Upcoming Events

Are you due between September and December? Run by the Odyssey of Motherhood and Fern and Feathers Photography, and with guest speakers, this day is crafted entirely for you. A dedicated pause before your baby arrives to map your postpartum, nourish your body, and connect deeply with other women who are walking this path alongside you. Bring yourself exactly as you are. The details Held mainly in our ballroom with access to the garden. A women's circle for pregnancy A…

Claire is a Wellbeing and Nature Connection Coach with an International Forest Therapy Diploma from Nature & Therapy UK, where she is also a senior mentor for upcoming practitioners. She facilitates Forest Bathing walks, retreats and courses across the Cotswolds, creating space for deep rest and reconnection with the natural world.  Join Claire this September for a Mindful Forest Bathing walk. You will be guided to slow down and connect with nature through your senses in our beautiful grounds. Forest Bathing is…

Join us for a workshop on saving seed, here at Asthall Manor Kitchen Garden (opposite Asthall Manor) Complete beginners through to keen amateurs all welcome. It is well documented that the best seed you can sow is the seed that you have saved from your own garden, where those plants have learned to love to grow! In this all-day workshop you will learn the basics of saving seed from different vegetable plants and their beneficial companion plants. This will involve…

In connection with the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, which features an installation of sixteen new paintings by Barbara Rae. Acrylic paint and watercolour can look very different according to the surface it is being painted onto. In this workshop learn how to use gesso primer on paper in a creative way to generate textural contrasts within a composition. For example, in some areas the use of gesso primer can create interesting granulating effects, while in other parts of…

Join Helio Coaching in our Ballroom and autumn gardens here at Asthall Manor for an immersive one-day retreat dedicated to your physical vitality, health, and everyday energy. Positive Psychology Practitioners Emma Saxby and Jennifer Souter invite you to step out of the daily rush and restore your core physical energy. Grounded in evidence-based positive psychology and "wild wellness," this deep-dive day focuses on the fundamental pillars of human energy: restorative sleep rhythms, functional movement, and true physical nourishment. During this…

Join us here at Asthall Manor Kitchen Garden, for a two-day voyage, journeying deep into the living soil beneath our feet, investigating all that lives there and the composts that best feed it for our food-growing needs. A good understanding of soil health and composts are the foundation to achieving the growing of healthy, nutritious (aka tasty) food. Healthy soil, means healthy plants, means healthy people. In this immersive two-day workshop you will study the basics of soil science and…

Come and learn the art of energy healing for the land here at Asthall Manor with expert guidance from Lara Cowan. Increase your intuition and healing skills through guided land energy healing sessions. Learn about Earth Acupuncture, when and how to use it. take time to connect with the land, hone your intuition, and your healing powers. suitable for anyone, from beginners through to experienced healers. All that is needed is an open heart. tea/coffee, cheese, and crackers available Your…

Join us for a workshop on the benefits of gardening with wildlife here at Asthall Manor Kitchen Garden. Complete beginners through to keen amateurs all welcome. A thriving and diverse population of insects and animals, big and small is key to the growing of healthy, nutritious (aka tasty) food. Healthy wildlife means healthy plants means healthy people. In this all-day workshop you will learn the fundamental benefits of gardening with wildlife while growing food for people. You’ll develop an understanding…