Mid-Week Yoga & Hiking Retreat in Yorkshire
Join us for our 4 night mid-week hiking and yoga retreat in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales from Monday to Friday. Stay in a beautiful venue in the middle of a valley and enjoy spectacular views, guided hikes and yoga twice a day. In between activities, relax in the hot tub and star gaze whilst staying cosy around the fire pit. Immerse yourself in yoga and nature leaving you feeling invigorated and rejuvenated.
New for 2024! A beautiful retreat venue in the stunning landscape of Swaledale near Richmond for our mid-week 4-night hiking yoga holiday in Yorkshire.
Stay in a beautifully finished country farmhouse with a separate yoga barn, or when warm, enjoy the yoga platform with panoramic views over the Swaledale glacial valley. On this four-night yoga holiday in Yorkshire, after morning yoga, enjoy hikes right from the front door up onto the moors for two days. On the third day, explore Richmond’s local historic market town, enjoy another walk, or relax with a hot tub and enjoy the views.
The location for this four-night yoga retreat in Yorkshire is breathtaking, and the photos don’t do it justice at all, so any time of the year is a good time to be here. In summer, enjoy being in nature and the great outdoors, and in the colder months, get cosy by the fire with a good book and warm up in the hot tub.
This is your retreat, so you can do as you feel you need. On this four-night hiking holiday in Yorkshire, you are immersed in nature with expansive views, and you can feel a connection to nature just by being still and present while staying here. Enjoy hikes each day from the house, and on your return, enjoy a hot tub with amazing views or a massage. If you are brave, there is a river for cold-water dips at the bottom of the garden.
The venue is modern yet traditional. The owners have imprinted their style with comfy beds, quirky artwork, good-quality linens and towels, cushions, and throws. It is a home from home, and you will feel relaxed as soon as you enter the building. This venue is also special because the family that owns it are regenerative farmers who care deeply for the environment, so they have green practices to help sustain nature in the surrounding area.
This retreat offers a mix of single-occupancy and twin rooms with en-suite bathrooms. The main house and cottage next door are both available.
Your days in Yorkshire on your active yoga retreat are relaxed but full. The price includes two guided hikes with qualified mountain guides, delicious plant-based meals, a hot tub and yoga to nourish both body and soul.
We run our 4-night yoga retreats in Yorkshire throughout 2024 and 2025; join us in May, June, July, August, October, November, and the new year. We also run a 3 night retreat in Yorkshire. Find out more about our Yorkshire retreat location here.
Are you ready to embark on a journey of self-discovery and rejuvenation in the heart of North Yorkshire?
Ready for more castle action? Yorkshire Dales has got you covered.
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Location
Swaledale, Marske, North Yorkshire -
Season
May - December -
Duration
4 nights -
Group size
12 -
Accommodation
Private converted farmstead -
Meeting Point
Darlington Train Station -
Yoga level
All levels -
Activity level
All levels -
Food
Veggie/plant-based -
Carbon Footprint
63Kgs
On our mid-week 4 night hiking yoga holiday in Yorkshire, feel free to arrive from 5 pm on the first day to allow time to settle in before the first yoga class and dinner.
After a shorter yoga class and brunch, the retreat will end at 9:30 am on the final day.
A Typical Day
8am - 9.30am
Morning yoga class to energise on the platform if sunny with stunning views
9.40am
Brunch of vegan and veggie delights
10.30am - 4pm
First day: Guided hike in the Yorkshire Dales with qualified hiking guides with packed lunch
10.30am - 4pm
Second Day: Guided hike in the Yorkshire Dales with qualified hiking guides with packed lunch
10.30am - 4pm
Third Day: Day is yours for massage, hot tub, relax, enjoy another hike, visit nearby towns
5pm - 7pm
Restorative evening yoga class to unwind and revive
7.15pm
2 course vegetarian/ vegan evening meal
10pm
Bedtime!
See what is included in your retreat with us in your Yorkshire hiking yoga holiday
What's included
Beautiful cosy accommodation in rural tranquil Yorkshire Dales
Main house rooms all en-suite, cosy cottage with shared bathroom for two rooms
Outdoor hot tub with stunning views and firepit area for star gazing
Beautiful yoga barn
1.5 hrs of morning yoga practice to energise
2 hour evening yoga practices to unwind and calm with restorative practices, meditation and Yoga Nidra
Two Guided hikes through the Yorkshire Dales with qualified guides
Delicious wholesome vegetarian/vegan brunches
Light lunch or packed lunch if out hiking
Delicious vegetarian/vegan evening meals
Yoga mats
Stay in a stunning part of the country immersed in nature
Amazing AdventureYogi hosts to look after your every need
What's not included
- Travel to and from the venue
- Travel insurance - highly recommend getting
- Yoga Equipment other than yoga mats
- Massage Treatments
Accommodation in Yorkshire
Your accommodation in Yorkshire is situated in beautiful countryside in a picturesque valley in Swaledale in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales.
