Midsummer Wild Swim & Wellbeing Retreat
Cost £375 all inclusive. Pay £99 deposit now to reserve your place.
June 20th to June 22nd 2025
Join us on this women’s wellbeing weekend, immersing yourself in the wild beauty of the Yorkshire Dales. We will be walking, wild swimming and offering the opportunity to re-connect with nature and with yourself through participation in coaching exercises, focused on you and your wellbeing. You will sleep in a luxurious Moroccan yurt beneath Midsummer Night’s starlit skies with the chance to dip in your own private waterfall or relax in the hot tub. Perfect for both complete beginners and more experienced wild swimmers, this two-night sensory experience will leave you feeling rested, restored and re-energised.
The retreat is limited to 12 people (A ratio of 1:6)
Arrival & Departure: Runs from Friday at 4pm to Sunday at midday with the option to stay on for lunch on the Sunday. Please see what’s included below.
Booking: The total cost for the retreat is £375 all inclusive. There is an initial deposit of £99. Please read the following booking instructions carefully.
Booking Instructions: Please click on the PAY £99 DEPOSIT button below and enter code DEPOSIT99 at the checkout. Your payment will only be for the deposit of £99. The remaining balance of £276 is payable by Friday, May 2nd 2025. An invoice will be sent out one week prior to this date.
PLEASE NOTE: If you want to book more than one place on the retreat, you will need to make separate transactions to activate the deposit.
Cost £375 all inclusive. Pay £99 deposit now to reserve your place.
June 20th to June 22nd 2025
Join us on this women’s wellbeing weekend, immersing yourself in the wild beauty of the Yorkshire Dales. We will be walking, wild swimming and offering the opportunity to re-connect with nature and with yourself through participation in coaching exercises, focused on you and your wellbeing. You will sleep in a luxurious Moroccan yurt beneath Midsummer Night’s starlit skies with the chance to dip in your own private waterfall or relax in the hot tub. Perfect for both complete beginners and more experienced wild swimmers, this two-night sensory experience will leave you feeling rested, restored and re-energised.
The retreat is limited to 12 people (A ratio of 1:6)
Arrival & Departure: Runs from Friday at 4pm to Sunday at midday with the option to stay on for lunch on the Sunday. Please see what’s included below.
Booking: The total cost for the retreat is £375 all inclusive. There is an initial deposit of £99. Please read the following booking instructions carefully.
Booking Instructions: Please click on the PAY £99 DEPOSIT button below and enter code DEPOSIT99 at the checkout. Your payment will only be for the deposit of £99. The remaining balance of £276 is payable by Friday, May 2nd 2025. An invoice will be sent out one week prior to this date.
PLEASE NOTE: If you want to book more than one place on the retreat, you will need to make separate transactions to activate the deposit.
Cost £375 all inclusive. Pay £99 deposit now to reserve your place.
June 20th to June 22nd 2025
Join us on this women’s wellbeing weekend, immersing yourself in the wild beauty of the Yorkshire Dales. We will be walking, wild swimming and offering the opportunity to re-connect with nature and with yourself through participation in coaching exercises, focused on you and your wellbeing. You will sleep in a luxurious Moroccan yurt beneath Midsummer Night’s starlit skies with the chance to dip in your own private waterfall or relax in the hot tub. Perfect for both complete beginners and more experienced wild swimmers, this two-night sensory experience will leave you feeling rested, restored and re-energised.
The retreat is limited to 12 people (A ratio of 1:6)
Arrival & Departure: Runs from Friday at 4pm to Sunday at midday with the option to stay on for lunch on the Sunday. Please see what’s included below.
Booking: The total cost for the retreat is £375 all inclusive. There is an initial deposit of £99. Please read the following booking instructions carefully.
Booking Instructions: Please click on the PAY £99 DEPOSIT button below and enter code DEPOSIT99 at the checkout. Your payment will only be for the deposit of £99. The remaining balance of £276 is payable by Friday, May 2nd 2025. An invoice will be sent out one week prior to this date.
