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Untutored April Retreat 2026 – FULLY BOOKED – email for waiting list

Come to Garsdale in April, ‘Of spring and summer months the queen.’ (Clare) and enjoy the space to write, free from domestic distractions and fuelled by outstanding food.

27th April- 2nd May 2026

Untutored August Retreat 2026 – ONLY ONE PLACE LEFT!

Leave those domestic chores behind and escape to the peace and tranquillity of a Garsdale summer.  Indulge yourself with space and time to write in idyllic surroundings fuelled by outstanding food.

Meet up with your muse…

24th – 29th August 2026

Untutored December Retreat 2026

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

7th – 12th December 2026

Untutored July Retreat 2026 – ONE PLACE LEFT!

‘July, with its days of blue skies and time that seemingly stands still, holds a special place in my heart.’ (Daisaku Ikeda)

Spend days of blue skies at an untutored retreat in the special place of the Yorkshire dales where peace and beauty will inspire your writing. Being freed from domestic chores and enjoying delicious food will enhance this heartfelt and creative experience.

29th June – 4th July 2026

Untutored June Retreat 2026 – FULLY BOOKED – email for waiting list

‘Summer’s lease has all too short a date.’ So take advantage of a June untutored retreat. Let your writing blossom now summer is here with its seasonal influx of house martins, curlews, lapwings and oyster catchers. Enjoy the space to write, free from domestic distractions and fuelled by outstanding food.

1st – 6th June 2026

Untutored November Retreat 2026

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.

23rd – 28th November 2026

Untutored October Retreat 2026

‘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.

19th – 24th October 2026

Untutored September Retreat 2026 – ONLY TWO PLACES LEFT!

‘Departing summer hath assumed / An aspect tenderly illumed…..’ (Wordsworth)

‘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.

21st – 26th September 2026