The Autumn Grounding | 27th-30th October 2026
An immersive four-day retreat celebrating the beauty of the season – from garden to table.
Welcome, we’re so glad you’re here.
Step through the garden gate into a place where time slows down. Through seasonal experiences, nature connection, beautiful food and exceptional hospitality, we’ll help you reconnect with the land, the season and yourself.
Our Philosophy
We believe the changing seasons invite us to live a little differently.
Autumn has a way of encouraging us to slow our pace, gather together and appreciate life’s simpler pleasures. It is a season of abundance, of sharing good food, of crisp morning walks, cosy evenings by the fire and taking time to notice the beauty around us.
In a world that often asks us to keep doing more, we wanted to create a space where there is nothing to prove and nowhere else to be.
A place where meals are shared around a beautifully laid table, conversations unfold naturally, hands are busy creating, and time outdoors reconnects us with ourselves as much as with nature.
The Autumn Grounding is our invitation to step away from the everyday and embrace the quieter rhythm of the season.
To rest. To reconnect. To be cared for.
We hope you leave feeling lighter, calmer and wonderfully grounded.
Listening to the land
As the landscape softens into rich amber hues and crisp mornings announce the changing season, autumn invites us to slow our pace and reconnect with the rhythms of the natural world.
This intimate luxury retreat offers a rare, behind-the-scenes immersion into the heart of the ANRÁN gardens and grounds. Guided by the women who care for this landscape every day, you'll experience the estate through their eyes, discovering the stories held within the gardens, harvesting seasonal produce, and discovering the quiet rituals that shape life on the land.
Soil to table
Between time spent outdoors, you'll gather around the table to enjoy slow, soil-to-table dining, celebrating the abundance of the season with ingredients harvested from the estate. Produce picked just hours before arrives at the table transformed into nourishing breakfasts, leisurely garden lunches and candlelit suppers. Every bite deepens your connection to the living landscape around you.
There will be space to reflect on the year that's passed, embrace the stillness of autumn, and forge meaningful connections with like-minded women.
More than a getaway, The Autumn Grounding is an invitation to pause within a living, working landscape. To step away from the demands of everyday life, reconnect with what matters, and leave feeling deeply rooted, restored, and ready for the quieter months ahead.
Your retreat experience
Feel as though you’re staying in the home of a dear friend - there are no stiff formalities here. Pour yourself a warming drink, settle beside the fire with a book, wander through the gardens, or simply pause and watch the light move across the valley. The estate is yours to sink into.
Follow your own rhythm - this retreat unfolds at the pace your body needs. Join every gathering, workshop and shared meal, or step away whenever you crave solitude. There is no expectation, only an invitation to slow down and reconnect.
When it's time to leave, you'll take more than memories home. You'll carry a slower rhythm, a deeper connection to the natural world, and the quiet reassurance that, sometimes, the most restorative thing we can do is simply pause.
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Garden Grounding
An unhurried morning tending the kitchen garden, harvesting seasonal produce and discovering the quiet rhythms of caring for a living landscape.Harvest Workshops
Hands-on creative sessions celebrating the abundance of the season, using flowers, herbs and produce gathered fresh from the gardens.Herbal Sauna & Hot Tub
Begin with a warming herbal infusion before retreating to the sauna and hot tub, infused with botanical essential oils to soothe both body and mind.Moorland Wander
Head onto the wilds of Dartmoor and take in beauty of this raw and rugged autumnal landscape full of golden bracken, granite tors and open horizons.Firepit Stargazing
Gather around the firepit with a warming botanical drink, sharing stories beneath Devon's dark skies.Mindful Movement
Gentle morning movement allowing body and breath to soften together.Silent Dawn Walks
Welcome the day with a mindful walk through dew-covered paths as the estate slowly awakens around you.Seasonal Feast
Gather on our final night for a show stopping feast highlighting all that the season has to offer. An indulgent, slow paced celebration of abundance, connection and incredible food.
A day in the life…
This is a sample rhythm, the days will flow organically and activities and timings may differ from below. All the activities are optional, feel free to take time to yourself whenever you need.
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Arrivals from 3pm — Settle into ANRÁN’s beauty.
Welcome Circle — Meet your hosts and fellow guests.
