August 2023
Summer Activities Week 
- Date:
- Sun 13 – Sun 20 August
- Price:
- Adult £396
Child £246
(£225 second or third child from same family) - with…
- Lower Shaw Farm residents and friends
This is a week for people of all ages. We will do things, make things, and have a lot of fun.
Mornings are likely to be spent art and crafting it in the big shed, while the afternoons will be filled with games, outings, and walking trips.
Evenings will find us round the campfire, telling tales or reading a good book, together, singing songs, and watching stars. And those are only the official bits! The rest is determined by who comes, who connects, and who makes things happen. In the past this has included juggling, philosophy, board games galore, origami, creative writing, pizza making, a cabaret, campfire cooking, walks, yoga, sauna, riding on the vintage red tractor, and lots more!
This is a perennially popular high-summer week of high action and laid back inaction. Children experience both freedom and structure, while adults can enjoy the companionship of other adults, as well as having fun and learning new skills alongside their children.
The week begins after 4pm on Sunday 13, and ends mid-morning on Sunday 21st August.
Booking has closed for this event
Yoga and Massage Bank Holiday Long Weekend
- Date:
- Fri 25 – Mon 28 August
- Price:
- £294 (Veranda Room)
£312 (House Room or Garden Cabin) - with…
- Mary Mcinerney and Mary Maguire
This is a much-requested and extended version of the Yoga and Massage Weekend!
A chance to unwind and be rejuvenated!
Yoga will be taught in the Iyengar style in a way that is suited to beginners and more experienced practitioners. The classes will focus on postures to improve flexibility, strength, and balance.
The weekend will also include sessions on giving and receiving a relaxing and toning massage, covering different areas of the body.
Arrival from 5pm on the Thursday, with time to settle in, have an evening meal, meet each other and the teachers. On Friday there will be an early morning Pranayama (breath control) class, then following breakfast, a two hour asana (postures) class, and a massage class. After lunch the options are to relax at the farm, use the super rustic sauna, or go on a led walk in the local area. In the late afternoon there is either a restorative asana session, or a massage class.
In the evening there will be either a guided meditation, or foot baths, or time for a sauna, or to relax around the wood burning stove, or campfire.
On Saturday the programme will be similar to Frida, then on Sunday there will be early morning Pranayama, and a last Asana Yoga session, and massage session, followed by a late lunch. Please note that the programme may vary depending on the participants and weather!
Departures after lunch on Monday.
Group size: up to about 12.
Booking has closed for this event
2023 Yoga Weekends: Yoga and Massage 31 March–2 April, Yoga and Walking 21–23 July, Yoga and Massage 25–28 August, Yoga and Massage 6–8 October,