42 Acres

42 Acres 42 Acres is a regenerative estate, nature reserve and wellbeing retreat centre running on 100% renewable energy. Above all, it’s delicious.

Our vision is to live in harmony with nature, self and others. 42 Acres is a regenerative estate, nature reserve and retreat centre running on 100% renewable energy. Our accommodation, experiences and events all share one vision: to promote living in harmony with nature, self and others. The land is surrounded by ancient woodlands, a beautiful lake suitable for wild swimming and an abundance of wildlife. Some of our furry friends include beaver, wild boar, pine marten, red deer, squirrel, hare, canada geese, kestrel, buzzard and much more! With over 170 Acres to explore, it's the perfect place to connect with self, nature and others. Our accommodation leads the way in sustainability without compromising on comfort or style. We serve fresh, homemade, seasonal, organic and foraged food that is nourishing for the body and kind to the planet. All our vegetables and herbs are grown on our regenerative farm. When it comes to food quality, you won't find better. At its core, 42 Acres continues to invite people to reconnect with nature, self and others but has now grown to offer so much more including a range of wellbeing and nature based experiences and events, a biodynamic farm and an abundant nature reserve.

"This was such a lovely setting to have a family get together, brilliant facilities for a large group! We walked the far...
09/03/2026

"This was such a lovely setting to have a family get together, brilliant facilities for a large group! We walked the farm each day and enjoyed the lake, wild cat, and white stork enclosures - and particularly the use of the sauna! It was so peaceful and relaxing, and the hosts were very responsive. I’d love to go again."

-- Heather, Swallows Nest Guest, Christmas 2025

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Grab the whole gang and escape to 42 Acres for the school holidays. Our self-catered stays are perfect for families who thrive on wild spaces, fresh air, and open skies.

For added adventure, choose from our nature-connection experiences. A private fire circle under the dark starry skies, or a guided rewilding walk to explore how we're bringing locally-extinct species back? Experience our Permaculture Garden and harvest something for lunch, or a Natural Movement session with moves that were part of our hunter-gatherer ancestors’ daily lives!

Find the hidden treehouse, explore the lake on our canoes, row boat and SUP boards, roam the Ancient Selwood Forest where King Alfred The Great hid from the Vikings! We'll provide ideas with our "42 Ways to Play" guide.

No rush, no agenda, no screens (well… mostly!), lots of history, nature and freedom.

🌼Every school holiday, we release our spaces for self-catered stays
🌼With a menu of add-on nature-connection & wellbeing experiences
🌼https://www.42acres.com/stay-at-42-acres/

“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”-- Arundhati RoyThis I...
08/03/2026

“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”

-- Arundhati Roy

This International Women’s Day, we give thanks to the women who inspire change, challenge the status quo, and lead with courage every single day. Courage is a heart word!

Today, we celebrate and honour the divine feminine in all of us. And, we reaffirm our collective call for a global shift toward nurturing, intuition, compassion, and harmony. Another world is on her way!

Garden Grazing - an enchanting, multisensory 42 Acres experience, offered with a spirit of generosity. We welcome you in...
05/03/2026

Garden Grazing - an enchanting, multisensory 42 Acres experience, offered with a spirit of generosity.

We welcome you into our edible ornamental gardens to smell, taste, and feel what happens when you reconnect with a world of edible beauty. Here, we nurture a diversity of wildlife, edibility and experience to nourish both ourselves and the entire garden eco-system.

The Garden Grazing journey culminates in wild tea and cake, each bite inspired by the very gardens you’ve been exploring. 🌿 It is designed to spark new ways of thinking about our own gardens:

🌿 Let's discover new ways of eating our gardens!
🌿 How can beauty also be edible?
🌿 What if we can joyfully “overgrow the system” one patch at a time?!

🌿Join Garden Grazing this Sunday (8th March) at 11am
🌿https://www.42acres.com/retreats-and-events/

🌿Or add a Garden Grazing experience to your retreat or event or stay at 42 Acres

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04/03/2026

Come and cook deeply nourishing food with Chef Aimee in our Medicine Kitchen!

This humble, hearty Borlotti Bean and Nettle Chilli features dried beans from our Permaculture Garden and wild nettle tips - a nutritional powerhouse. Super easy to make, earthy, satisfying, and healing.

🫘Perfect for right now, when nettles are popping up vibrant, iron-rich, and vitamin-dense.

🫘Top tip: Kids love this meal, and gathering the nettles is a great way to reconnect with the wisdom of plants and the rhythms of nature.
🫘Get the full recipe in our Newsletter: https://www.42acres.com/sign-up/
🫘 Sound up for chef's tips!🔊

“The Wild Weekend was a perfect blend of self-guided alone time and thoughtfully curated experiences. The standard of th...
03/03/2026

“The Wild Weekend was a perfect blend of self-guided alone time and thoughtfully curated experiences. The standard of the accommodation and the food was faultless, and the land really is magic. Huge thanks to the amazing team for creating such a wonderful experience.”

— Natalie, Wild Weekend Guest

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Join us this Spring Equinox for a very special Wild Weekend Retreat on the theme of Listening to the Land. This weekend is not an escape, but rather a return. Not a frantic chase for happiness, but rather a deep release. Not a rush to tick another thing off a list, but rather a recalibration - a quiet conversation with nature.