Gentle Mindful Movement — Ease into the retreat with a gentle evening stretch.
Fireside Supper — A cozy fireside supper featuring the best of Devon's autumn produce.
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Morning Mindful Movement
Leisurely Breakfast
Kitchen Garden Experience — Explore the garden and harvest seasonal produce.
Garden Lunch — Inspired by the morning’s harvest.
Seasonal Produce Workshop — A hands-on creative experience celebrating autumn's abundance.
Time to Unwind — Enjoy the afternoon entirely at your own pace. Make the most of the wood-fired hot tub and sauna
Seasonal Supper — Grazing supper featuring our own produce plus some of Devon’s best suppliers.
Fireside Gathering — Wrap up in blankets and join us for warm drinks, conversation
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Morning Mindful Movement
Leisurely Breakfast
Explore the Moors — journey into the heart of Dartmoor National Park for a mindful guided walk surrounded by spectacular autumn landscapes.
Relaxed Lunch
Autumn Floral Tablescape Workshop — Craft seasonal arrangements and botanical creations for our supper table
Time to Unwind — Enjoy the afternoon entirely at your own pace. Enjoy the wood-fired hot tub and sauna
Celebration Feast — Wonderful food, new friendships and the close of a beautiful retreat.
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Silent Dawn Walk
Slow Morning —Enjoy a slow morning before checking out of your room at 10am.
Closing Circle — A chance to reflect on the retreat and take a little of its calm home with you.
Farewell Brunch
Departure by 12pm — Leave feeling refreshed, restored and beautifully grounded.
Meet your hosts
Jenny Thompson is the Head Kitchen Gardener at ANRÁN where she grows seasonal produce and inspires others to embrace the beauty and abundance of tending a garden.
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Jenny's happy place has always been somewhere between the kitchen garden and the dining table.
After many years running award-winning hospitality venues, creating exceptional guest experiences became second nature. But it was taking on an allotment in 2016 that quietly changed the course of her life. What began as a hobby quickly became a passion, and eventually a new career rooted in the seasons, the soil and the simple joy of growing food.
Today, Jenny tends the kitchen garden at ANRÁN, where she grows beautiful, seasonal produce while nurturing the soil. She loves nothing more than sharing the stories behind what is growing, encouraging others to reconnect with where their food comes from and celebrating the beauty of seasonal living.
Jenny holds a Permaculture Design Certificate from the renowned Apricot Centre and continues to deepen her knowledge of regenerative growing and working in harmony with nature.
She is warm, knowledgeable and quietly enthusiastic. Whether she's leading a garden walk, gathering ingredients for lunch or sharing a coffee by the fire, she has a wonderful way of making people feel instantly at ease.
She can't wait to welcome you to Devon and share a little of the magic of autumn in the garden.
Camille van Hoegaerden is the founder of Heartlands & Wild Edges, guiding women through the landscapes of the South West with a focus on nature, wellbeing and meaningful connection.
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Camille is the founder of Heartlands & Wild Edges, guiding women through the landscapes of the South West with a focus on cultivating a sense of belonging in the natural world.
Deeply drawn to human connection and the outdoors, Camille has always loved gathering people in nature. Over the years, she has brought local communities together through wild swim groups, social strolls, and a volunteer-run Pick Your Own flower field. Her journey evolved from setting up a thriving yoga and creative workshop studio — where her dried flower winter wreath-making sessions earned a celebrated local reputation — to guiding women along the South West Coast Path and encouraging them to develop a deep relationship with the land.
Following a life-changing solo pilgrimage along the South West Coast Path, Camille discovered the transformative power of stripping back to the bare essentials, slowing down, spending time in nature, and sharing the path with others. That experience became the foundation for Heartlands & Wild Edges.
When she's not out exploring, you'll find her in the kitchen gardens of ANRÁN, nurturing plants and enjoying the simple rhythm of growing food. With an earlier career training at Le Cordon Bleu, working in professional kitchens, and running a pop-up micro-bakery, Camille brings a lifelong love of food to her gatherings. She truly believes that gardens and good food have an unmatched way of bringing people together.
