5-Day Retreat with Colette Power, Wales. 27th June 2nd July 2025

To register email [email protected]'ve been delivering retreats at Hill Cottage since 2018. It's a warm and friendly centre. You can wander in the gardens, walk up along Offa's Dyke or take a refreshing dip in the natural swimming pool. There are just 12 places on this retreat which allows everyone to have their own room. The size of the retreat offers a sense of intimacy and holding and a chance to get to know people. If you come alone you'll be sure of a warm welcome.
What to expect

We will explore insight and compassion-based practices through meditation, enquiry and Qigong. There will be opportunities to meet in small enquiry groups. Outside of these times, the retreat will remain largely in silence. This spacious week-long format includes opportunities to connect with the natural environment, walk and relax in the beautiful Welsh countryside and swim in the retreat centre's natural swimming pool. There will be time to rest held by the supportive field of collective practice.

Who is the retreat for?

This retreat is appropriate for people who have had some experience of mindfulness or meditation practice and also for more experienced practitioners. Please get in touch if you are unsure whether this retreat is right for you.

This 5-day teacher-led retreat meets the annual retreat CPD requirement (please see feedback for this retreat below)

The Venue
Hill Cottage Retreat Centre is situated in the Marches of mid-Wales, near Knighton, just into Wales, in Powys. The retreat centre offers space for reflection, creativity and interaction with others and the environment in mutually beneficial ways. The centre welcomes people from a wide range of philosophical and professional perspectives for workshops, courses and retreats. Set in ten acres of land, the centre includes a young orchard and woodland, a natural swimming pond, gardens for contemplation, and wildflower pastures bordered by a meandering brook. The Centre, which is run on principles of sustainability and mutuality, welcomes individuals and groups from a broad spectrum of philosophies and professional disciplines, i

Accommodation is provided within a number of carefully designed barns. There is a range of single and shared accommodations ( for 2 people) spread across the barns. There is also a small number of sleeping spaces available in traditional style 'crog lofts'. The crog lofts are comfortable and spacious rooms built into the roof of the barns. They are accessed by ladder stairs and are therefore not best suited for people with limited mobility. Bedding, bed linen and towels are provided. The toilet and shower are shared and there are in addition kitchens and sitting room areas. Vegetarian and vegan meals are prepared on-site using fresh local ingredients. There are three additional shared toilets in the Hall Barn.

Food
The food is delicious and made with love. There's a simple breakfast of porridge, seeds and fruits, a vegetarian main meal at lunchtime and a light supper. Teas, coffee and soft drinks will be available during the day and light refreshments in the evening.

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How To Get There By Public Transport

Knighton is around 2-2½hrs by train from Birmingham New Street, with a change in Shrewsbury.

By Car From Knighton
Turn onto Presteigne Road/B4355 after 1.7 miles turn right onto B4367 signposted to Whitton. Take the first right, sign posted Rhos-y-meirch (just beyond the phone box). On this single track lane you will pass a grey metal shed which will alert you to look carefully for the next left hand turning which is obscured from view until you are beside it. Take this next left and finally turn left onto Hill Cottage track.
For full details of how to travel to Hill Cottage, go to: Where we are

Retreat Start and Finish times

Participants should arrive from 3pm on the first day of the retreat and depart after lunch on the last day. The first session will start at 5pm on the first day.Dinner will be at 6.30pm. The retreat concludes with lunch on the last day at 12.30.

Arriving early and leaving late
It is possible for participants to arrive early for the event or to leave later by prior arrangement and agreement. A charge of 30 pounds per night will be made which is payable by the individual directly to us. This does not include food which is not normally provided.

Fees
The cost of the retreat includes accommodation, all meals and teaching.
Single room £700
Shared twin £630

Deposit

Please complete the booking form and make a deposit of £150.00 to secure accommodation and to cover food. Once your booking form has been received your place is confirmed.

Payment is required on registration. You may pay by credit or debit card online, or you may choose to pay by cheque. Cheques must be received within 7 days of registration and made payable to C. Power. Please contact Colette if you need to ask about other payment options, including paying in instalments (i.e. in two payments). If you want to make staged payments, an initial deposit of £150 will secure your place, and the final payment is due one month before the retreat.

Cancellations

After registering you may withdraw your application up to 8 weeks prior to the event start date, at which point you will be offered a refund, minus a 20% administration fee. If you cancel your place within 8 weeks of the event commencement date, we regret that no refund can be offered. If therefore there are circumstances in your life that create a risk of cancellation, we recommend that you take out cancellation insurance in case you find you are unable to attend. In the unlikely event that we need to cancel or postpone, a full refund of the retreat fees will be offered. Our liability is limited to the retreat fee, and travel insurance is therefore recommended.

Hill Cottage Retreat Centre Information
If you have any questions about the retreat centre, please do not hesitate to contact the centre - please visit: www.colettepower.com

Feedback 2024

Wow! Seeds of joy was a wonderful five-day silent retreat. Hill Cottage is such a special place. I'm going home filled to the brim with peace and love, knowing that the route to joy is a calm and peaceful mind. Now to keep planting those seeds.

Feedback 2023

What a first face-to-face retreat to be part of! Amazing. I loved it, especially the mindful movement, meditation practices, insights, shared experiences and beautiful environment.
Expertly guided meditations and facilitated enquiry
The retreat helped to ‘recharge my batteries’, to be kind and supportive towards myself and in my relationships with others. Post retreat I feel more able to accept the changes that come along in life and feel hopeful of enjoying joyful experiences - whether I am on my own or in the company of others.
Thank you Colette, I cannot recommend your retreats highly enough.
Feedback 2022

I would highly recommend a retreat lead by Colette. I have joined two week long retreats with you so far. They are always in lovely surroundings, with an inclusive mix of other people and always lead so compassionately by Colette.

Colette is a kind, caring down to earth and extremely knowledgeable teacher, who made me feel welcome from the off. Her ability to hold a safe space and flow with the changing energy and needs of the group was amazing to witness and was very supportive in creating an environment where I felt free to be myself and experiment with what it means to rest in presence. Hill Cottage retreat is a beautiful place and the love and care that Zarine and Jeremy extend can be seen, felt and tasted through the beautiful spaces, wonderful landscaping and food they share.

You set the ‘mindfulness and compassion’ scene wonderfully for the group and I really felt I was in the ‘right place at the right time’. It was lovely to be able to pause and share some time and experiences with a group of people who are also interested in deepening their own mindfulness practice - both on the ‘meditation cushion’ and in ‘everyday life’.

This was challenging at times but with the supportive presence of yourself and other group members I felt able to be courageous enough to dig deep and explore some difficult emotions which are present within me at times. I also appreciated the lighter moments which made me smile - you seemed to sense when the time was right to encourage us to take our ‘foot off the pedal’ and lighten the mood a little.

We travelled a long way - it was well worth it. I would definitely attend again.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Hill Cottage Retreat Centre, Rhos-y-meirch, Llandrindod Well, United Kingdom