Adventure & Wellbeing Retreat on the Magical Isle

Mannanan’s Isle is a magical place for you to immerse yourself in nature adventures, wellness, fun and friendship on our 3 day spring retreat.

Your 3 day wellness and adventure retreat in the Isle of Man includes paddle boarding on our giant stable 7 person craft, glass bottom kayaking, secret beaches, foraging, breathwork, sound therapy, cave concert, wild swimming, chi gong and a chance to deeply reconnect with nature. Unplug from the demands of your everyday life, meet like-minded souls and share new adventures together.

You will stay in luxury ensuite accommodation at the beautiful and charming Mill House, Santon for 3 days and 2 nights. Price includes all meals, drinks and activities. Cost is £289 if booking before end of February 2025, £329 from 1st March.)

All these activities will be suitable for beginners and guided by trained coaches.

3 days of sustainable Adventure & Wellness – 

• Discover Isle of Man’s coasts & rich marine wildlife in our glass bottom kayaks and our super stable giant 6-8 person stand-up paddle board in a beautiful sheltered bay.

• Walk and explore the jaw dropping coasts, giant sea-cliffs and find secret beaches.

• Forage for wild food and taste drinks such as such as sweet elderberry and rosehip, hawthorn leaf and flower tea or hot spiced apple and pear.

• Wild swim at secret waterfalls and beaches.

• Relax to an evening with our hot tub and sit around the fire with musicians for your very own concert and sing-a-long.

• Stay in our luxury 500 year old converted Mill, with its own 9 acres of forest, wildflowers, waterfall swimming pool and its charming quirky ensuite rooms.

• Practise meditation, chi gong, relaxation and breathwork techniques and find the benefits of a sound bath.

Delicious home cooked food provided every day – all meals included.  

Your luxury accommodation will be twin shared with ensuite bathroom or a double ensuite. We will endeavour to match you up with a like-minded traveller to share with.

Day 1

The retreat starts 10am on Saturday where we meet our new group. We will walk in a beautiful glen exploring foragable foods, then stop to make a fire, lunch and drinks and experience the wonderful outdoor life.

After lunch we will go kayaking and look for seals and other wildlife in our glass bottom boats. We may also go paddleboarding on our stable giant 6-8 person craft in a lovely sheltered bay.  After our session we will head back to Mill House, settle into our luxury lodgings and maybe jump into the hot tub or go for a wild swim in the waterfall.

Our venue has everything you need to make your nature retreat just perfect:

– luxury bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms

– beautiful period drawing room, kitchen and conservatory spaces

– Inside and outside fires during the evening for relaxing, music or star gazing

– picturesque lawn, glen and gardens

Day 2

In the morning, you can choose to go to the magic pool and waterfall in our very own glen for a quick dip or swim before breakfast.

After breakfast, we will start our hike from Port St Mary where we visit an ancient cave and secret beach before walking out to the Chasms with the spectacular sea views and fascinating history. This part of the island is full of wildlife and beauty at its peaceful best. We will hike out to a remote sea stack for our lunch and watch the seabirds below us flying out over these dramatic cliffs and admire the views across the Isle of Man.

As we head toward Cregneash, we pass an ancient stone circle and enjoy a sound bath in the centre of this hidden neolithic site.  

Walk details: 10km/ 6.5 miles | approx. 4 hrs | 290m ascent.

Afterwards, we head back to Mill House before dinner.

We can relax in the evening by socialising, playing games or sitting around a fire and enjoying the peace.

Day 3

Outside on the lawn by the trees and river we will practise gentle exercises/Chi Gong and active breathing and relaxation techniques.  We will then head up to the magic pool and waterfall for a last swim and and then get warm in the hot tub before having breakfast.

Mid morning, we will walk to another secluded secret beach and cave.

We expect to wrap up at around 13.00 ready to say say goodbye to our new found friends.

Group size is limited to 10 and activity venues may change due to weather.  Accommodation is based on twin/double sharing rooms (all en-suite).

How fit do I need to be?

The distances/difficulty and fitness level required for the adventures has been graded at easy/moderate.

EASY/MODERATE: Walks are relaxed and mild suitable for walkers with average levels of fitness and who are generally in good health. These walks are typically on maintained trails, path and roads.  Gradients are mild with the possibility of very short steep uphill or downhill sections. No previous hiking experience is required and they are suitable for novices and different age groups.

EASY:  Paddleboarding & Kayaking, relaxed and mild paddling on very stable craft within sheltered bays, suitable for complete beginners with average levels of fitness and who are generally in good health.

Paddling is typically limited to 1-2 hours.