Camille brings a thoughtful blend of nature connection, mindful movement, and emotional wellbeing to her retreats, creating spaces where you feel welcome exactly as you are. She is kind, intuitive, and endlessly encouraging — whether she’s leading a trail, sharing stories, or pausing for tea and a homemade slice of cake with a view.
Meet your chef
Hannah Thomas is the founder of Herbs & Wild - Deepening the connection between people and the food on their plate.
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Hannah has built her career around creating exceptional food experiences that celebrate the seasons and bring people together.
After training at the world-renowned Ballymaloe Cookery School in Ireland, she honed her craft at the acclaimed The Ethicurean, where a deep respect for seasonal, locally sourced ingredients and garden-to-table cooking shaped her approach to food. These experiences continue to influence everything she creates today.
As the founder of Herbs & Wild, Hannah now works as a private chef across luxury retreats, intimate dinners and bespoke events throughout the South West. Known for her elegant yet generous style of cooking, she creates thoughtful menus that showcase the very best local produce, celebrating the flavours, colours and abundance of each season.
For Hannah, food is about far more than what’s on the plate. She believes that gathering around a beautifully laid table is one of life’s greatest pleasures. Every meal is crafted with care, inviting guests to savour not only exceptional food but the joy of sharing it together.
Warm, creative and deeply passionate about her craft, Hannah brings a calm confidence to every kitchen and a genuine love of looking after people.
She can’t wait to welcome you to Devon and share the unforgettable flavours of autumn.
Your Devon Sanctuary
ANRÁN takes its name from the Chinese characters ān and rán—a place of peace and tranquillity. As you look out across rolling hills, ancient trees and historic eighteenth-century stone buildings, you'll understand why.
This is a sanctuary of deep, unhurried quiet. A place where the outside world gently falls away and you feel held by the landscape itself.
At the end of each day, retreat to one of ANRÁN’s beautifully restored bedrooms, where historic character meets understated luxury.
Thoughtfully designed with comfort in mind, every room offers a peaceful sanctuary to unwind, rest and wake refreshed for another day of the retreat.
All bedrooms are individually styled, with luxury linens, premium toiletries and thoughtful touches to make you feel completely at home.
The Manor House: Built in 1840, the Grade II-listed Manor House is full of timeless elegance and relaxed country-house charm. Individually designed bedrooms blend period features with luxurious touches, creating warm, inviting spaces that feel both sophisticated and wonderfully comfortable.
The Converted Barns: Once traditional Devon farm buildings dating back to the late 1700s, the lovingly restored courtyard barns retain their original stone walls, exposed beams and rich history. Beautifully paired with crisp linens, contemporary bathrooms and calming interiors, they offer a peaceful blend of rustic character and modern comfort.
Whether you stay in a room in the Manor House or one of the Courtyard Barns, every room has been thoughtfully curated to provide a restful retreat - somewhere to slow down, sleep deeply and savour the quieter rhythm of your stay.
Accommodation
This is more than a few days away. It’s four days of being completely looked after. From the moment you arrive, you’ll be warmly welcomed into a beautiful country estate where exceptional hospitality, seasonal food and meaningful experiences invite you to slow down and reconnect with every detail having been thoughtfully considered.
All you need to do is arrive.
Are you ready for your Autumn Grounding Experience?
Your Retreat Includes:
Three nights in luxurious accommodation at the beautiful ANRÁN estate, nestled in the heart of the Devon countryside.
Your own beautifully appointed private bedroom — a peaceful sanctuary to rest, recharge and wake refreshed each morning.
Delicious seasonal breakfasts, lunches and candlelit dinners, created by renowned private chef Hannah Thomas, using the finest locally sourced, homegrown and foraged ingredients.
Premium teas, freshly brewed coffee, soft drinks and homemade seasonal refreshments available throughout your stay.
A carefully curated programme of seasonal experiences, including garden tours, creative workshops, mindful movement and time immersed in nature.
Full access to ANRÁN’s private estate, including its gardens, woodland, lakes, lily pond, plant house and peaceful spaces to wander, rest and explore.
Daily opportunities to slow down with gentle movement, guided walks, the sauna and hot tub, or simply an afternoon curled up with a book beside the fire.
Recipes and seasonal inspiration to take home, so you can continue the spirit of Autumn Grounding long after the retreat ends.
