This weekend retreat is designed to help you reconnect with nature, yourself, and others. The land has been given time to rest, restore, renourish, and rewild, and you are warmly invited to do the same.
Wild Weekends are life-affirming retreats created by the land and the team that cares for it. They offer a chance to step away from technology and the pressures of everyday life, and return to something deeper, quieter, and more meaningful.
Expect beautiful wild surroundings, quietly luxurious accommodation, deeply nourishing vegetarian meals, and thoughtfully held experiences that encourage you to slow down and rediscover your place within the interconnectedness of all things.
The vision is simple: to reconnect with nature, self, and others. These weekends bring that vision to life, leaving an impression that lasts long after you have returned home.
The theme for this Wild Weekend is Wintering Well. It offers an invitation to gentle transformation and life-affirming connection as inner and outer work are woven together. You will nurture resilience and explore ancient plant wisdom while journeying through the inner landscape of wintering and the outer landscape of the land.
Along the way, you will forage seasonal plants, learn traditional folk medicine-making techniques, and craft your own natural remedies to take home. These creations make thoughtful gifts for the festive season. Leave feeling grounded, nourished, and reconnected to all that is.
During the weekend, you will walk the land and learn how to safely identify, harvest, store, and process seasonal wild ingredients. You will also create a mini apothecary of potent folk medicines to take home as a winter gift to yourself and those you love. Learn to make:
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Tasha Stevens-Vallecillo
Tasha is a mixed-race English and Central American woman with a Buddhist spiritual practice. She is the Founder of Land, Food, Medicine and the visionary behind many projects. Her work is rooted in community, wild food, wild tending, food production, and farming, with a focus on addressing some of the core issues of our time.
Her approach is shaped by continuous learning and intuitive feeling, developing methodologies and products that support food systems in harmony with nature. Through agri-wilding landscapes, she creates offerings informed by ancient and indigenous understandings of land, food, and medicine, combined with new technologies and capabilities.
Bríd Walsh
Bríd Walsh grew up in rural West Cork, Ireland, immersed in language, culture, and a deep connection to land and environment. She is the third generation in her family to maintain close communication with land and trees.
Bríd has worked to remove blockages to the flow of energy in land and property, as well as in personal journeys. Her work supports the release of trauma from landscapes, and this dialogue with nature also informs decision-making around the next steps for properties and land.
42 Acres
42 Acres is a regenerative estate, nature reserve, and wellbeing retreat centre with a vision to live in harmony with nature, self, and others. It uses intuition, ancient tools, and shared knowledge to create regenerative spaces, curate transformational experiences, and offer opportunities to learn, heal, and grow.
Guests are invited to explore 173 acres of wild spaces, including ancient woodland, rewilded meadows, an 11-acre lake, and pioneering nature restoration projects.
A thoughtfully converted former livery stable, this practical three-bedroom cottage sits on one level and is surrounded by nature on our regenerative estate. The bright main living area enjoys triple-aspect views and an easy open-plan layout, with a fully equipped kitchen, dining table for six, and two sofas, one of which converts into a double sofa bed. Please note that there is no dishwasher or freezer. The main bathroom includes a shower over bath and toilet.
The first bedroom is a double room with a private shower room and is accessed only through French doors from the courtyard, offering a sense of privacy. The second bedroom can be arranged as a king or twin and has its own bathroom with a shower over bath. The third bedroom is also a king or twin, with a private bathroom featuring a shower over bath; this room can be reached from the courtyard and via pocket doors from the living space. Each bedroom opens onto an outdoor patio and lawns.
Set across 173 acres of wild landscapes, the cottage is surrounded by ancient woodland, rewilded meadows, edible hedges, a lake suitable for wild swimming, and abundant wildlife. Guests are welcome to explore the estate.
Up to two well-behaved dogs are welcome at no extra cost. Please request the pet policy in advance so arrangements can be made. Two of the three bedrooms can be set up as kings or twins; as standard, they are prepared as kings, and twin configuration should be requested in the booking notes.
Located in the eaves of a carefully restored 15th-century Hermitage, this loft suite combines quiet luxury with timeless simplicity. Vaulted ceilings frame two inviting bedrooms, each furnished with sustainable natural materials and a large single bed. A private walk-in shower room and separate toilet add comfort and privacy, while luxurious linens, fluffy towels, and local eco-friendly toiletries are provided throughout.
Filled with natural light and softened by real fires and gentle textures, the suite opens to far-reaching views toward the 7 lake. The Hermitage runs entirely on renewable energy. Guests enjoy deeply nourishing, hyper-local meals freshly prepared by the Medicine Kitchen Team on a Full Board basis, served family-style at a beautiful living-edge community table or in the light-filled dining room. The property also offers space to explore 173 acres of regenerative estate.
Step into a quietly luxurious stay within our carefully restored 15th-century Hermitage, where natural light, real fires, soft textures, and expansive views across the 7-acre lake create a feeling of ease and timeless simplicity.
Each Sumptuous Room is furnished with sustainable, natural materials and includes a superking bed plus a double sofa bed. A private walk-in shower room features high-quality fixtures and thoughtful details designed to surprise and delight. For your comfort, we provide luxurious linens, fluffy towels, and local, eco-friendly toiletries.
Dining: Hermitage rooms are offered on a Full Board basis. Enjoy deeply nourishing, hyper-local meals freshly prepared by our Medicine Kitchen Team. You are welcome to gather at our beautiful living-edge community table, where meals are served family-style to encourage conversation and connection, or choose one of the other tables in our light-filled dining room.
Add-on Experiences: A wide range of transformational experiences inspired by the wisdom of nature is available, from guided rewilding walks and the wood-fired sauna to foraging experiences and holistic massage. Each is led by our in-house team and created to support spaciousness, peace, and a profound sense of belonging.
Renewable Energy: The Hermitage is powered 100% by renewable energy. Please come as you are, and make yourself at home.
Settle into a Sacred Space where understated luxury meets timeless simplicity. Within this consciously restored 15th-century Hermitage, you’ll find natural light, real fires, soft touches, and expansive views stretching down to the 7-acre lake.
Cosy Rooms are elegantly pared back and thoughtfully furnished with sustainable, natural materials and a king bed. Each room includes a private bathroom or walk-in shower room; if you have a preference, please mention it at the time of booking. Luxurious linens, fluffy towels, and local, ethical toiletries are provided for your comfort.
Dining: Hermitage rooms are offered on a Full Board basis. Enjoy deeply nutritious, hyper-local meals freshly prepared by our Medicine Kitchen Team. You are welcome to dine at the beautiful living-edge community table, where meals are served family-style to encourage conversation and connection, or choose one of the other tables in the light-filled dining room.
Add-on Experiences: A wide range of transformational experiences is available, inspired by the divine wisdom of nature. Options include guided rewilding walks, the wood-fired sauna, foraging experiences, and holistic massage. Each experience is led by our in-house team and designed to cultivate spaciousness, peace, and a profound sense of belonging.
Renewable Energy: The Hermitage is powered 100% by renewable energy. Come as you are, and make yourself at home.
Tasha Stevens-Vallecillo
Brid Walsh
