Haye Cornwall

26/08/2024

We love Wild Futures monkey sanctuary in Looe. if you need a gift for someone, consider sponsoring a monkey or just treat yourself to one of their super cute new cuddlies!

10/08/2024

We're taking bookings for our last retreat of the year!

Join us in Cornwall, 1-3 November, to support the rescued animals in our care with a weekend of yin yoga, shamanic drumming, sound bathing, aromatherapy, and deep relaxation to bring balance to your physical, mental, and spiritual wellbeing, from just £245 per person with our early bird discount.

*What to expect*

🌳Two night stay in beautiful Apple Store Cottage, set in 25 acres of rolling Cornish meadows
🌹Personalised aromatherapy experience to open the retreat
🧘Asana through yin and yoga flow
🫀Dharana through meditation, sound bath, and drumming
🍃Guided shamanic journey
🫘Warming cacao ceremony, and maybe one or two other beautiful practices the spirits might suggest!
🐴Meeting rescued donkeys, ponies, and chickens, getting hands-on with feeding and collaborative care
🌻Mindful walk learning about land regeneration
🥦Delicious vegan food from Vega Tintagel
☀️ Beautiful west-facing studio with underfloor heating and original features from our 1600s farmhouse

*What’s available*

Double and twin rooms in Apple Store Cottage https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/620619174338595127 which has two bathrooms, a cosy lounge with reading nook, and a well-appointed kitchen, and a double room with en suite bathroom in our 16th century farmhouse.

*Learn more*

Connect with your soul; the essence of you, the seed from which you grow in every incarnation. Connect with spirit; the spirits of nature surround and guide us. By building these connections and tuning in to their guidance, we can bring balance to our physical, mental and spiritual well-being.

During this retreat we will interweave the two ancient philosophies and practices of yoga and shamanism, to create a unique atmosphere to honour and connect to the seen and unseen worlds. You will be guided in practices to transcend your body and mind to visit the hypnogogic state, the place of deeper understanding and where healing begins. Engaging in this stage of the brainwave cycle enables you to harness its power. And its power is plentiful!

To be connected with nature and spirit. To be whole.

The retreat will be led by Shelley; yoga teacher, meditation teacher, sound healer, Shamanic practitioner in training, dog loving, vegan, happiness ripple maker!

29/07/2024

The Monkey Sanctuary is open for the summer! Stay with us and head over to meet the monkeys, have a piece of carrot cake, and support Wild Futures mission.

28/06/2024

Wild Futures Monkey Sanctuary is hiring!

We are hiring for a Retail and Admissions Assistant 🐵

We are looking for someone to join our lovely Front of House team at The Monkey Sanctuary for the summer season and help us raise vital funds for our rescued monkeys! 🐒

The deadline for applications is Friday 12th July 📆

Find out more about the role and how to apply here: uk.indeed.com/job/retail-and-admissions-assistant-2024-4cff3bbb1db27fab 🐵

18/06/2024

That's a wrap for our yoga retreat! It was an amazing weekend and so much more than just yoga...

We were again blessed with a wonderful group of people who we loved showing round and spending time with. As well as a welcoming aromatherapy experience, yoga, intention setting, cacao ceremony, sound bath, delicious Ayurvedic food, Cornish pasties, and a firepit, everyone met the ponies and donkeys and helped feed and train them, petted chickens, learnt about hedgelaying, and made new friends.

Massive thanks to Lizzie from https://www.instagram.com/sensitiveskinsoap/ for the aromatherapy and Bre Chittenden for everything else.

We have two more yoga retreats this year: 11-13 October and 1-3 November, or you can build your own retreat with activities and dates to suit you - DM us or email [email protected] for more information

16/06/2024

forgot Fathers Day? Adopt him a cheeky monkey to remind him of your charms 🤣

Looking for last minute Father's Day gifts? Then why not adopt a monkey! 🐵

Adopting a monkey is a gift with a difference. For just £3 a month or £36 a year, your adoption will not only help us to take care of your adopted monkey but it will also allow us to campaign against the UK primate pet trade, protect primates and their habitats worldwide, and to care for all of the rescued monkeys here at the Monkey Sanctuary.

Visit our website to choose your personalised adoption pack 🎁

www.wildfutures.org/adopt

15/06/2024

Love this 🥰

10/06/2024

We're VERY excited about this! We've been watching the restoration of Emily Hobhouse's family home (The story of Emily) for years and it's now we can finally go visit. It's less than 10 minutes from us so we're going to nip down there and check it out and then I'll let you know what we think. Apparently the craftsmanship is off the scale.

