​What’s On

  • August

    Wilding Your Health – Tea Making / Herbal Plant Collection

    Sunday 3rd August, 10.00am – 1.00pm

    Join medical herbalist Hannah Sylvester for a calming and sensory half-day workshop exploring the healing power of wild plants. The session begins with a herb walk around the Clare Cottage garden and surrounding countryside, identifying local medicinal plants. We’ll harvest what we find, enjoy a herbal tea break using foraged ingredients, and finish with a meditative, sensory tasting. No prior experience needed—just curiosity and a willingness to slow down.

    £40 per person plus booking fee | Limited to 16 places

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  • August

    Writing for Wellbeing

    Sunday 10th August 2025 - 10.00am - 5.00pm

    Indulge yourself in a one-day creative writing retreat exploring the question:

    If I were to connect with my innate wisdom so that I could live my life at its most well and happy, what would I write and why?

    Led by Karen Packwood, founder of Spirit Spa Writing Sanctuary, this retreat offers a space for reflection, creativity, and connection.

    Whether your passion is poetry, prose, journalling – or you have no writing experience at all – allow yourself to indulge in a series of gently guided self-empowerment writing meditations that will help you to connect with your heartfelt desires so that you can identify your next natural steps towards living - and writing - a joyful and flourishing life.

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  • August

    Hamlet 

    Sun 24 August
    Gates open at 4.00pm, perfomance starts at 5.00pm

    Join the acclaimed Pantaloons Theatre Company for a lively, family-friendly performance of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, set in the beautiful gardens of Clare Cottage.

    In this fast-paced and anarchic retelling of the classic tragedy, Hamlet must grapple with the shocking truth: his uncle has murdered his father, taken the throne of Denmark, and married his mother.Expect live music, audience interaction, and Shakespeare as you’ve never seen him before — abridged, energetic, and full of fun for the whole family.

    Bring a picnic, something to sit on, and enjoy an unforgettable evening of outdoor theatre at John Clare Cottage.

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  • September

    All Change – a day to pause, reflect, and reconnect

    Sun 14 September
    10.30am-3.00pm

    Join Helen from Breathe Move Be on Sunday 14th September, 10.30am–3.00pm at the peaceful Clare Cottage for a gentle, supportive workshop exploring how change affects us and what we can do to meet it with more ease. With Hatha Yoga, breathwork, guided relaxation, and simple tools to carry forward, this small-group day offers calm, clarity, and comfort. 

    Only 10 spaces – book now to secure your place.

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