Join and for a weekend of simple reverence, wonder, and safety:

🤍Wild Weekend - Listening to the Land
🤍Fri 20- Sun 22 Mar (Spring Equinox)

Includes:
🤍Quietly luxurious accommodation
🤍Nourishing vegetarian meals
🤍Gentle practices to support embodied relationship with seen and unseen worlds.
🤍Permission to pause!

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"The Wild Weekend was a perfect blend of self-guided alone time and thoughtfully curated experiences. The standard of th...
03/03/2026

"The Wild Weekend was a perfect blend of self-guided alone time and thoughtfully curated experiences. The standard of the accommodation and the food was faultless, and the land really is magic. Huge thanks to the amazing team for creating such a wonderful experience."

-- Natalie, Wild Weekend Guest

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Join us this Spring Equinox for a very special Wild Weekend Retreat on the theme of Listening to the Land. This weekend is not an escape, but rather a return. Not a frantic chase for happiness, but rather a deep release. Not a rush to tick another thing off a list, but rather a recalibration - a quiet conversation with nature.

Join and for a weekend of simple reverence, wonder, and safety:

🤍Wild Weekend - Listening to the Land
🤍Fri 20- Sun 22 Mar (Spring Equinox)

Includes:
🤍Quietly luxurious accommodation
🤍Nourishing vegetarian meals
🤍Gentle practices to support embodied relationship with seen and unseen worlds.
🤍Permission to pause!

🤍Link in bio

"If you love learning about veg growing, enjoy meeting new people, and love vegan food... this is for you." -- Mel, Perm...
01/03/2026

"If you love learning about veg growing, enjoy meeting new people, and love vegan food... this is for you."

-- Mel, Permaculture Volunteer Day Guest

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Bookings open today to join our permaculture garden team for a hands-in-the-soil day of learning, connection and regenerative growing.

🌱 Get your hands in the Earth
🌱 Learn practical, take-home permaculture skills
🌱 Deepen your understanding of regenerative food systems
🌱 Meet like-hearted people
🌱 Share a simple, nourishing lunch together
🌱And if the sun’s shining… bring your towel and enjoy a swim after

Whether you’re a seasoned grower or just starting out, this day is about reconnecting to land, food and community in a meaningful way.

🌱Permaculture Volunteer Day
🌱Wed 1 April
🌱Free
🌱https://www.facebook.com/events/3828303124130703

27/02/2026

“If you truly love nature, you will find beauty everywhere” This week at 42 Acres saw the arrival of our newest feathered friends! The chickens have been settling into their new home in the Permaculture Garden where they will double our in-house egg production, and help to build fertility on the land.

Spring is definitely starting to make an appearance at 42! Our ornamental team has started to prepare for the turning of the seasons by seed sowing, pruning, and mulching. We are also able to harvest greens from the Edimental Walled Garden for our Medicine Kitchen chefs to add to their incredible dishes.

This Friday, we extend our gratitude to the sun, for gracing us with returning light, providing us with some well-needed relief from the grey sky.

25/02/2026

Here's a simple, joyful, beautiful, little forage that you may find in your own garden and can add to just about anything. It'll make you smile and remind you that warmer days are coming!

Harbinger of spring, the "first rose" arrives with such a welcome, sunny disposition 🌞Primroses provide vital early forage for awakening bees & brimstone butterflies and are an ancient woodland indicator. In folklore, it is said that a large patch marks a portal to the faerie realm.

This joyful little plant is so simple to use culinary terms - add the leaves and flowers to salads or atop puddings.

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Did you know you can now add '42 Acres Experiences' onto your stay with us?...Click "Add On To Your Stay" on our website to book a 'Foundations of Foraging' experience with Molly, whose work weaves magic between the land and the kitchen!

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"The yurt is a wonderful healing sanctuary nestled upon the rich land of 42. It is spacious, warm, brilliantly equipped,...
24/02/2026

"The yurt is a wonderful healing sanctuary nestled upon the rich land of 42. It is spacious, warm, brilliantly equipped, and the sound of gentle rain tapping on the roof and winds rushing past towards the forest have accompanied many a transformational moment over the last decade practising there. It’s unlike any other roundhouse I know."

-- Xochi Balfour

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🌿 Seeking a healing sanctuary where your offerings feel held by forest, sky, and the quiet pulse of nature? The Traditional Mongolian Yurt is ready to hold you. 🌿

🌿Get in touch: info@42acres.com or 01373 887642
🌿Or join us on Thu 23 Apr for a "Discovery Day for Retreat and Event Hosts"
🌿https://www.facebook.com/events/1406192487678887

42 Acres is a treasure - understated luxury, set in beautiful wild nature (with swimming lake), delicious food sourced f...
23/02/2026

42 Acres is a treasure - understated luxury, set in beautiful wild nature (with swimming lake), delicious food sourced from the kitchen gardens and prepared with love, extremely kind and generous staff, and a programme that includes Satish Kumar's twice yearly gatherings. I couldn't recommend it more.

-- Hattie, Guest on Radical Love Retreat with Satish Kumar

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