This is a four-day residential retreat designed for high-functioning, professional men. It offers space away from constant demand — without clinical language, group therapy or spiritual performance.
A curated four-day experience designed to restore pace, strengthen presence, and reconnect you with the simplicity of movement, craft and the outdoors. Throughout your stay, a private chef prepares nourishing, seasonal meals to support body and mind.
Each retreat follows a clear and deliberate four-day plan — enough structure to hold you, enough space to breathe.
Day 1 — Arrival & Welcome
Arrive to the calm, private countryside setting. Settle into the estate and ease into a slower rhythm with a gentle walk across the grounds. Your retreat begins with the introduction to rural craft, designing an item that will accompany you throughout your stay.
As dusk falls, gather by the fire with an inspirational guest speaker for an intimate evening with personal stories of challenge and resilience.
Day 2 — Activation & Craft
Begin the day with optional cold-water immersion and a grounding session of Tai Chi.
The morning session takes you on a hike through the Brecon Beacons, with a route to suit all abilities. After a picnic lunch on the mountain, we return to rural craft and progress on your woodworking project.
A restorative yoga session leads into a beautifully prepared, nutritious dinner from your private chef followed by music to accompany chats around the fire.
Day 3 — Depth & Integration
Another day of morning rituals, healthy food optional cold-water immersion and a grounding session of Tai Chi before taking to the water for a guided kayaking experience — rhythmic, focused, quietly exhilarating.
The afternoon brings the final stages of your craft, refining your chosen item with care and precision. Yoga supports your recovery before another chef-crafted evening meal.
The day closes by the fire, unhurried and restorative.
Day 4 — Closing & Return
A final walk invites reflection and clarity. A short closing session helps you define what you’ll carry back into your daily life: simple tools, sustainable habits, and renewed perspective.
The schedule is deliberate. There is space — but not drift.
The Setting & Accommodation
The retreat is located at Wormsley Grange, which is a beautifully renovated country house set in 4.5 acres of private grounds in the heart of the Herefordshire countryside — the perfect base for four days of genuine reset.
With plenty of space for our group in individually designed rooms, the house offers the comfort and calm needed to truly step away from the outside world. Beyond the walled garden, over 200 acres of rolling farmland and ancient woodland wait to be explored — the kind of landscape that makes it easy to leave everything else behind.
What’s Included:
Phones are reduced. Noise is removed. Structure is maintained.
Safety & Responsibility
The Rural Reset operates with:
Participants leave with:
The aim is not dramatic transformation.
It is sustainable resilience.
Please use the form below to apply for one of these retreats.
This retreat is designed for men who:
Carry significant responsibility at work or home.
Feel mentally crowded or physically tense.
Prefer action over analysis.
You do not need to be in crisis.
Simply need space to reset before pressure becomes depletion.
This is a practical, grounded experience for men who value directness and depth.
The Rural Reset is not:
Therapy.
Group counselling.
A silent retreat.
A bootcamp.
A holiday.
A spiritual workshop.
After applying:
The Rural Reset is:
