Retreats

Coastal Restore Retreat

There are few places left where you can truly slow down.

Tucked between rolling farmland and the wild Northumberland coastline, our Coastal Restore Retreat invites you to step away from the noise of everyday life and into a gentler rhythm.

Over two nights, you'll experience wood-fired sauna, mindful movement, nourishing food, guided relaxation and quiet moments in nature—all thoughtfully woven together to help you rest, reconnect and restore.

Small groups, beautiful surroundings and space to simply be.

Arrive & Unwind

Arrive from 5pm and take time to settle into your room before meeting the rest of the group.

As evening falls, you'll make your way to the sauna garden where the group naturally divides between two experiences.

While one group enjoys the warmth of our wood-fired sauna, cold water therapy and time around the fire pit, the other settles into our Nest experience—a deeply relaxing guided meditation wrapped in heated infrared blankets beneath the evening sky.

The groups then swap, allowing everyone to enjoy both experiences before gathering around the fire with a warming drink.

Later, we'll return to Calico Barn for a nourishing homemade supper on the festoon lit verandah before a relaxed evening and a restful night's sleep.

A Day to Slow Down

Wake gently with the option of joining a morning yoga or pilates session, held on the beach whenever the weather allows or indoors in the barn.

After a leisurely breakfast, the rest of the morning is intentionally unstructured.

Take a walk along the shoreline, wander the farm tracks, spend time with the alpacas, curl up with a book or simply enjoy doing very little at all.

Following a light homemade lunch, you'll take part in a mindful creative workshop. Depending on the retreat, this may be weaving, painting or another seasonal craft designed to encourage creativity and presence.

Later, you'll enjoy another signature wellness experience.

Half the group will relax with our Glow Sessions, combining red light therapy, guided meditation and deep relaxation, while the other half experience a Sauna & Spa Ritual, pairing the wood-fired sauna with a self-guided facial using Lady H Apothecary products.

After swapping experiences, everyone comes together once more for a wholesome homemade evening meal before another peaceful night in the barn.

Leave Restored

After breakfast, there's one final opportunity to enjoy the sauna before it's time to head home.

Check out is at 10am, allowing you to travel home feeling refreshed, rebalanced and ready to return to everyday life with a little more space to breathe.

Your Stay at Calico Barn

For each Coastal Restore Retreat, Calico Barn is transformed from our wedding venue accommodation into a peaceful coastal sanctuary, created exclusively for a small group of just twelve guests.

This is your home for two nights. A place to slow down, settle in and feel completely at ease.

The spacious communal lounge invites you to curl up with a book, enjoy a quiet conversation or just relax. Gather around the farmhouse table for leisurely meals, shared stories and moments of connection, while the fully equipped kitchen is always available if you'd like to make yourself a drink or bring along your own favourite snacks.

Our shared bedrooms are thoughtfully restyled for retreat weekends, with calming neutral tones and carefully chosen details that encourage deep rest. Every bed is dressed with soft waffle cotton bedding, cosy blankets and comfortable cushions, while robes and slippers are provided to help you move effortlessly between your room and the wellness experiences.

You'll also find little touches designed to help you unwind from the moment you arrive, including luxury hand cream, an aromatherapy diffuser filled with calming essential oils and a Bluetooth speaker so you can create your own peaceful soundtrack.

It's everything you need to switch off from everyday life and settle into a slower rhythm.

Rest Well

For our Coastal Restore Retreats, Calico Barn becomes a peaceful retreat house, welcoming just twelve guests at a time.

Rather than traditional hotel bedrooms, you'll stay in one of our thoughtfully designed shared rooms, each named after the original farm building that once occupied the space.

Each handcrafted wooden sleeping nook has been built to create your own private retreat within the room. Complete with a reading light, charging point and soft layered bedding, they're cosy spaces designed for slowing down, curling up with a book or enjoying a peaceful night's sleep after a day spent outdoors.

For retreat weekends, every room is thoughtfully restyled with soft neutral linens, cosy throws, robes, slippers and calming touches to create a warm, restorative atmosphere throughout the barn.

Life on retreat naturally centres around the shared spaces too. Whether you're lingering over breakfast at the farmhouse table, reading quietly in the lounge or chatting by the fire after an evening sauna, Calico Barn has been designed to bring people together as much as it offers space to unwind alone.

What You'll Eat

Food is an important part of the Coastal Restore Retreat, but we believe it should nourish rather than overwhelm.

Throughout your stay, you'll enjoy simple, homemade vegetarian meals, inspired by the seasons and designed to leave you feeling energised and satisfied. Expect generous sharing dishes, freshly baked bread, warming soups, colourful salads and comforting evening meals, all prepared with care using quality ingredients wherever possible.

A typical retreat menu might include:

Breakfast

• Overnight oats with seasonal fruit

• Greek yoghurt, granola and berry compote

• Fresh pastries

• Homemade banana bread

• Fresh fruit, tea and freshly brewed coffee

Lunch

• Homemade seasonal soup

• Freshly baked bread or focaccia

• Seasonal bruschetta

Evening Meals

• Moroccan chickpea and apricot tagine with warm sourdough

• Sweet potato, spinach and coconut curry with fragrant rice

• Wild mushroom risotto with herbs and parmesan

• Slow-cooked vegetable casseroles and homemade breads

Throughout the retreat you'll also find homemade cakes, herbal teas, freshly brewed coffee and plenty of time to gather around the table together.

We can cater for most dietary requirements—just let us know when you book.

Included in your stay

• All meals from Friday supper to Sunday breakfast

• Wood-fired sauna experiences

• Cold water therapy

• Nest meditation

• Glow Session

• Sauna & Spa facial ritual

• Morning yoga or pilates (date depends on retreat date) suitable for all levels

• Guided walks

• Creative workshop

• Fire pit evenings

• Unlimited tea, coffee and herbal teas throughout your stay

• Two nights' accommodation at Calico Barn in beautifully styled shared bedrooms with aromatherapy diffuser, bluetooth speaker and luxury beauty products in each room

• Luxury robes and slippers hire

• Yoga kit hire with mat, bolster, blanket and eye pillow

Founder's Gift

The first retreat guests will also receive a complimentary wellness gift bag to continue the experience at home.

Inside you'll find:

• Cotton wellness tote

• Collagen face mask

• Luxury sleep mask

• Soft silicone earplugs

• Calming shower steamer

• Aromatherapy balm

• Electrolyte mineral sachet

• Cans of Northumbrian Spring water