around the forest site.
Eat
All the food on the retreat is prepared by Beth the Free Range Chef, our chief Wild Times 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 8 weeks before to get your dietary requirements and more information. 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.
To get the most out of our yoga retreats, we recommend taking part in at least 3/4 yoga classes before joining.
A basic level of fitness and mobility is required - there is quite a steep hill to walk up and down to get to the lake (although you can walk down the lane instead which is much less steep) and the ground at Campwell is uneven.
Do I need paddleboarding/yoga experience?
Not at all! Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just finding your sea/yogi legs you are very welcome. We just ask that you can swim 50 metres.
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?
Campwell, Cherry Wood, Oakford Lane, Somerset, SN14 8FE.
The best way to reach the site is either by car or train and taxi. The nearest train station is Bath Spa. From London Paddington the train takes just over 2 hours. (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!)
The camp is 25 minutes away from Bath Spa station, so just jump in a taxi to us. We can help coordinate sharing taxis between guests if you are on the same train, and there is space on the booking form to let us know if you would like to lift share with other guests.