Foraging & Herbalism Retreat - Spring Edition

This Foraging & Herbalism Retreat to help you to bring the wild within. Through daily foraging walks, hands-on workshops & nature infused living. You’ll learn practical skills, gain experiential knowledge that lasts and you'll deepen your understanding of the land in a way that feels grounded, full of wonder and is deeply restorative from the modern hustle. 

I'm not about doing everything alone, so I create these gatherings to bring people together, to meet in the wild edges, to get our hands involved, to share in all the experiences so that learning is collaborative, meaningful and more than just acquiring knowledge but memories and lasting impact.

In a world that drives synthetics, falsity & disconnection, we're here to put our hands on what's real, alive and bring us back to ourselves and each other.

This Retreat Is Designed To:

𐫱  Restore & rejuvenate your energy away from the digital world of stimulation & modern hustle culture through the pure medicine of nature.

𐫱  Strengthen your sense of belonging, safety & harmony with the wild through awareness, observation & experience.

𐫱 Return you to an ancient skill, practice and art that is cathartic, rewarding & a remedy to life's complexity & overwhelm.

𐫱 Give you the practical and quiet confidence to take agency over your own health, nutrition & wellbeing.

What We Will Explore:

𖥸 Foraging Walks -   Build your belonging & connection to the land. Learn the basics & beyond of safe identification, honourable harvesting, ancient uses, folklore tales, sensory skills, energetics, medicinal and edible uses of the spring plants. 

𖥸 Medicine Making - Strengthen your sovereignty and self reliance for you & your community's health. Create your own herbal medicines, infusions, oxymels, tinctures, teas, balms and seasonal wild remedies.

𖥸 Wild Cooking - Enrich your food with wild nutrients and biodiversity. Think ferments, delicious dips, flame cooked delights & fireside snacks. Bringing the wild flavours & rainbow colours to our plates! 

𖥸 Tipi Tea Ceremony - Tap into the deep presence  & harmonise your internal rhythm with this simple ancient ritual.

𖥸 Herbal Sauna & Spa - Indulge & revitalise your body through the elemental extremes of fire & water in the sauna and cold stream plunge with prepared wild plant steams, foraged crafted spa products and seaweed baths.

𖥸 Nature Immersion - Bask in the peaceful sanctuary of Domnu Valley, a remote co-living residence and retreat centre. Rich in biodiversity of rare native rainforest with rivers, waterfalls, rugged coastline & secluded beaches for wild swims. 

𖥸 New Moon Fire Ceremony - Connect into the magic of the new moon with fire, plants, music & ritual that reconnects you to the ancient ways.

The Retreat Includes:

 ⚘ Wood-Fired Sauna Session with Herbal Wild Spa
⚘ Take Home Your Handcrafted Medicines, Foods & Recipes
⚘ A Closing Feast with Foraged Foods
⚘ Organic, Vegetarian Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner by Foraging Chef Jen Irwin
⚘ Glamping in 4m Bell Tents (shared or private)
⚘ Exploring North Devon's Wilderness & Coastline

 The Venue:

Domnu Valley, Lynton, North Devon

Domnu Valley is set within 100 acres on the edge of Exmoor National Park, a Dark Sky Nature Reserve & the rugged North Devon Coast. A creative and regenerative co-living project, home to a small community and retreat centre started in 2024. You will be tucked away in the peaceful Wild Willow Meadow Glamping which consists of 10 bell tents, a large fireside tipi, a compost toilet and a hot eco shower fed by spring water. This  eco nature retreat is stripped back with rustic charm amongst the grade II listed residential farmhouse, watermill & outbuildings. It's a very special place that is experimenting a more soulful way of living through community, creativity & nature

FAQs:

Can I pay in installments? Yes, you can pay in 3 installments when you select KLARNA on the payment page fore free/no interest.
Do I need previous experience? No, just curiosity and a love for nature.
Do I need to bring a tent and bedding? No, all will be provided.
How do I get there? Ride share options for those driving from nearby places, otherwise trains & then shared taxi.
What's the nearest train station? Barnstaple (40min drive) or Taunton (1hr away)
Do I need to be physically fit? Adequately fit for the terrain. We're not going on big hikes, the walking will be gentle and slow paced, the furthest walk will be to the beach and back (4k); the way back is a fair amount of up hill.
Can I bring a live-in vehicle/campervan? Yes although there is limited space so please check in via email, please purchase a shared bell tent ticket for this option.
Do you offer discounts, concessions, exchanges? This is a very intimate gathering and thus the margins do not allow me to offer these this time. Paying in installments really helps to make it accessible.