Beacons Creative Retreats At Gliffaes Hotel, 7th – 9th February 2020

February can be such an odd month. January’s resolutions are long since broken and the promise of spring seems a long time away. The good news is that the remaining days of winter are the perfect time to do something completely different!

Gliffaes Country Hotel and Beacons Creative Retreats have partnered up to offer you a space to explore your artistic, literary and creative talents. Here you can try your hand at a number of different creative and inspiring workshops, including leatherwork, basketmaking, screen printing, honing your writing skills, and many more. We have selected inspiring after-dinner speakers to entertain and inform you. In addition you will learn cooking skills with Gliffaes chef Karl Cheetham, get to find out exactly how to prepare your book or novel for publication, and even learn the arts of botanical illustration! Your booking will include 3 days and 2 nights at Gliffaes, all food and refreshments, workshops of your choice and lots more surprises. For full details of all the workshops and how to book, browse the pages here.

Where will I be staying?

The weekend retreat and all the workshops will be taking place in the Gliffaes Hotel, a family run, four star country house hotel situated in 33 acres of mature woodland and gardens above the river Usk. About 45 minutes from the Severn Bridge at the eastern edge of the Brecon Beacons and close to the market town of Crickhowell. The hotel has plenty of indoor and outdoor space for all the workshops on offer and you will be very comfortable in one of the 23 individually decorated rooms. The hotel has five types of rooms priced according to size and many of them can be twinned which makes sharing with a friend over the weekend possible.

The rates quoted below include all your meals from tea on Friday afternoon to lunch Sunday as well as all the workshops you wish to attend over the weekend.

Rooms and Prices

Luxury doubles with a river view (we have two of these magnificent rooms, one of which can be twinned)

Single occupancy – £663 and double occupancy £1086

Large doubles with a river view (we have two of these, both of which can be twinned)

Single occupancy – £628 and double occupancy £1051

Four poster room with garden view (one only)

Single occupancy – £628 and double occupancy £1051

Large doubles with garden view (four of these, all of which can be twinned)

Single occupancy – £598 and double occupancy £1021

Classic doubles with garden and courtyard views ( nine of these, five of them can be twinned)

Single occupancy – £553 and double occupancy £991

Small doubles (five of these, one can be twinned)

Single occupancy – £533 and double occupancy £971

How to book your place on the Retreat Weekend

The simplest way to book is to ring the hotel (01874 730 371) between 9am and 6pm, and book what size of room you fancy. You will be asked to pay a 50% deposit. The deposit will become non-refundable after the 1st September 2019 if you cancel your place after that date. If we re-sell your place you will be refunded in full.

Should you wish to book on-line you can reserve you stay by purchasing a voucher for the retreat through the hotel’s gift voucher gateway

Please note that once you have paid your deposit, we’ll need your Workshop Booking Form please, in order to allocate the places. Find this on the Your Workshops page.