Retreats & Yoga
Salt air, slow mornings, soft light.
A coastal sanctuary on the Hartland headland for yoga teachers, wellbeing facilitators and creative groups.
A venue for gathering
Held by the sea, shaped by the land.
Berry Barn is a working retreat venue on the wild North Devon coast — minutes from Hartland Quay and the South West Coast Path. With a light-filled studio, sleeping for up to twenty across the Barn and Lodge, hot tub, fire pits and open Atlantic horizons, it's made for weekends that slow the pulse and clear the head. Experience Fire & Ice in our Scandinavian sauna and ice bath, under the start lit sky.
Sound Bath
Eight singing bowls. One breath.
A generative sound bath tuned to the Solfeggio frequencies — each tone designed to settle the nervous system and open the body for practice. Put on headphones, press play, and let the bowls ring.
The Round House
A space that breathes.
Practice inside The Round House — stone walls, full-height steel windows, warm timber floors and natural light from every side. Floor cushions, Moroccan poufs, bolsters, blocks and blankets for up to twenty are provided.
And when the weather lifts, move outside to our 30-metre sea-view yoga deck on the edge of the meadow — open sky, soft grass underfoot and the Atlantic on the horizon.
Outdoor & Evening
Fire pits, hot tub, stars.
Evenings drift between the wood-fired hot tub, the patio fire pits and the meditation deck. Almost no light pollution — the Milky Way shows up most clear nights.
Cold-water dips at Welcombe Mouth, coastal walks to Speke's Mill, and sunset from the cliffs — all on the doorstep.
Nourish
A kitchen made for feeding a crowd.
Long oak dining table, professional range, larder and prep space — cook for the group yourselves, or we can connect you with local chefs who specialise in retreat catering.
Produce from Hartland farms, fish from Clovelly, sourdough from the village bakery.
Hot · Cold · Hot
Sauna, ice bath, hot tub.
Hire our 6-person cedar barrel sauna and barrel ice bath to complement the 8-person wood-fired hot tub — a full contrast therapy circuit set on a private glass-balustraded deck with open views across the meadow.
Available as an add-on to any retreat booking. Heat, plunge, warm — repeat.
Atlantic View
Uitwaaien — Wind Bathing.
Borrowed from the Dutch — uitwaaien literally means "to walk in the wind." It is the mindful practice of immersing yourself in a breezy, open environment, letting the air clear your thoughts and restore your energy.
At Berry Barn, the Atlantic does the work. Step out onto the coastal path, climb the headland and let the south-westerlies roll in uninterrupted from the ocean. No phones. No agenda. Just salt air, wild grass underfoot and the sound of the wind reshaping everything — including your state of mind.
Many retreat guests build a morning or closing wind-bathing ritual into their schedule: ten minutes on the clifftop before breakfast, or a slow sunset walk to Hartland Quay to let the day dissolve into the horizon.
What's Included
The venue, in detail.
- ·Sleeps up to 20 across the Barn and Upper Lodge
- ·The Round House studio (cushions, poufs, bolsters, blocks, blankets)
- ·30-metre sea-view yoga deck on the meadow's edge
- ·Underfloor heating throughout
- ·Wood-fired hot tub & outdoor fire pits
- ·6-person cedar barrel sauna & barrel ice bath (hire)
- ·Meditation deck & barefoot walk
- ·Slate patio with sea-facing loungers
- ·Professional kitchen for groups
- ·Long oak dining table
- ·Free parking on site
- ·High-speed Wi-Fi & sound system
- ·Direct access to the SW Coast Path
- ·Wind bathing on the clifftop
- ·Discreet hosts on hand
Planning a retreat?
Tell us your dates, your group size and the shape of your weekend. We'll send a venue pack with rates, floor plans and sample schedules.