Guests enter the venue into a spacious hall which runs into the drawing room at the heart of the home, complete with a large open fireplace.
There is also a further television room with a wood burner for those cosy nights in.
The family kitchen is fully equipped and is open plan with the dining room, a spacious and bright space to enjoy building a community around the dining table and share stories.
The Main house has 5 single occupancy double bedrooms with bathrooms ensuite, one bedroom being on the ground floor. It also has two twin rooms with en-suite bathrooms. The Cart House is a small private cottage adjacent to the main house and has one single occupancy double bedroom upstairs and a twin room downstairs and a bathroom they share. It also has a communal living/kitchen/ dining space to relax in.
Exclusively at this venue, there is also an outdoor hot tub with stunning views of the Swaledale Valley, a bbq, a games room with a ping pong table, a fire pit and below the house is the river which guests can swim in.
The yoga room is a beautifully converted barn with wooden floors and high ceilings and fits 12 comfortably.
By car
The nearest town to the retreat is Richmond which is about a 5-hour drive from London.
By Train
National Rail will release train ticket availability around three months before travel.
The nearest station is Darlington. It’s about 20 miles from the retreat with a taxi journey time of 40 minutes.
The journey from London by train is about 2.5 hours and from Edinburgh about 2 hours.
You will be allowed into the venue from 5 pm, so please aim to arrive in Darlington at 4:20 pm.
Shortly before the retreat starts we will set up a Whatsapp group, which will allow you to organise shared transfers to and from the venue with fellow yogis.
4 nights stay all-inclusive except massage treatments.
A twin is two single beds for two people, a double is a double bed for two people sharing.
Shared Twin ensuite bathroom £699pp
Master bedroom Single occupancy, en-suite bathroom and Valley Views £979
Single occupancy, en-suite bathroom £849
(A single room has a king size double bed for 1 person)
Private cottage with living room, kitchen and two bedrooms with one shared bathroom:
Twin room in cottage with shared bathroom: £699pp
Single room in cottage with double bed: £849
If any room options aren’t available on our website please email us on the contact form at the bottom of this page or on [email protected]
- hiking gear: back pack, layers to add or take off as you go, suncream, hat, water bottle, waterproofs, hiking boots
- swim wear for hot tub and wild cold water dips in the river
- cosy clothes for relaxing in after yoga
- Yoga gear!
- A good book
- slippers for extra cosiness/slip on shoes to walk between accommodation and yoga barn
This mid-week Yorkshire hiking yoga retreat is suitable for anyone who'd like an active and relaxing staycation in the UK to refresh. Yoga to relax, healthy food and much-needed time out. Beginners are always welcome The hikes are suitable for all levels with the times varying depending on the route taken.
Suitability : Level
- All ages
- Beginners
- Intermediate
- Men & Women
Sustainability
We are working towards reducing our carbon footprint, and here are some ways we, as a company, are doing this.
We are a 88% vegan company, 10% vegetarian and 2% fish or meat (only when staying in boutique hotels that offer these options). This makes up a huge percentage of carbon emissions that we avoid so easily because our food is still delicious, balanced and even more creative. So, thanks to you all for enjoying our healthy (mostly) plant-based meals.
The difference: Most travel companies struggle to reduce their travellers’ meat and dairy consumption, which accounts for a large portion of their carbon emissions.
We stay primarily in one location for the duration of the retreat. We have started staying in a few locations on our long haul, but it is limited to 2 or 3 locations over an 8 – 10 night period. Staying in one place means low carbon emissions because we aren’t burning fuel to get around.
The difference: Other adventure travel companies move around every two days, using alot of petrol in vehicles for sometimes only 1 or 2 people.
Our activities are low-impact—yoga, hiking, surfing, skiing/boarding, whitewater rafting, SUP, and kayaking are all very low-carbon activities, in fact, zero-carbon (except skiing/snowboarding due to the ski lifts, which is also low). These activities are included in the price we measure. The carbon may increase with travel to and from these activities in vehicles.
The difference: Other travel companies can include high-carbon activities in the price, such as jet skiing, quad biking, and jeep driving, which increases their carbon footprint.
We run more than half of our retreats and holidays in the UK; these are very low-carbon holidays.
We currently don’t measure our guests’ travel as part of our carbon output because our guests don’t only come from the UK, so it is hard for us to predict this. We also don’t include travel in the holiday price, which is not part of our calculations. We know that we provide these holidays, so we are looking to include this carbon measurement in the future so we are investigating how we can reduce this.