PLEASE NOTE: If you want to book more than one place on the retreat, you will need to make separate transactions to activate the deposit.
What is included
Two Night’s Accommodation - at the beautiful Swaledale Yurts in Keld - you will sleep in a stylish and comfortable Moroccan yurt with real beds, a cosy log burner, comfy sofa and table and chairs. Each yurt has a lockable front door and its own toilet and shower in a separate shower block. There will be three people sharing a yurt.
All Meals - You will enjoy delicious, home-cooked breakfasts and two-course evening meals, a picnic lunch for the full day swim walk and unlimited tea, coffee and soft drinks back at the campsite. We will dine together for breakfast and our evening meals in the well-equipped campers’ barn. Please note, if you wish to stay for lunch on the Sunday, this is not included in the cost of the retreat and will be payable on the day.
Wild Swimming - You will have the chance to experience the exhilaration wild swimming brings with dips in at least four beautiful waterfalls in the surrounding area, including your own private waterfall.
Walks - There will be two guided walks during the weekend including a short circular walk on Saturday, taking in some of the finest scenery in the Dales and stopping at 2 to 3 beautiful waterfalls as well as a short there-and-back walk to a double waterfall on Sunday morning. Both walks average 2.5 miles along well-trodden tracks.
Coaching Workshops - The retreat offers focused time for your own personal development and growth with workshops to help you connect and reflect on life. Professional health and wellbeing coach Heather Simpson will gently guide you through creative exercises, supported by the power of the natural environment to explore opportunities for enhanced personal wellbeing.
Journaling & Wild Writing You will be encouraged to capture your personal reflections and journey throughout the weekend, enabling you to carry this home with you.
Hot Tub - At the end of Saturday’s walk, you can relax in the hot tub back at the campsite.
Your hosts: This retreat has been organised by Wild Swim Retreats Yorkshire. Leading this retreat will be professional health and wellbeing coach and therapist Heather Simpson and Wild Swimming Walks Yorkshire author Sarah Banks. You can find out more about Wild Swim Retreats Yorkshire here
Booking & Cancellation Policy: As soon as we receive your £99 deposit we will send you a confirmation email. Please note the deposit is non-refundable. The balance is then due on Friday, May 2nd 2025. We will send out an invoice one week prior to this. Once you have made the full payment, we can only offer you a refund if we are able to fill your place and it is more than 30 days before the retreat start date.
WALKING AND WILD SWIMMING SAFETY
Walking and wild swimming are not dangerous pursuits and we choose our locations with our guests’ safety in mind. However, neither activity is without its risks. We will always make decisions according to local weather conditions, water levels and flow. It is also important to take responsibility for yourself, to know your limits and to inform us of any health issues that may affect your ability to participate in the activities.
A Retreat for Women
We appreciate that it is quite often women who are at the heart of family life - caring for children or elderly relatives - while often managing a career of their own. The aim of this retreat is to create a warm, welcoming and supportive environment for women where they can open up about their life experiences. We also run mixed events and you can find these under our current retreats.
Additional Information:
WiFi signal - Please note there is no mobile signal at the campsite although the camping barn has WiFi if you need to get in touch with anyone.
Fitness - No experience of wild swimming is necessary and there will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions and share tips. The walks are not strenuous although there may be some moderate uphill climbs and scrambling down to a couple of the waterfalls.
Equipment - You don't need any specialist equipment - just swimming costumes and a towel and some aqua shoes as well as sensible shoes for walking. A suggested packing list will be sent out nearer the time.
Dietary Requirements - You will be able to tell us about any particular dietary requirements nearer the time of the retreat.
Washing & Drying Facilities - There are onsite washing and drying facilities as well as boot drying.
Entertainment - There will be a small selection of nature-inspired books in the camping barn that you are free to borrow over the weekend during downtime and bedtime.
Insurance - We have public liability insurance although you may wish to take out your own personal insurance too
Itinerary - A detailed itinerary will be sent out nearer the retreat date
