Escape the ordinary and discover Mill End, your secret sanctuary nestled in the heart of the ancient Forest of Dean. Our venue provides the perfect setting for corporate retreats, wellness escapes, and creative workshops. With our inspiring surroundings, exceptional facilities, and bespoke services, we'll help you create a transformative and unforgettable retreat experience. We are in a village location with access to a late Co-op, family run butcher, pharmacy and takeaways.

Mill End is great for weekend or mid-week retreats to work, relax, network, connect, grow and learn new creative skills.

Mill End is situated in the ancient Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, surrounded by nature and many outdoor active providers. Sister company Bordello Banquets has links with local artisan food and drink, ancient lore and heritage skills.

Tailored Retreats for Your Needs:

Corporate Retreats: Recharge, reconnect, and reignite your team's passion in our ideal setting. Foster collaboration, boost morale, and spark innovation.
Wellness Escapes: Embark on a journey of self-discovery and renewal. Our peaceful environment and range of wellness activities, creates the ideal space.
Creative Workshops: Unleash your creativity and find inspiration surrounded by natures beauty. Our flexible spaces can accommodate a variety of workshops.
Single room occupancy: up to 16 people in single occupancy or more if sharing rooms.

Why Choose Mill End for Your Retreat:

Versatile Spaces: Our range of indoor and outdoor spaces can accommodate groups of various sizes and cater to diverse activities and workshops.
Inspirational Surroundings: The Forest of Dean offers a natural setting that promotes relaxation, focus and creativity - right on your doorstep.
Bespoke Catering: Our chefs at Bordello Banquets will cook delicious and nourishing meals tailored to your group's dietary needs and preferences.
Spa & Leisure Facilities: Unwind and relax in our hot tub, sauna, spa space & cold water tub, or simply wind down in our beautiful gardens.
Experienced Team: Our dedicated team is committed to ensuring your retreat is a success, from the initial planning stages to the final farewell.
Itinerary Creation: If you’re stuck for ideas, looking for something new, or don’t know where to start, our team are here to help create your perfect retreat.

Retreat Enhancements:

Team-Building Activities: Choose from a variety of team-building exercises designed to foster communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.
Guided Nature Experiences: Immerse yourself in the healing power of nature with guided walks, forest bathing sessions, and outdoor yoga classes.
Resilience Training: Empower your team with tools and strategies to manage stress, build resilience, and enhance overall well-being.

Testimonials:

“It's been almost a week since we stayed at Mill end, and the resounding feeling among our group is that your place is indeed EPIC 🙂 Wonderful to have experienced all the charm of Mill End. The space alone created a lot of excitement, with members of our group moving through the house to explore the different rooms and spaces. We thoroughly enjoyed the pizza making, and breakfast was fab. Overall, we are delighted to have chosen Mill End as our base for the night!”

Corporate Retreat Participant ***** Oliver Ford, Atradius, Cardiff - just booked for a second team building gathering.

“We had a great day and night at Mill End and everyone agreed what a fantastic venue it is. Comfortable, quirky with everything we could possibly need. The addition of snow on the ground and building made it quite magical on arrival. Wondering if Millend is available on 19 December for our annual Christmas meeting and party”.

Corporate Retreat Participant ***** Mandi Conneely, Interaction, Bristol - just booked for a third return team building gathering.

“I wanted to get in touch to thank you for an excellent stay last week and please pass on our thanks to Emma for the catering. The vegan, vegetarian and free from food from Bordello Banquets was spot on and the quiet courtyard and spa facilities were well received by all participants. A trip up to St Anthony’s well was quote special too”.

Wellness Retreat Participant ***** Sarah Newman, Film crew location stay & wellness retreat

Book Your Transformative Retreat:

Are you ready to embark on a journey of growth, renewal, or team bonding? Contact us to discuss your retreat needs and start planning your unforgettable experience today.

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The Forest of Dean offers so much to help you heal and grow - Outdoor Yoga, River SUP (Stand Up Paddleboarding), Forest Meditation, Guided Walks, Leaf Peeping, Forest Bathing, Floatation, Raw Food, Nutrition, Theta Healing, Constellation Work, Medicine Wheel, Resilience Training, Heritage Skills workshops - with down time to hot tub, sauna, relax, read, massage, eat well & be pampered.

If required, Mill End trainers can work with you and your staff to acknowledge different states that people may be experiencing, post covid and with an ever changing world. Employees can work on personal changes to support resilience and well-being. Sessions can aim to identify the impact of stress and pressure and can work through simple models for building and sustaining resilience and well being combining the 7 elements.

Gallery photographs below by Andy Squiff, Squiff Creative Media and Liz Lewitt

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