See below for upcoming events, courses, festivals and retreats. Please read our guidelines for guests before visiting Braziers. We are looking forward to welcoming you!
We are looking for workshop facilitators!
Interested in running a workshop at Braziers in 2024? Our open call is now open, deadline 13 December. more info.
Online Sensory: Our weekly online sensory meetings restart on the 6th September after a summer break.
December 2023
A monthly fun-filled Forest School session led by qualified Forest School leader Charlotte Alchin in 55 acres of meadows and woodland. Suitable for all ages and whatever the weather – Dress accordingly, may get mucky! Varied activities outdoors in nature. One adult only may attend with each child or family group. Limited places. NB: All dates for 2023 now bookable. Book here.
January 2024
A monthly fun-filled Forest School session led by qualified Forest School leader Charlotte Alchin in 55 acres of meadows and woodland. Suitable for all ages and whatever the weather – Dress accordingly, may get mucky! Varied activities outdoors in nature. One adult only may attend with each child or family group. Limited places. NB: All dates for 2023 now bookable. Book here.
Febuary 2024
Join us for a 2 day ‘Galanthus’ woodland festival to welcome spring and celebrate snowdrops on an interactive family trail around the estate. There will be storytelling, snowdrop making, games, bits to cook on the fire …. and more! The price is £12 per child – under 2’s and grown-ups go free!
Snowdrop open days are the ideal opportunity to visit Braziers Park and explore our grounds during winter while having fun!
There will be jacket potatoes, cakes and hot drinks to purchase on the day.
Book your morning session (11 to 1 pm) or afternoon session (2 to 4 pm) here!
People ask what wider community weekends are about? Well, they are for everyone; Braziers’s old timers and curious folk who’ve happened upon us and want to know more. They are a community within a community and everyone who wants to offers something on the theme and everyone who doesn’t want to just enjoys what’s on offer, there’s no compulsion. Anyway, everyone enjoys themselves; not perhaps everything, nor every moment, but we’re very easy going and out to just have a good time in good company, perhaps learning something new: about a topic, about ourselves, about others.
This one has the theme ‘care and repair’; interpret as you will…
March 2024
Our voices are so needed in this world. Build your confidence to sing with others and express yourself as fully as you feel to. On this 3-day retreat, you are invited to explore what has been waiting to shine through you, and the wounds and armour that impact your voice. Held in deep safety, we will journey with the unique medicine of our voices to heal, nourish ourselves and recognise the innate worthiness of every voice. You will learn practices to support your ongoing voice journey at home after the retreat, as well as songs and creativity games you can share with others.
A monthly fun-filled Forest School session led by qualified Forest School leader Charlotte Alchin in 55 acres of meadows and woodland. Suitable for all ages and whatever the weather – Dress accordingly, may get mucky! Varied activities outdoors in nature. One adult only may attend with each child or family group. Limited places. NB: All dates for 2023 now bookable. Book here.
Calling Writers!
New writers, experienced writers, emerging writers, aspiring writers or those not sure they’re really allowed to call themselves writers!
Whether writers of fiction, non-fiction, scripts, academic texts, articles, blogs, poetry, whatever – come to Braziers Park and spend this Easter surrounded by history and nature with unlimited access to tea and biscuits and write some words in a creative, supportive space in excellent company.
This Easter residential retreat will run from Thursday the 28th of March to Tuesday 2nd of April – however you are welcome to come and go at different times. All food provided will be vegetarian, though within that constraint, other diets can be catered for.
Our standard rates below are intended for those who earn the UK’s average income or more. For those not so well-off, we offer much-reduced budget rates. For those for whom even this is prohibitively expensive, we can allow a limited number of even lower prices. Please note, only the standard rate guarantees your own room. Only you know your circumstances, so please use this grid to work out what you should pay us for your stay and use the drop down menus on the booking form to select your rate.
April 2024
A monthly fun-filled Forest School session led by qualified Forest School leader Charlotte Alchin in 55 acres of meadows and woodland. Suitable for all ages and whatever the weather – Dress accordingly, may get mucky! Varied activities outdoors in nature. One adult only may attend with each child or family group. Limited places. NB: All dates for 2023 now bookable. Book here.
This participatory workshop is an opportunity for families and those curious about education to come together. We will begin by unpicking the roots of mainstream education and explore how it lives in our bodies and psyches. We will go on to talk about alternative ways of educating from a range of times and cultures and explore how we can bring inspiration from these into family life. Some of the exercises will incorporate the beautiful grounds at Braziers.
Supervised play will be available for children over 3, children will also be given the opportunity to share their views and ideas using art, drama and discussion.
May 2024
A monthly fun-filled Forest School session led by qualified Forest School leader Charlotte Alchin in 55 acres of meadows and woodland. Suitable for all ages and whatever the weather – Dress accordingly, may get mucky! Varied activities outdoors in nature. One adult only may attend with each child or family group. Limited places. NB: All dates for 2023 now bookable. Book here.
June 2024
July 2024
A monthly fun-filled Forest School session led by qualified Forest School leader Charlotte Alchin in 55 acres of meadows and woodland. Suitable for all ages and whatever the weather – Dress accordingly, may get mucky! Varied activities outdoors in nature. One adult only may attend with each child or family group. Limited places. NB: All dates for 2023 now bookable. Book here.
August 2024
September 2024
3 days and 2 nights of pure wellness, incredible music and good vibes
Over 150 expert led workshops including: yoga, dance martial arts, gong baths, sound journeys, cacao, ceremonies, chanting, music, artists, poetry, live performances, meditation, breathwork, tai chi, qi gong, fires and more.
A monthly fun-filled Forest School session led by qualified Forest School leader Charlotte Alchin in 55 acres of meadows and woodland. Suitable for all ages and whatever the weather – Dress accordingly, may get mucky! Varied activities outdoors in nature. One adult only may attend with each child or family group. Limited places. NB: All dates for 2023 now bookable. Book here.
October 2024
A monthly fun-filled Forest School session led by qualified Forest School leader Charlotte Alchin in 55 acres of meadows and woodland. Suitable for all ages and whatever the weather – Dress accordingly, may get mucky! Varied activities outdoors in nature. One adult only may attend with each child or family group. Limited places. NB: All dates for 2023 now bookable. Book here.
November 2024
A monthly fun-filled Forest School session led by qualified Forest School leader Charlotte Alchin in 55 acres of meadows and woodland. Suitable for all ages and whatever the weather – Dress accordingly, may get mucky! Varied activities outdoors in nature. One adult only may attend with each child or family group. Limited places. NB: All dates for 2023 now bookable. Book here.
December 2024
A monthly fun-filled Forest School session led by qualified Forest School leader Charlotte Alchin in 55 acres of meadows and woodland. Suitable for all ages and whatever the weather – Dress accordingly, may get mucky! Varied activities outdoors in nature. One adult only may attend with each child or family group. Limited places. NB: All dates for 2023 now bookable. Book here.