Pure Results Ireland: Yoga, Hiking & Sea Swim Wellness Weekend

A typical day starts early with a yoga session before breakfast, then a guided hike along the coast — cliff paths, beach sections and bog tracks depending on the route and the weather. After lunch there's usually a second activity: more yoga, a workshop on nutrition, or a swim if the sea is calm enough. Evenings are dinner and an early night; the pace is deliberately steady rather than punishing.

The sea swims are a real part of the programme, not an optional extra — the west of Ireland water is cold year-round, and the team runs them with safety cover and wetsuits available. If you've never done cold-water swimming before, this is a supervised way to try it.

The food is cooked on site and portioned for the programme — calorie-counted recipes, plenty of vegetables, and enough to fuel the hikes. Vegetarian and other dietary requirements are catered for if you tell them in advance.

What separates this from a generic wellness weekend is the combination: the hiking is genuine coastal walking on marked trails, the yoga is led by qualified instructors, and Kathryn Thomas' team runs the fitness and nutrition side. It's also all-inclusive in the literal sense — you don't pay extra for classes, meals or workshops once you're there.

The retreat runs in Ireland and in Portugal. The Irish version is the hiking/yoga/sea-swim weekend; the Portugal version is the sun-and-weight-loss escape. Both are run on the same all-inclusive basis, and both are for men and women of any fitness level.

What's included

- Accommodation for the duration of the stay - All meals - Daily yoga sessions - Guided coastal hikes - Supervised sea swims (wetsuits available) - Nutrition and wellness workshops - On-site fitness, nutrition and wellbeing team

What's not included

- Travel to the retreat - Travel insurance - Personal expenses - Alcoholic drinks - Optional extras outside the programme