You can learn more about Emily here: https://www.theguardian.com/gnmeducationcentre/from-the-archive-blog/2019/jun/03/emily-hobhouse-and-the-boer-war

05/06/2024

Our favourite place to visit - Wild Futures - is open for the summer. Check their days and times before you go to make sure it's not a monkey rest day x

05/06/2024

Portrait of long legs and massive paws by Kernow_gal_photography ###

Old boy Harvey 💙 Such a sweetheart

05/06/2024

Check out these fabulous pics by Kernow_gal_photography - she's amazing with the animals ###

02/05/2024

Don't forget to come to this brilliant event in Tintagel this weekend!

30/04/2024

from Olivia ❤️ it matches the case!😂

26/04/2024

The lovely people at Vega Tintagel are celebrating on 5 May! join them for an Ecomarket, soundbath, and delicious curry!

Next Sunday, 5th May, marks an exciting occasion for Vega, a cherished cafe in Tintagel, as they celebrate their 7th year in business with a vibrant day of activities that blend community spirit with a dedication to sustainability. The event, titled "VEGA Celebration Day," is set to draw locals and....

13/04/2024

It's Grand National day. Even the Daily Mirror is running stories about how cruel it is.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/dark-side-grand-national-cruel-32571812

But it's not just what's going on at Aintree today that makes horse sports such a welfare tragedy. They're the only animal entertainment in this country where you can publicly beat the animal and no one bats an eyelid. The people watching the Grand National this afternoon will be seeing animals literally being flogged to death for their entertainment.

And the problems with horse welfare aren't confined to horse racing, it's every time you see someone on a horse, from Pony Club and little horse riding schools, to showjumping at the Olympics.

We wrote an article for Vegan Food & Living last year, which outlines a lot of the issues inherent in traditional horse ownership but this is just the tip of the iceberg.

Please think twice about supporting the Grand National.

01/04/2024

We're so pleased to be partnering with Lauralouiseyoga to host this one day yoga retreat!

DM Laura or email her at [email protected] for more information or to book your place.

Exciting news!!! - Here’s your chance to escape the everyday and reconnect with yourself at a one-day yoga retreat at Haye Cornwall in beautiful Cornwall: https://hayecornwall.co.uk.

Join us on Sunday, June 2nd, 2024 for a day of deepening your practice, embracing nature, and connecting with like minded people no matter your experience level.✨

Here's a peek at what’s to come:
* 9:00 AM: Arrive and settle in at Haye Cornwall, where a warm welcome tea/coffee awaits. ☕️

* Nourish Your Body & Mind: We'll begin with an energising extended yoga class to open and energise the body.🧘‍♀️

* Explore & Connect: Enjoy a refreshing break followed by a rejuvenating walk through Hayes stunning 25 acres of rolling meadows. Meet the adorable rescue animals and learn about the owners, Kate and Phil’s inspiring regeneration projects – a true testament to creating positive change.🌳🐴

* Savor & Reconnect: We'll refuel with a delicious and nutritious Cornish lunch, followed by relaxation time and a closing yoga session to ease into your renewed sense of peace. 🍴

* 5pm - Goodbyes as we leave feeling relaxed and renewed!😌

Haye Cornwall provides a serene environment perfect for relaxation and rejuvenation. The day retreat caters to all levels, so come as you are – with an open heart and a willingness to explore!

The cost is £95 and includes all food, refreshments and activities.

Does this sound good?
If so simply send me a message or an email at [email protected] to secure your spot or ask any questions!

*Please note this is a small and intimate retreat so spaces are VERY limited*

I can't wait to share this special day with you!

https://hayecornwall.co.uk/vegan-yoga-day-retreat-with-laura-louise-yoga-2-june-2024/

Laura x

30/03/2024

This woodpecker is a regular visitor to our bird feeder and I was gutted when he flew head first into the window and knocked himself out. I thought he was a goner 😔 his neck was bent and his eyes were half closed.
After a couple of minutes he lifted his head and his eyes opened! He slowly straightened up and after hanging out with me for a bit he vibrated, then took off. Phew!
Perfect story for Easter 💛

27/03/2024

Hooray! the Monkey Sanctuary is open again. We always recommend that people visit when they're staying with us. 🥰

The Monkey Sanctuary will be open from tomorrow for the Easter holidays 🐵

Wed 27th March – Sun 14th April from 11am till 4.30pm (CLOSED on Mondays and Tuesdays) 📆

🐒 Gain an intimate insight into a working sanctuary 🐒
🐒 Listen to talks about rescued primates from the care team 🐒
🐒 Explore the wildlife gardens 🐒
🐒 Orienteering trail and play area 🐒
🐒 Drinks and light bites available in gift shop 🐒

Your visit will be vital to us being able to continue rescuing and caring for monkeys in need ❤

Find out more about prices and opening times via our website www.monkeysanctuary.org/plan-your-visit/prices-and-opening-times 🔗

See you soon 😁

26/03/2024

FULLY BOOKED! KEEP AN EYE ON US FOR OTHER RETREATS

Join us in Cornwall, 14-16 June, for a weekend of transformative yoga, vegan Ayurvedic food, aromatherapy, and deep relaxation, all supporting the rescued animals in our care and from just £235 per person with our early bird discount.

