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Emmas Dale hosts fully catered wellness & adventure retreats in the Yorkshire Dales, Italy & France
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08/11/2024

☃️🎄 WHOOOOO IS THINKING ABOUT CHRISTMAS??? ☃️🎄

Let's talk about EXPERIENCES over things...

These are some of the trips/experiences/investments/well needed breaks, that I think would be the PERFECT PRESENT for yourself or for someone special.

Please feel free to add these to your Santa wish list. I can also create a lovely voucher to go with, even if it is a gift to yourself 😊😊😊

07/11/2024

The last of my South America spam... and a little insight into what we get up to on holiday 😅

I had a lovely time exploring the Salt Flats of Uyuni, flicking Clarke out my hand and balancing on a wine bottle 👀
A mad and wonderful place.

MY NEXT POST will be food related (my other ❤️) as I have some new recipes to test and a new ingredient that I have discovered.... exciting 😊

01/11/2024

🍌🍌🍌 BANANA BLOSSOM

Those of you who have been on one of my trips may have come across BANANA BLOSSOM in one or two of my dishes.

Whilst we were in the Amazon a couple of weeks ago, I took this photo of a banana tree. The alien like flower coming down from the banana bunch is the blossom that we eat.

BENEFITS?
🍌 Rich in potassium, magnesium, vitamin E, C & A, and FULL of antioxidants.
🍌 A fabulous meat replacement that goes well in curries, stews & burgers.

31/10/2024

🙌To CELEBRATE the start of November and being back from a great trip, I have a BRAND NEW trip for the 25th - 27th April 2025!!!! 🙌

🪅 WILD SWIM ADVENTURE, FORAGING & HIKING WEEKEND🪅

Brand NEW location in Malhamdale staying in HILLTOP BUNKBARN, a cosy bunk barn in the village centre. A weekend full of adventures, friends new and old & delicious food.

You will visit TWO wild swim locations with the Dales Dipper, all fully guided and at this time of year, the water will be beautiful and challenging all at once.

We have a FORAGING EXPERT (Di Page from Wild Harvest School of Self Reliance coming to lead a WILD FOOD FORAGING and NATURAL NAVIGATION workshop and Matt from Muddy Boots, will be returning for a GUIDED HIKE around this spectacular area of the Yorkshire Dales.

Oh, and of course I will be there providing all the nourishment for the weekend and showcasing my FIRST NEW MENU of the season and maybe a cook book... but who knows on that one 🤣

🌿 TWO nights (although the Sunday can be added for free) accommodation at Hilltop Bunk Barn
🌿 WILD SWIMMING adventure with the Dales Dipper, visiting TWO wild swim locations.
🌿 2.5 hour WILD FOOD FORAGING & NATURAL NAVIGATION workshop with Di Page
🌿 3 hour GUIDED HIKE with Muddy Boots' Matt
🌿 2 breakfasts, 1 lunch & 2 dinners
🌿 Delicious home cooked vegetarian meals and treats
🌿 Transport included between wild dips
🌿 Time to relax & chill in a stunning area of the Yorkshire Dales

Any questions, just let me know!

30/10/2024

👋HELLLOOOOOOOO, I'M BACK...

Well, nearly. We are almost home after 3.5 weeks of adventures in Peru & Bolvia.

Work hard, play hard, keep your work life balance focus where feasible.

Here are a couple of little snippets from the trip. I will be back online later this week to catch up on enquiries and bookings ✌️

05/10/2024

That's my out of office ON ✅️

We are heading to South America and won't be back until the end of the month. Please still email me enquiries and questions, and I will reply when I'm back 😊

Adios amigos 🙌

03/10/2024

SEASON 6 ✅️

⭐️THANK YOU⭐️ to all my superstar clients this year. I've had a blast with the trips and the people who attend really make them what they are.

A big thank you also to all the AMAZING SUPPLIERS I am lucky enough to work with, they also have a HUGE part in the Emmas Dale jigsaw. Using great local skilled suppliers is very important to me.

Towards the end of last year, I was contemplating giving up Emmas Dale, various reasons really, but I felt it wasn't going where I wanted it to.
As anyone who has their own business, knows exactly how hard it can be at times and even for me who has been running this for over 5 years, I am still learning and I don't think this stops. Although I do feel like I have my sh*t together more these days 😁

However, I did not give the business up and decided to change the programme and focus on itineraries that reflected more on what I wanted it to be - still with some wellness, but with a bigger focus on adventure and food.

Next year is set to be just as great, if not better and I am actually feeling a bit sad that I won't see you all over winter 🥲

THANK YOU so much again to everyone who has supported Emmas Dale Wellness & Adventure Retreats this year, to all my regular clients and the new faces I have met....

