Yoga and Walking Retreat in Yorkshire 8-10th May 2026

The darling buds of May –EARLY BIRD PRICES – book a single or shared room space before 1st December 2025

With guest supporters – experienced nature and walking Dales guide Jinny White and a group healing meditation session with Laura Hamblyn – experienced holistic healer, chakra healer and tarot reader.

Arrive from 4pm Friday 8th May 2026

Depart from 2pm Sunday 1oth May 2026

About

North Yorkshire in Spring.  The drabness of English winter now behind us, we are in the time of nature’s greatest green palette.  The month of May paints rural landscapes with viridian greens, lawn green, dales green. Green is the colour representing the human heart chakra. After many months of waiting, the darling buds of May emerge in abundance on branches and hedges. Birdsong is plenty,

A yoga and walking retreat is the marriage of two great contemplative practices. Walking enriches the soul, our cells oxygenate in the fresh air and our feet and legs take us forward in life. Yoga nourishes our body with both oxygenation and a slower deep nervous system reset.

There will be two off-site expeditions after the Saturday and Sunday morning yoga practice.n We take a Yorkshire dales walk on Saturday and make a visit to a local garden on Sunday. (location and agenda TBC Sunday.)

Both are nearby expeditions.

Weekend  Yoga Retreat Theme

This weekend intends that we consider what abundances from the previous 9 months can we build upon through working with the alchemical power of yogic practice and breathwork, restoring the nervous system with healing gong sound, and revitalising ourselves with both nature and beauty as we make the explorations into the rugged unspoilt landscape of the Yorkshire Dales.

Your weekend yoga retreat guides

Yoga with Emma Ropner

Off-site walks led by Jinny White.

Healing Meditation with Laura Hamblyn

Jinny is a qualified Hill and Moorland Leader with a current 16hr training in outdoor emergency first aid. She has extensive experience walking the hills, fells and mountains of northern England, and has led walks in all weathers and seasons, day and night.

Laura is an energy healer, meditation leader and tarot reader who has worked with Patrick Brompton Hall in this capacity and as a retreat cook since 2018. Laura will also cater for us.

Emma Jinny and Laura make are a great team to be your weekend retreat guide as Jinny is also a fellow yogini – as Jinny says; ‘I have practised yoga since the age of 12, starting with Hatha, then vinyasa-flow, Bikram and Ashtanga, before finally discovering my favourite – kundalini yoga with Emma.’

Emma – your yoga teacher and retreat host, owner of Patrick Brompton Hall, is your experienced retreat weekend guide, host and class teacher.  Emma is also attuned to nature and sees it from an esoteric yoga perspective. Emma says; ‘I will select yogic practices that enhance our connection with Autumnal energy and personal reflection, creating an opportunity to work with green energy to fuel us forward into the oncoming winter months.’

Who is this walking and yoga retreat for?

Walking: On Saturday we will enjoy a low level walk in the Dales, around 4 miles, 2-2.5hrs, discovering woods, trees, trails and local history. The pace will be gentle and we will have plenty of time to enjoy the fresh air and views. There will be some uneven terrain, but you will be guided carefully. On Sunday the walk is all paths and constant terrain in a stunning landscape of trees, plants, a lake, and we may even have time to see the resident meerkats, rare owl species and wallabies. This walk may also be taken at a different location if any facility is unavailable.

Yoga: The yoga sessions will be regular ability, not advanced, by all means attend with no yoga experience as long as you are willing to learn. You do not need to know any kundalini yoga techniques to attend.

Who is the walking and yoga retreat not for?

This weekend will not suit anyone who is pregnant or who has had a baby within 8 months of the retreat date.

And – anyone with health conditions where the doctor may advise against dales walking or some physical yoga.

Transport to the walks/what to bring.

We will organise the walk transport  in a combination of cars.

A walking suggested kit list will be sent with all confirmed bookings

A yoga/retreat weekend suggested kit list is sent with all confirmed bookings.

Example of Schedule (exact timings and final schedule sent to all paid attendees)

Friday will be arrivals, settling in/orienteering the venue/yoga practice/supper/short night meditation/gently gong.

Saturday will include: yoga followed by a hearty brunch. We then depart for the off-site dales walk and cook will make us a rucksack snack. We return to a good tea treat, relaxation/rest using pool, hot tub and cold tub, an (optional) stretch/relax studio session before we have our well-earned supper. After supper there is usually an activity – the nature is TBC.

Sunday – Our usual morning yoga session will be followed by breakfast. After this, we will go off-site to a nearby beautiful garden destination. We will include the closing circle activity there if weather permits. We return for lunch before we say our goodbyes.

Accommodation

2 En-suite rooms in stable bock (entire space) e.

These are cottage spaces for one person – if you wish to share with someone let us know.

1 x Super-King Bed cottage with bath at foot of bed + en-suite shower/toilet room – 2 tv’s,  wood stove, sofa etc tea/coffee making facilities

No special prices on cottages for early booking

1 guest only £575pp – second guest sharing, add another  £555pp

1 x King Bed cottage with en-suite bathroom with bath/shower, tv, sofa, wood stove, tea/coffee making facilities

I guest only £575pp – second guest sharing cottage, add  £555pp

Single Occupancy rooms (limited)

Single rooms (hurry limited number) in the house using any bathroom close by

Early bird £490pp (£530 regular price)

Shared Occupancy rooms

4 shared occupancy rooms -twin-bed rooms in the house using any house bathroom

 Earl Bird price  £450pp (£480 regular price)

Ticket Price Includes

Your weekend activities, (yoga  and all wellbeing studio activities + walking guide) room, towels, bathrobe and bed linen, all meals and snacks and hot/cold drinks).

Ticket Price does not include

Your transport to and from the retreat venue (Patrick Brompton Hall)

Any dietary supplement required (an amendment to a standard vegetarian/vegan menu)

Your personal travel insurance to cover taking a paid weekend trip.

Any excursion on Sunday to a garden – for eg: an arboretum. Cost estimate £15.00

Diet

The food will be vegetarian -vegan diets can be catered for

We can cater for diet needs, but, there will be a supplement.

We count diet needs as those that are a medical conditions acknowledged by a doctor.

Diet preferences are not the same. Ask for a quote if you have a diet need.

Booking  Terms

We suggest you take out travel insurance as you would for any holiday experience.

We ask for a 30% non-refundable deposit for your accommodation choice to secure your place on the retreat date.

This makes your balance of 70* due to us – 8 weeks before the retreat start date.

When you book a place and pay your deposit – you are also liable for the balance.

If you cancel before the balance is due – the balance owed to us (70%) is still due.

You can sell your place to someone at whatever rate you wish to resell if you wish to resell lower – they must also fit the suitability for the retreat – we must now who they are and send them the same booking form as you fill in.

You can ask us to sell your place (and if we can, we may not be able to return you the exact monies due back due to administrative time costs and marketing costs – plus we may have to discount this place.)

To join – please email 

emma@yogaspaceyorkshire.com (please don’t use a hotmail email address as our server cannot reply to this domain, our emails will not reach you) – tell us about briefly about yourself and any yoga experience (none is fine) and any diet/health needs.

Sharing spaces with a family member or friend.

If you wish to join  this retreat in a shared room space – firstly, it is best you have a roomie as we can offer you a guaranteed room space  for both of you if the shared room is available.

Sharing spaces with an unknown roomie

Occasionally we get applications from guests who are ‘happy to share with another same gender roomie’ and if so, please apply and mention you are happy to roomie with someone you don’t (yet) know. We will message you if we have a match.

Therefore we would love to hear from anyone who is travelling solo but wishes to roomie. Then we can find you a room match.