*What to expect*

🌳Two night stay in beautiful Apple Store Cottage, set in 25 acres of rolling Cornish meadows https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/620619174338595127
🌹Personalised aromatherapy experience to open the retreat
🧘Three yoga sessions with Bre: a Yang practice to awaken and open the body for transformation, turning more inwards to cacao and intentions, closing with Yin yoga to melt away anything you need to release
🐴Meeting rescued donkeys, ponies, and chickens, getting hands-on with feeding and collaborative care
🌻Mindful walk learning about land regeneration
🥦Delicious vegan food, prepared on Ayurvedic principles, and warming cacao ceremony
☀️ Beautiful west-facing studio with underfloor heating and original features from our 1600s farmhouse
🌟 Star gazing and firepit (Cornish weather permitting!)

*What’s available*

- One large double room with en suite shower in our 1600s farmhouse
- Two double rooms in Apple Store Cottage, a former wool, apple, and potato store
- One twin or king room in the Cottage

The Cottage has two bathrooms, a cosy lounge with reading nook, and a well-appointed kitchen.

DM us here or email [email protected]

*About Bre*

Bre https://www.instagram.com/brechitt/ is an experienced vegan chef specialising in creating healthy meals using whole, organic, local ingredients, never using refined sugar, salt, or oils. Her macrobiotic, vegan, Ayurvedic food is an innovative take on ancient dishes that nourishes your body to complement your yoga practice, balances your energy, and promotes overall wellness.

She is also an experienced yoga teacher and sound healer who works with ancient wisdom to help people shed modern conditioning. Bre’s Vinyasa and Yin yoga classes help you discover true freedom in both your mind and body by taking you on a transformative journey, unraveling and releasing tension to find self-realisation and liberation. She has shared the teachings of yoga and sound in New Zealand, Mexico, Sri Lanka, and here in the UK.

11/03/2024

❤️Design your perfect retreat tailored for up to 6 friends or family!

🌳Stay in our gorgeous 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom cottage, set in 25 acres of rolling Cornish valley.

🐴Meet rescued donkeys, ponies, and chickens, and get hands-on with feeding and collaborative care.

☀️Enjoy our warm, west-facing studio with underfloor heating and original features from our 1600s farmhouse.

Instead of a pre-packaged retreat, mix and match your favourite activities or try something new. Choose from
Yoga
Pilates
Meditation
Soundbaths
Qui Gong
Massage
Flower crafts
Soap making
Foraging
Wood carving
Wild swimming

We're close to fantastic surfing and swimming beaches, Adrenalin Quarry, Wild Futures Monkey Sanctuary, the Hurlers stone circle, Golitha Falls, and Bodmin Moor.

DM us or email [email protected] to find out more.

22/02/2024

We have just a couple of places left on our March Pilates retreat! Join us for a weekend of strengthening, stretching, fresh air, and deep relaxation. All supporting the rescued animals in our care.

*What to expect*
🌳Two night stay in beautiful Apple Store Cottage, set in 25 acres of rolling Cornish meadows https://www.airbnb.co.uk/rooms/620619174338595127
☀️Our warm, west-facing studio with underfloor heating and original features from our 1600s farmhouse
❤️Two group Pilates classes suitable for all levels, with no more than 6 people in the class
💪A 20 minute 1-to-1 session to improve your technique or challenge your limits
🧘Gentle stretching and guided relaxation
🌻Mindful walks learning about land regeneration
🐴Meeting rescued donkeys, ponies, and chickens, getting hands-on with feeding and collaborative care
🥦Delicious vegan food from legendary Cornish restaurant Vega Tintagel
🌟Star gazing and firepit (Cornish weather permitting!)

DM me or email us at [email protected] for more information or to book your place.

22/02/2024

Wild Futures Monkey Sanctuary is hiring! You could work with monkeys! If full time monkey life doesn't suit you, you can do short term volunteering. Everyone we know who has done it, loved it.