SEE YOU NEXT YEAR 🙌🙌🙌

02/10/2024

Ear, I've cooked A LOT this summer!

155 people in total spread across 10 wellness & adventure trips and 3 private cooking jobs.... I've met and worked with some fabulous people along the way.

Mostly different menus and recipes for each event and next year I've booked myself on to a couple of courses to learn some new stuff.

I'd love to improve my presentation and plating, but as time is finite, I'll get a book for some tips on that - does anyone know any good ones???

Oh, and before anyone mentions it, I WILL TRY AND GET MY BOOK DONE THIS WINTER 😅 it's becoming a running joke now...

P.S my mum hates me putting my tongue out on photos, so she will love this one 😁

01/10/2024

A few last tasty bits from the weekend... oh, and actually this morning 😅

🧄 Carrot, pecan & orange loaf cake, with orange icing
🧄 Lentil, sweet potatoe & peanut stew with Wensleydale cheese dumplings
🧄 Seaweed Soda bread
🧄 Yoghurt pots with a raspberry coulis and layered with oats that I baked with ground almonds and honey

I've started to realise I cook a lot of orange coloured food this time of year 👀🍂

30/09/2024

UPDATE: FULLY BOOKED!!
🌿YOGA, WILD SWIM, HIKING & ALPACAS🌿
**1 SPACE LEFT - 30th May - 1st June **

Probably one of my most popular trips that I run AND for very good reason!

You will enjoy the cosiness and Swaledale views of Hazel Brow House, ease the muscles in the hot tub at the end of the day and EAT all the delicious and nutritious food you can imagine.

NOT ONLY that, I have amazing wellness and adventure activities lined up to help you get the most out of the Yorkshire Dales, you and the weekend.

What's happening...
🦙 2 night country house accommodation
🦙 2 x 1 hour Yoga Classes
🦙 Guided Wild Swim in a special location, transport included
🦙 3 hours guided Hike with local expert, Matt
🦙 Use of the hot tub
🦙 2 breakfasts, 1 lunch & 2 dinners
🦙 Fire pit and Chill time
🦙 Alpaca Walk and experience

We have a mix of solo travellers and friends join us on our trips. Everyone is welcome 🙌

29/09/2024

Sometimes, our activities are not always easy and are a challenge. I decided last year that I needed to have a bit more of that in what I offer and including activities that are outside of your comfort zone, that you can complete with like-minded and supportive individuals, is what I want Emmas Dale to be about.

This weekend, my group went GORGE WALKING. I guess my spec on the website was vague, but I don't like to give too much away or put people off, especially when I know they will love it. The ladies were super brave yesterday and pushed themselves all the way through, even with a few tears...

Thank you for this wonderful group of women who came on my GORGE WALKING, FORAGING & SPA weekend. My final trip of the season.

They had a great foraging and foraged cocktail masterclass with the lovely Chris from Bax Botantics, and I left them this morning with Elizabeth from the Healing Collective on a mindful walk to ease out of the weekend.

A cold dip for me and then preparation for heading to the lakes tomorrow to cook for a group of 15 ladies on walking trip 👌

28/09/2024

Last nights meal. There was a chilly breeze last night, so we didn't eat alfresco, and Jo kindly set up some fire heaters in the barns

What did we have?

🍄‍🟫 Blackberry, ginger & chocolate tiramasu
🍄‍🟫 Spicey mushroom & chestnut lasagne
🍄‍🟫 Sundried Tomato Foccacia
🍄‍🟫 A dressing for the salad, I whizzed up some rosemary from the garden, olive oil, honey & lemon zest & juice

The lasagne was an Ottolenghi recipe, I love his recipes but sometimes find them a bit convoluted, so I edited it to make it my own 😁

27/09/2024

I'm at for my LAST Wellness & Adenture retreat of this year 😭😭😭

Retreat number 10.

How did it get to the end of September already?!?!?

27/09/2024

When you forget to order Blackberries but remember there are a million bushes near by 🙌👌👍

Blackberry Tiramasu is saved...

24/09/2024

⭐️2025 WELLNESS & ADVENTURE TRIPS⭐️

This weekend is the FINAL wellness and adventure retreat of this year, I can not believe it is almost the end of September 👀

I have my trips for next year very much in mind at the moment, some are filling up as we speak and some are already completely FULL 😱

I have some amazing NEW VENUES, I also have exciting NEW ACTIVITIES and of course there will be delicious NEW MENUS....

Details for all of these are LIVE on my site, any questions, just let me know.

