Courses/Retreats

Untutored September Retreat- FULLY BOOKED – email for waiting list

'Departing summer hath assumed / An aspect tenderly illumed....'                  'Tenderly illume,' your writing with an autumnal excursion to the unfaded beauty of the Yorkshire Dales. Dedicate time and space to your writing, escape domestic chores and be nurtured by outstanding hospitality.
29th September – 4th October 2025
Tree - The Garsdale Retreat

2025 Untutored October Retreat – FULLY BOOKED – email for waiting list

‘O hushed October morning mild, Thy leaves have ripened to the fall’ (October, Robert Frost) Share those ripened leaves in Garsdale’s autumnal beauty on an untutored retreat. Dedicate time and space to your writing, escape domestic chores and be nurtured by outstanding hospitality.
27th October – 1st November 2025

2025 Poetry: Write What You Don’t Know…ONE PLACE AVAILABLE!

How poems have minds of their own and what we can do to discover their secrets. In this course, we’ll be exploring how we as poets can best serve the poems we write. It’s all-too easy to think we know what we want to say – but what if the poem has other ideas? In writing workshops, we’ll focus on trusting our poems and on learning how to be comfortable with the uncertainty that a new poem brings.
Katharine Towers – Tutor
John Glenday – Guest Reader
10th – 15th November 2025

2025 Untutored November Retreat FULLY BOOKED – email for waiting list

Treat yourself to the mists and mellow fruitfulness of Garsdale and give your writing a seasonal massage! Dedicate time and space to your writing, escape domestic chores and be nurtured by outstanding hospitality.
24th – 29th November 2025

2025 Untutored December Retreat – FULLY BOOKED – email for waiting list

Now is the winter of your full content. Indulge yourself with log fires, outstanding food and the space to write, free from domestic chores.
8th – 13th December 2025