Upon arrival you will be showed to your room where you can settle in, make yourself at home and if you like enjoy the outdoor spa facilities including; A Wood Fired Hot tub, Sauna and Plunge pool.
Our accommodation at Mount Folly camping barn is not quite self-catering and not quite glamping, a simplistic place to stay with no fuss allowing us to appreciate the gifts of nature. It’s set in the beautiful South Devon countryside, with views down the valley to Challaborough Bay. You will be in walking distance of Bigbury Beach, providing an exhilarating walk to the beach and waking up to the sound of the waves. We are confident that you will fall in love with this little home-from-home hideaway.
With its eco-friendly outdoor spa facilities which you can enjoy at your leisure, throughout the weekend, bringing both physical and mental wellness benefits, for aiding your recovery post-surf and yoga sessions. Cold water therapy and Saunas have been shown to support recovery and reduce inflammation, helping soothe sore muscles.
The camping barn is a converted traditional barn and therefore has a unique layout.
There are three Sofa Beds at £350
Five Single Beds at £385
and three Double Beds at £400
After everyone has arrived we will gather around a large table and enjoy a classic, Chilli and Jacket potatoes (fully vegan) with fresh salad and homemade bread.
Please do let us know if you have any dietary requirements upon booking.
Once Dinner has gone down Becky will guide you through a Bedtime yoga wind-down routine, to calm your nervous system, and release tension from the body making it easier to relax, unwind and prepare the body for sleep. Many people find that doing yoga before bed helps them fall asleep faster and promotes deeper, more restful sleep, allowing you to wake up fully refreshed and ready for a day of surf and adventures.
On Saturday we will start our day by gently stretching out the body and working on various muscle groups at the same time to build strength and flexibility throughout. When we practice yoga in the morning it can boost our energy levels, helping us feel more awake and alert before filling up on coffee and breakfast and head to the beach to meet the day retreaters.
If you want a treat, Beach Barista will be open and you can always grab an extra coffee on the way down and sit on the beach, soaking up the sun’s rays and enjoying a mindful moment before your next yoga session.
In this session we will work through a mobility routine, preparing both mentally and physically for our day of surfing. We will warm up key muscles, for example our shoulders, hips and core to support us in balancing, popping up and paddling all day on the waves! Take the time not only to warm up your body but your brain too, practising meditation and mindfulness techniques to relieve any pre-surf jitters so that you can head out with a clear head feeling focused and ready to enjoy your time in the water.
After our Yoga session we will get ready up at Discovery changing into wetsuits, and grabbing our boards. In this session, whether you have already started your surfing journey or just embarking on it, we have you covered. With our two highly experienced local surf instructors, you will be given the appropriate challenges based on your pre-course aims. To help you achieve this, there will be video analysis, giving opportunities to work with a surf instructor away from the water. We believe having visual feedback that you can review is the best way to improve and celebrate your progress. At the end of the weekend, your surf instructor will give you some exercises to continue the journey at home if you can’t get to the sea.
It’s time to refuel, we’ll head for a delicious, filling meal at The Journey End, walking from Bigbury to our local favourite pub and back again with our belly’s full and ready to chill out at the Barn.
You have some chill time now to use all the facilities, read a book or have a little snooze. We will gather later on for a light dinner and a movie night, sit back and get inspired by a classic surf movie.
Right before our day retreaters leave us we will have a stretch out our body after a busy fun-filled day helping the body recover, and reducing muscle soreness and stiffness. This will be a super chilled-out practice on our backs or seated, so you can enjoy a calming and meditative practice that promotes relaxation and recovery with deep breathing techniques can calm the mind and prepare the body for sleep. It helps falling faster and experiencing deeper, more restful sleep cycles.
Ending our day with an inspiring surf movie, cosyed up in our pjs watching the projector either indoors or out weather depending. Me and Jess will make some delicious nibbles and salad to enjoy with the movie, full of protein to rebuild those muscle tissues ready for tomorrow.
Starting our Sunday off with a slow cosy sleep in. We will provide an energising breakfast, including fruit, yoghurt and granola to fill your boots before another day of action. Coffees and teas will be available and time to pack our bags ready for check out and a fun-filled day on the beach. For those who want video evidence of them standing up and having the time of their life, this is the perfect opportunity to see the stoke, whilst you are enjoying your breakfast you will get a technical breakdown of their performance, whether it be catching green waves, take off, turning or more radical manoeuvrers such as cut back, floaters etc… this is the perfect time to evaluate what you need to work and how to go about getting to the next level all whilst enjoying your breakfast.
Once down on the beach Becky will guide you through a dynamic flow that will improve your strength, flexibility, and balance. The session will be suitable for all abilities and practising all this on the beach allows you to connect with the natural elements of the sand, sea and sun. There are so many benefits to being so close to being out in nature, especially close to the sea. When we are next to the ocean the air contains higher levels of negative ions and these are thought to have a positive effect on mood.
You have some free time now to head back into the surf and have some supervised surf time, the perfect opportunity to put all that feedback into practice, consolidate some of the previous day’s learnings and refine some of your new surfing skills.
To end our time together we will have a little huddle around at the beach, maybe a cold water dip and say our goodbyes.
