Women's Residential Weight Loss and Wellness Retreat in the UK

The programme runs on two main formats: a Midweek Weight Loss Retreat (5 days, Monday to Friday) and a 7 Day Weight Loss and Wellness Retreat (Friday to Friday), plus longer 12-day and 14-day options in early 2027. Everything is included once you arrive, and the whole retreat is women-only.

The nutrition side is deliberately un-faddy. Meals are freshly prepared using seasonal, local and organic produce, and can be tailored to any dietary requirements. Guests are taught conscious eating and gut-health basics, with the aim of improved digestion and no need to over-eat. In parallel, the behaviour side looks at what drives food noise — thoughts, feelings, lifestyle patterns — and works on reshaping habits around food, movement and daily routine.

Movement is varied and scaled. Expect a mix drawn from toning classes, daily walks, yoga, Pilates, Nordic walking, swimming, zumba and boxfit. Every session can be modified, so beginners and returning exercisers are handled in the same room. Rest is treated as part of the programme rather than a gap in it, on the basis that recovery supports hormone regulation, including the hormones that govern hunger.

What separates this from a generic spa weight loss week is the follow-through. At the end of your stay you take away meal planners, recipes and an exercise plan. There is also ongoing support after the retreat. For women on GLP-1 medication, the programme is explicitly designed to help you stay strong and healthy during weight loss and to minimise side effects, with an optional GLP-1 companion programme available as a home add-on.

What it is not: a medical clinic, and not a guaranteed-results programme. The operator states plainly that results differ between individuals and that many factors influence outcomes.

What's included

- Accommodation for the full length of your retreat - All meals — breakfast, lunch and dinner, freshly prepared - Seasonal, local and organic produce where possible - Meals tailored to your dietary requirements - Nutrition and metabolism workshops - Behaviour change workshops on habits and food noise - Exercise programme scaled to your fitness level - Morning walks and daily movement sessions - Yoga, Pilates, toning classes, Nordic walking, swimming, zumba, boxfit - One body massage or body exfoliation (varies by week) - Rest and R&R time built into the schedule - Meal planners, recipes and an exercise plan to take home - Ongoing support after the retreat

What's not included

- Travel to and from the retreat - Additional therapies and treatments beyond the included massage or exfoliation - Alcoholic drinks (not part of the programme) - Personal expenses - Travel insurance - GLP-1 Companion At Home Support Programme add-on (£450)