About The Retreat
Join us for our 4-night new year retreat in Hope Valley, Derbyshire Dales. You will bring in the new year by staying active with two guided hikes, a setting intentions workshop and a new year celebratory dinner. There will be time to you to relax and enjoy open fires, cosy up on the sofa in the afternoon and have a massage.
Our modern home in the Derbyshire Dales has all the cosy comforts you could ever need. Plush sofas, warming fires and views from every window, of which there are a lot of! An abundance of seating areas both inside and outside means you will have plenty of space. Perfect to curl up with a book or chat with your new retreat friends.
Bring in the New Year on our hiking yoga holiday in Hope Valley, Derbyshire. Spend four nights and five days over the new year, taking time out to restore after a busy year with yoga, scenic hikes in stunning scenery, and delicious food to feel energised and ready for 2025.
Spend your new year 2024/25 being active with two yoga classes a day: an energising vinyasa/hatha flow class in the morning to revive and stretch out the night and slow down with a yin/restorative class with yoga nidra to switch off the nervous system.
Your days on our New Year yoga retreat are filled yet relaxing, with guided hikes by our friendly, knowledgeable, and qualified hike guides. Feel invigorated by fresh air, beautiful scenery in Hope Valley, being in nature, and connecting to like-minded people while we organise everything for you so that you can relax and unwind.
On this New Year’s retreat, you will also enjoy a setting intentions workshop to contemplate what you would like to let go of that no longer serves you and what you would like to create for the year ahead, and a New Year’s celebration evening on New Year’s Eve, with a unique new years eve plant-based and vegetarian meal and celebration hosted by the yoga teacher.
You will be staying in a beautiful venue finished to a high standard of modern comfort, situated in the Hope Valley area of the Derbyshire Dales. With uninterrupted views across the valleys of the Peak District, you can do as much or as little as you like on our retreats. Relax by the open fire on one of the many cosy sofas, or enjoy the great outdoors on hikes.Peak District provides a convenient escape into nature’s embrace. During your yoga retreat, you’ll have the freedom to tailor your experience to your preferences.
Yoga
On our New Year hiking yoga retreat in Hope Valley, the classes are suitable for all abilities. From beginners to intermediate levels, everyone is welcome. Our inspiring and experienced teachers are well-practised at adapting the class to everyone’s level.
The yoga teacher will create a more dynamic class in the morning to prepare you for the day’s hike, and the evening class will be slightly longer to enable deep relaxation with more restorative styles.
About the teacher
Jodie Stinchcombe r
Jodie Stinchcombe brings 10 years of experience delivering yoga, Pilates, strength training, and massage therapy to a diverse clientele in her studio and within professional football. An Experienced and Senior Registered Yoga Teacher with a 1st class degree in Strength, Conditioning & Rehabilitation her approach is informed by the latest research and proven methodologies. This scientific foundation ensures that her training techniques are both safe and highly effective. Her qualifications include yoga for sports and injury recovery, dynamic reformer instruction, and massage therapy with specialisms in aromatherapy and deep tissue techniques.
Jodie’s holistic coaching philosophy emphasises movement as medicine, fostering a supportive and inclusive community in classes where everyone feels safe and encouraged. She hopes all her classes are welcoming, personal, fun, engaging and have a little bit of challenge too, encouraging you to work with your body and connect with yourself.
Retreat schedule
On our New Year hiking yoga retreat in Hope Valley, arrival is from 4 p.m. on December 29th. This allows time to settle in before the first yoga class and dinner.
After a shorter yoga class and brunch, The retreat will end at 10 a.m. on January 2nd, 2025.
Daily Itinerary
7.30am
Pre yoga teas and snacks
8am – 9.30am
Morning yoga class to energise
9.40am
Brunch of warm and cooked vegan and veggie options
10.30am – 2pm
30th December: Guided hike in the Peak District with qualified hiking guides with packed lunch, chill time until yoga
10.30am – 4pm
31st December: setting intentions workshop and a guided hike with packed lunch
5pm – 12am
New Year Eve: evening yoga, 4 course dinner and celebrations
10.30am – 4pm
1st January: Rest day, relax, read, sleep, take a walk and explore
5pm – 7pm
Restorative evening yoga class to unwind and calm
7.15pm
2 course vegetarian/ vegan evening meal
9pm
Fire pit, get snuggly with blankets and hot choccy if weather permits
Cuisine
We are a Vegetarian / plant-based company and our experienced chefs create incredible food on our retreats.
Our breakfasts are a mixture of savoury and sweet with eggs, yoghurt, bread and butter, and milk, as well as coffee/tea and plant-based options.
Lunch and dinner are more plant-based. Our chefs create diverse and imaginative menus highlighting local produce’s seasonality.
We can cater for your dietary needs if you are coeliac, gluten-free, dairy-free or anything else just let us know.
On this New Year hiking yoga retreat in Hope Valley, Derbyshire, you will also enjoy a New Year’s Eve celebratory feast, so be prepared to be amazed!
Accommodation
The perfect blend of rustic with contemporary luxury. This venue is located near Grindleford in the Hope Valley area of the Peak District was recently converted from a cattle shed in 2017 into a truly beautiful retreat space.
The open-plan layout creates a spacious but homely feel, boasting three seating areas through two sitting rooms, a log burner to curl up in front of, and stunning views!
There are 11 ensuite bedrooms giving everyone privacy and space. An outdoor fire pit is a perfect spot to enjoy the dark skies for some stargazing and there is an abundance of walks directly from the front door!
Retreat price
A shared twin/double room is for two people sharing either two single beds or a double bed. If this option isn’t available on the website please email us to ask for availability.
Shared Twin/Double ensuite bathroom Valley views £899pp
Shared Twin/Double ensuite bathroom Patio View £849pp
(a twin is two single beds for two people, and a double is a double bed for two people sharing).
Single occupancy, en-suite bathroom and Valley Views £1299pp
Single occupancy, en-suite bathroom Patio View £1199pp
(A single room has a king-size double bed for 1 person)
Includes
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Comfortable cosy accommodation in rural tranquil Peak District, all rooms with en-suite bathrooms
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Modern but cosy house in stunning valley with amazing views
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Morning yoga practice which will energise and awaken sleepy bodies and a variety of types of meditation practice to calm the mind
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Evening yoga practices to unwind and calm with restorative practices, meditation and Yoga Nidra
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New Years eve celebratory evening and feast – get your party clothes ready!
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Setting intentions workshop
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Delicious wholesome vegetarian/vegan brunches
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Light lunch/ Packed lunch if hiking
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Delicious vegetarian/vegan evening meals
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2 x Guided hike through the Peak District with qualified guides
What past guests have said
“I arrived full of physical tension and I’m leaving radiating sunshine! Thank you for making this possible! I loved it ALL!”
“An amazing, relaxing and nourishing weekend, I met incredible teachers and people and go home inspired. Thank you.”
“Can’t wait to return. Please do another just the same next August. The perfect escape and I’m sad to leave but feel mended and with a happy heart.”
Location and how to get here
Although it feels like a million miles away, we are only a 3.5hr drive or a wonderful two hour train journey away from central London.
The nearest big train stations are Sheffield and Chesterfield where you will find taxis. It’s about a 20-25 minute journey by car to either Sheffield or Chesterfield.
Chesterfield is the best station from London St Pancreas
Arrival Day
Depart London Pancreas – 13:32 Arrive Chesterfield – 15:17
Departure Day
Depart Chesterfield – 10:49 Arrive London St Pancreas – 12:36
Booking
To book your place on this New Year Hiking and Yoga Retreat in the Peak District, fill in the form below.
