Pilates, Forest Bathing and Country House Slow Living in Lincolnshire

The weekend runs at Vedanta, a manor house on Lincoln Road in Branston, Lincoln, set in peaceful countryside about a two-hour drive from Bedfordshire. Arrival is 4pm on the Friday and departure 2.30pm on the Sunday. The house has a pool, sauna and steam room, a meditation room, a panelled snug and a room with a Jacobean ceiling where the Pilates sessions take place.

Pilates here is specifically for back care, not a general class. It appears three times across the weekend — a gentle session and stretch on Friday evening, then the main session on Sunday morning under the Jacobean ceiling. Yoga is vinyasa slow flow, held in the grounds under the full moon on the Friday, followed by the fire pit ceremony.

Kal Ratcliffe, a gut health specialist, leads the nutritional talks. Saturday's session is paired with journaling; Sunday's happens in the panelled snug, with time afterwards to sit and reflect before lunch. Saturday also includes a guided meditation in the manor's meditation room and a cacao ceremony with deep relaxation in the morning suite.

Food is Ayurvedic, locally sourced and served overlooking the gardens. All meals across the weekend are included. The retreat is deliberately kept small — the page says spaces are limited to keep it personal — and guests are told to expect comfortable beds, luxurious bedding and fluffy towels.

A thoughtful gift bag is part of the package. The same Vedanta weekend runs twice: 30 April to 2 May 2027, and 5 to 7 November 2027. The November listing repeats the April schedule text, including the April arrival and departure wording, so treat the day-by-day order as the template for both.

What's included

- Two nights' accommodation at Vedanta (single occupancy or twin shared bedroom) - All Ayurvedic meals across the weekend - Pilates for back care sessions - Vinyasa slow flow yoga in the grounds - Nutritional talks with gut health specialist Kal Ratcliffe - Journaling sessions - Guided meditation - Forest bathing - Fire pit ceremony under the full moon - Cacao ceremony and deep relaxation - Full use of the pool, sauna and steam room - Welcome drinks and tour of the house and gardens - Thoughtful gift bag

What's not included

- Travel to and from Vedanta - Travel insurance - Any treatments or extras not listed - Anything bought outside the included meals and drinks