We are hiring for a Long Term Primate Care Volunteer 🐵

A long term volunteer placement at Wild Futures enables individuals to gain valuable hands on experience caring for rescued primates at our sanctuary in Looe, Cornwall. Our placements run for twelve months and during this time you will be trained by experienced caregivers on how to look after a species of primate at our sanctuary. We currently have in our care capuchins, long tailed and Barbary macaques, marmosets and woolly monkeys. Aside from the primate care elements of the placement you will also get to contribute to the sanctuary on a wider scale learning about our campaign efforts, how to do basic maintenance for both our monkey territory and ground and gardens, participate in educational visits and support workshops for these, engaging with visitors to the site and learn to give informative public talks. We are looking for dedicated hard working individuals with a passion for animal welfare who are looking to kick start a career in primate conservation. Our long term volunteer placement is unfunded but we provide accommodation and basic food for the duration of the placement.

We have three long term placements starting in Spring 2024 🌸

Find out more about the role and how to apply here:

www.wildfutures.org/get-involved/jobs 🐒

21/02/2024

Harvey admiring the sunset at our little piece of heaven. It's a consolation prize for all the rain 💦

20/02/2024

We did it! Our first yoga retreat! And we were absolutely blessed to have the most amazing people for our first group. Everyone got on like old friends from the minute they met and created an incredible atmosphere of joy and gratitude 🥰

We were having too good a time to remember to take photos 🤣 so you'll just have to believe me when I say that in addition to yoga with there was an aromatherapy welcome, cacao ceremony, mindfulness, soundbath, donkey feeding, pony training, chicken cuddling, hedgelaying explanation, tons of food from , lots of laughter, some sunshine, quite a bit of rain, and a whole lot of love ❤🌳❤

We can't wait to see all these wonderful people again.

02/02/2024

This is fantastic news! And just down the road from us! Also, I didn't know that absolute hero Lewis Pugh lives in Plymouth!!!!! Hopefully one day I'll bump into him when I'm swimming.

27/01/2024

We made a dead hedge! We've been doing some hedge laying so I had some poles and brash, and a short area where I need to create a barrier.

I turned the poles into stakes by chopping one end into a point, then we use the maul to bash it in. We made two rows of poles then filled it with brash.
We'll keep adding to the centre as we go, and will replace the stakes when necessary.

As well as stopping the ponies from sliding down the slope, it's enrichment for them as they nibble on bits of Hazel and brambles.

22/01/2024

Good morning from gorgeous rescue Dartmoor pony Grace.
Unridden, unbroken, trained purely with positive reinforcement, living on a track outdoors 24/7, no shoes, natural barefoot trimming, her mum for company, lots of visitors and enrichment, Grace has the best possible life I can give her.

14/01/2024

We LOVE Wild Futures Monkey Sanctuary! The monkeys genuinely come first, with no exploitation for customer entertainment or profit. We've had lots of guests stay with us before or after volunteering at the Sanctuary and they all tell us what a great time they had and what wonderful friends they made.

If you want to get a real once-in-a-lifetime experience, consider volunteering here next summer!

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=758338359662662&set=a.365621095601059

⚠️ Volunteers needed! ⚠️

We are in desperate need of volunteers to help us onsite at our sanctuary in 2024! With accommodation provided, come and work in a beautiful location alongside a great team, and help provide the best possible care for our rescued monkeys 🐒

The role includes daily cleaning of monkey enclosures, tasks such as food preparation and making enrichment items, as well as re-roping enclosures, gardening, painting and cleaning 🐵

This is a great experience for students, those looking for a career in animal care, anyone interested in animal welfare, or simply those looking for a break from the 'norm' and to experience something special 💚

Days can be long and the work is often physically demanding, so volunteers must be fit and able. To find out more please email [email protected] 📧

Thank you ❤

03/01/2024

Vegan yoga retreat!

Come and enjoy yoga, meditation and soundbaths. Hang out with rescue donkeys, ponies, and chickens. Walk across green meadows learning about land regeneration. Eat delicious vegan food, and take some time for yourself.

Shelley from is leading relaxing yoga and soundbath sessions, and the fantastic, legendary is providing meals, plus there will be vegan snacks and breakfast.

You’ll be staying in our lovely cottage, a former apple, wool, and potato storehouse set in 25 acres of rolling Cornish valley.

DM us or email [email protected] for more information and bookings.

25/07/2023

Do you know where your pension is invested? It could be supporting a company that is in complete opposition with your ethical and vegan beliefs. Find out more...

Most of us have pensions or investments., but are they invested in ethical companies aligned with our vegan principles?