The carbon measurements at the top of the page with the icons are per person for the whole retreat.
Ultra-low-carbon holidays
These holidays are below 200 kg per person, and our UK retreats are below 100 or even 70 kg, so these are great adventures for low carbon breaks.
Ski holidays are actually low in carbon!
In France, many ski resorts are turning to green energy to power the lifts. If you eat low in meat and dairy while you’re there and hire your ski equipment, this makes your trip as low-carbon as possible.
How can you help?
There are ways that you can help reduce your carbon when coming on our retreats and holidays:
Travel by train, try slow travel across Europe and the UK.
If travelling abroad to Europe or further afield, choose carbon capture schemes, check out Ecologi. Offsetting is not the best thing to do these days, but try carbon capture where you pay for carbon to be absorbed into the environment.
Car share UK – we recommend when guests travel by train to arrive and depart at the same time to taxi share – which helps keep costs and carbon emissions down. Why not consider car share, too? Most guests who drive come alone or with a friend; we have WhatsApp groups that, if you like, you can see who is driving from your area and enjoy getting to know each other on the way to the retreats, and save on your carbon emissions at the same time!
We are by no means saints when it comes to producing carbon, as a travel company we know this is very difficult to reduce. We are working to reduce our carbon output each year by measuring it and then creating plans to reduce it. We are reviewing all our venues and asking them how they can improve their carbon reduction as we don’t own any of our venues but we would like to work with them to help in any way we can. We want to be transparent with this, so please get in touch for more information. As we change things, we will update the website.
Beautiful Yorkshire
Exciting news for 2024 – we’re introducing a brand-new destination: Yorkshire! Following the success of our mountain retreats across the UK, we’ve decided to spread our wings and explore the stunning landscapes of this captivating location with a yoga retreat in North Yorkshire.
Nestled just a short drive from the charming old market town of Richmond, our Yorkshire yoga retreat is situated to the north of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Prepare for an adventure filled with invigorating hikes into this area of outstanding natural beauty, renowned for its glacial landscapes, vast U-shaped valleys, and an expansiveness that sets it apart.
Swaledale, a gem within the Yorkshire Dales National Park that you’ll explore during our retreat, boasts some of the wildest and most unspoiled scenery in the region. Rich in history, many villages and hamlets, such as Gunnerside (derived from ‘Gunnar’s saetr’), still carry names bestowed upon them by Viking farmers over a thousand years ago.
Home to the iconic Swaledale ram, symbolising the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and famed for its hardy sheep and locally-made cheeses, a visit offers a glimpse into the thriving local farming, crafts, and business community that keeps this area a vibrant, working dale.
The lively village of Reeth, featuring art and craft shops, pubs, and cozy cafés, serves as a focal point for our Yorkshire retreat. Further up the dale, picturesque villages like Muker, Gunnerside, and Keld await, providing easy access to unspoiled landscapes and creating the perfect escape for walkers and cyclists.
Join us for our rejuvenating yoga retreats in Yorkshire, where the tranquil beauty of the surroundings harmonises with the serenity of yoga practice. Immerse yourself in the natural wonders of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, all while enjoying the warm community atmosphere and the rejuvenating benefits of our budget-friendly yoga retreats. Discover the perfect balance of relaxation and adventure in the heart of North Yorkshire, a destination that invites you to unwind, explore, and connect.
About the yoga
On our mid-week 4 night Yorkshire hiking yoga retreat, the classes are suitable for all abilities from beginners to intermediate. Everyone is welcome! Our inspiring and experienced teachers are well-practised at adapting the class to everyone’s level.
The yoga teacher will create a more dynamic class in the morning to prepare you for the day’s hike with practises such as vinyasa and hatha flow, and the evening class will enable deep relaxation with more restorative styles and yin, meditation, and yoga nidra.
Yoga will be in the yoga barn, and if it is warm enough, it can be outside on the grassy yoga deck, overlooking stunning views of the whole valley, a stunning view.
Highlights
Stunning traditional farmhouse with a contemporary finish and lots of space
Immerse yourself in nature in the Yorkshire Dales
Beautiful views across the Yorkshire valley
Wake up with a river wild dip
Two days of guided hikes with experienced guides
En-suite bedrooms with beautiful views or private cottage
Outdoor fire pit and hot tub to indulge in
About the Food
We are a Vegetarian / plant-based company and take great pride in creating incredible food on our retreats.
Our breakfasts are a mixture of savoury and sweet, with eggs, yoghurt, bread and butter, milk, coffee/tea, and plant-based options.
Lunch and dinner are more plant-based. Our chefs create diverse and imaginative menus that highlight local produce’s seasonality.
We are able to cater to all dietary requirements.
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