🔥 Winter Cross Country Skiing & Snow Shoeing Adventure - French Alps. 6th - 9th March & 9th - 12th March (no previous skiing experience required)

🔥 Beginner SUP, Foraging & Spa - Cherish Glamping, Hawes. 9th - 11th May FULLY BOOKED

🔥 Yoga, Wild Swim, Hiking & Alpacas - Hazel Brow, Swaledale. 30th May - 1st June. 8 SPACES LEFT

🔥 SUP Adventure, Wild Swim & Forest Bathing - Swinton Bivouac, Nidderdale. 6th - 8th June.

🔥 Yoga, Horse Riding & Surfing Adventure - Portugal. 14th - 18th June & 18th - 22nd June BOTH FULLY BOOKED

🔥 Island Kayaking, Wild Cooking & Hiking - Finland. 13th - 17th August. FULLY BOOKED

🔥 Alpine Yoga & Adventure Escape - French Alps. 3rd - 7th & 7th - 11th September

🔥 Yoga, Wild Swim, Hiking & Alpacas - Hazel Brow, Swaledale. 19th - 21st September

🔥 Gourmet Biking, Hiking & Dip - Malhamdale. 26th - 28th September

🔥 Yoga, Ghyll Scrambling & Wild Swim - Sedbergh. 3rd - 5th October

22/09/2024

WAHEYYYYYYYY! WHAT A WEEKEND! (I feel like I say this A LOT 😅)

Another FABULOUS group who came to my YOGA, WILD & HIKING just outside Sedbergh at Howgills House.

Amazing alfresco yoga with Suzie, a superduper wild swim with Les, a fabulous hike with Matt, lots of hot tub time, chilling, food and even some darts!

Thank you to all that came and made the weekend wonderful. A big thank you to Rachel for helping me all weekend too ⭐️

It is my LAST TRIP for 2024 next weekend 🙈

21/09/2024

What has been going in our little bellies so far this weekend? Only the usual deliciousness of my vegan and veggie menu 😁

🥕 Sweet Potatoe & Banana Blossom Curry, Sticky Rice with Peas, homemade naans, courgette pakoras
🥕 Pineapple, Coconut & Rum crumble
🥕 Blackberry & White Chocolate tray bake
🥕 Smoothie Bowls
🥕 Scrambled Tofu, roasted vine tomatoes & avo

And tonight?

🌶 Roasted butternut squash, Goats cheese, tomatoe & Lentil putanesca
🌶 Beetroot & Ginger brownie with mascarpone

Nom nom nom....

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We are in LEFKADA, GREECE 🌞 for our Ionian Sea Kayaking, Cookery & Yoga adventure. Stayin in these bloomin amazing villas overlooking the bay. It's very hot but we are ready cool everyone down with pool vibes, chilled watermelon lemonade and downtime. WELCOME TO SUMMER 🙌🙌🙌

Back for the good times at Hazel Brow House in Swaledale... Can't wait to see you all VERY SOON!

West Burton Falls yesterday evening. Baltic as usual 🥶 but super refreshing.... I hadn't been able to get in the barrel for a week or so as it's had something suspicious going on with it 👀 (all sorted now) but I felt like my body needed a good cold treat 😁 I was the only one there for a change, so didn't have to endure people viewing me as a mad woman...

Noooooooooo.... YES 👀 "No" can be such a negative word in certain situations. Such as deciding on whether to go on a trip, whether to eat the cake, whether to take some hours out of the day for a rest instead of continuing to work... 🙌 I think it's a positive to not be afraid to push back with a no if you feel you need to in negative situations or you think its the right decision, but try and say YES to the things you want to do more. Life is short 🌞

Last weeks group having a blast on the Isere. I was lucky enough to take this trip on Monday and I have to say it so much FUN! One of the funnest rafting trips I have done, and I have done many 😊 Looking forward to bringing people back here next July 🙌

I'm BACK in France, just about to go and collect our lovely ladies for their Alpine Yoga & Adventure Escape, but really felt like you needed to check out the view from Chalet Savoire Faire.... Expect much alpine spam to be in view this week 🙌🙌🙌

We had loads of fun on Saturday night dancing away to the fabulous Serenity Duo. Every now and then, I include live music in the retreat itinerary. Lucrecia & Tony bring some great vibes and also a lovely bag of percussion so we can all join in too 🙌

Room with a View from our Italian retreat... who would like the last one for the 1st - 5th October? #roomwithaview #retreat #Italy #chill #vibes

After a lovely day at The Coniston Hotel spa with Clarke, it's time for some Paella at home... See, I do relax sometimes 👀😅

First residential retreat of the year yewwwwww - the sun IS going to come out... but maybe just not until tomorrow 😁😁😁

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