Thoughtful welcome gifts, meaningful moments and plenty of time to connect with like-minded people around the table.
Most importantly, you’ll leave feeling rested, inspired and wonderfully grounded.
Retreat Details
Dates : 27th - 30th October 2026
Location : ANRÁN @ Tidwell Farm, Ashburton, Landscove, Newton Abbot, Devon
TQ13 7LY
Arrival: Tuesday from 3.00pm. Welcome circle at 5.00pm
Depart: Room checkout Friday by 10.00am. Depart at your leisure after brunch (around midday).
Your Investment:
We know that taking time for yourself can feel like a luxury. We also know that stepping away from the demands of everyday life can be one of the most valuable gifts you give yourself.
For four days, there are no meals to prepare, no plans to make and no one else to look after. Instead, you’ll be cared for with exceptional hospitality, beautiful surroundings, nourishing food and experiences designed to stay with you long after you return home.
£1,595 per person
A non-refundable deposit of £500 secures your place, with the remaining balance payable in instalments.
With only 15 places available, our retreat has been intentionally designed to remain intimate, personal and unhurried.
What’s not included:
Travel to and from ANRÁN, but if you need advice on getting here - just ask.
Alcohol is not included. Should you wish to enjoy a glass of wine with dinner, you’re very welcome to bring a favourite bottle to share or enjoy yourself.
Ready to join us?
If your heart is already imagining crisp autumn mornings, beautiful food shared around the table and four days where everything is taken care of, we’d love to welcome you.
Reserve your place today with a deposit, and we’ll be in touch with everything you need to begin your Autumn Grounding journey.
Founding Guest Offer
As one of the first five people to join us, you will receive:
- £150 off your retreat
- an upgraded welcome gift
- first choice of bedrooms
Your Questions, Answered
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Our retreat is designed for people who are looking to slow down, reconnect with nature and enjoy a few days of exceptional hospitality in beautiful surroundings. Whether you’re coming on your own, with a friend or simply craving some time away from everyday life, you’ll be warmly welcomed.
No previous experience of yoga, gardening or creative workshops is needed -just an openness to enjoy the season at your own pace.
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Absolutely.
In fact, many of our guests will come alone. One of the joys of a small retreat is how quickly strangers become friends. Shared meals, gentle activities and relaxed evenings create plenty of opportunities to connect, while also giving you space to enjoy moments of quiet whenever you need them.
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Not at all.
The retreat is designed to be restorative rather than physically demanding.
Gentle movement and walks are suitable for most abilities, and you’re always encouraged to listen to your body. If you’d prefer to spend time reading in a cosy corner instead, that’s absolutely fine too.
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While we encourage you to embrace the full experience, this is your retreat. If you’d prefer to skip an activity in favour of a quiet walk, a soak in the hot tub or an afternoon with a book, that’s absolutely your choice.
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Once your place is confirmed, we’ll send you a detailed welcome guide with everything you need.
In general, you’ll just need comfortable clothing for walks and gentle movement, something cosy for the evenings, swimwear for the sauna and hot tub, and a pair of sturdy shoes or boots for exploring the beautiful Devon countryside.
Everything else has been thoughtfully taken care of.
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Our menus celebrate the best seasonal produce, with dishes that are generous, nourishing and full of flavour. We’re delighted to cater for most dietary requirements and allergies, simply let us know when you complete your pre-retreat questionnaire.
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Yes. There is ample parking available at ANRÁN for guests arriving by car.
We also have three EV charging points. If you’re travelling by train, the nearest station is Totnes and we’re happy to recommend local taxi services and help coordinate shared transport where possible.
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Yes. We are happy to take payment in instalments, providing the final payment is made no later than four weeks before the retreat (Monday 28 th September 2026).
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We understand that life is unpredictable. If you need to cancel more than four weeks before your retreat, your deposit will be retained, but any further payments will be refunded.
If you need to cancel within four weeks of the retreat, we’re unfortunately unable to offer any refund, as costs will already have been committed on your behalf. If you find someone to take your place, they’re welcome to join with our approval.
We kindly ask for understanding here - our retreats are small, deeply planned offerings, and last-minute cancellations have an effect on the whole group and team.
Here’s to slow days and autumn skies,
Jenny and Camille
