Psilocybin Retreats in the Netherlands with Beckley Retreats

The five-night programme at De Hoorneboeg runs on a 14-acre estate about 25 miles from Amsterdam, on the site of two former sheep farms. The estate was founded as a place for contemplation and meditation, and it shows: a lake, nature trails, and renovated 18th-century farm buildings. Guests sleep in simple bedrooms in two of those farm buildings. There is a hammam and a sauna on site. Meals are organic and vegetarian, cooked by chefs using produce from the estate's own gardens.

The Achterhoek option is a four-night retreat at The Place to Be, a former monastery surrounded by woodland and open meadows. Rooms here are minimalist and comfortable — no frills, in the words of the operator — and the atmosphere is deliberately calm and grounding. Downtime is spent in the gardens. Meals are made with care and nourishment in mind.

Both programmes follow the same shape. Before the retreat there are four weeks of virtual support, delivered both one-to-one and in a group, so you meet your facilitators and your fellow participants before you travel. On retreat there are two psilocybin ceremonies led by skilled facilitators, with at least one facilitator for every four participants. After you go home there are six weeks of virtual integration sessions, which is where a lot of the work of making sense of the experience actually happens.

What separates this from other psilocybin retreats is the length of the support around the ceremonies and the credentials behind it. Amanda Feilding's scientific work underpins the programme, and the team is explicit that emotional, psychological and physical safety come first throughout. The group size is kept small, and past participants report staying in touch with their retreat group long after the integration programme ends.

Psilocybin use and cultivation is legal in the Netherlands, which is part of why these retreats are held there. The retreats are not a medical treatment and no clinical claims are made on the page. If you are on medication or have a mental health diagnosis, raise it with the team before booking — the pre-retreat calls exist partly for that.

What's included

- Five nights' accommodation at De Hoorneboeg (signature programme) or four nights at The Place to Be - Two psilocybin ceremonies led by skilled facilitators (five-night programme) - Minimum of one facilitator for every four participants - Four weeks of virtual pre-retreat support, one-to-one and group - Six weeks of virtual post-retreat integration support - Organic vegetarian meals prepared by chefs at De Hoorneboeg - Meals at The Place to Be - Access to hammam and sauna at De Hoorneboeg - Use of the estate grounds, lake, nature trails and gardens

What's not included

- Travel to and from the retreat - Travel insurance - Personal expenses - Anything not listed as included