The Big Retreat Cambridgeshire 2026

Is this Festival for Me?

The Big Retreat Cambridgeshire (11–13 September 2026) is a weekend festival-retreat at Abbots Ripton Estate in Cambridgeshire, bringing together talks, workshops, creative activity, music, movement, water-based sessions, and food-focused experiences — designed for you to dip in and out at your own pace.

Edition note:
This card refers to The Big Retreat Cambridgeshire edition at Abbots Ripton Estate.
For the separate The Big Retreat Pembrokeshire edition held in Wales, see the Pembrokeshire article.

What you’ll find across the programme includes:

Live Music, DJs & Kirtan Bands (evenings) ·
Speaker Sessions (named presenters across the programme) ·
Movement & Wellbeing (yoga, gong baths, sound healing, deep rest) ·
Water-Based Sessions (lake swimming, paddleboarding & SUP yoga) ·
Creative & Craft Activity (Village Green drop-ins & workshops) ·
Woodland & Nature Sessions (bushcraft, foraging & sensory walks) ·
Food & Cooking (chef demos, tastings, fire cooking & workshops) ·
Bodywork & Spa Sessions (massage, facial yoga, saunas, hot tubs & ice baths) ·
Late-Night Social Sessions (including Fireside Songs & Soulful Moments) ·
Marketplace & Exhibitors (on-site stalls across the weekend) ·
Optional Upgrades (including The Retreat Club) ·
Camping & Stay Options (booked separately)

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The Big Retreat Cambridgeshire September 2026

The Big Retreat Cambridgeshire runs from Friday 11 September to Sunday 13 September 2026 at Abbots Ripton Estate in Cambridgeshire.
This article covers the Cambridgeshire edition of The Big Retreat Festival, taking place at Grange Farm, Huntingdon PE28 2PH.
The programme runs across the full site rather than being centred on a single stage, with attendees moving between different areas throughout the weekend.

The Big Retreat Cambridgeshire is a separate event from The Big Retreat Pembrokeshire edition held in Wales.

What happens at the festival

Across the weekend, the programme at The Big Retreat Cambridgeshire spans movement, creative practice, food-focused sessions, bodywork, music, and late-evening social activity.
Sessions run across multiple areas within Abbots Ripton Estate, including spaces used for talks, arts and crafts, music, food, water-based activity, and quieter areas intended for rest and informal gathering.

Music and speakers

Evening and social activity includes live music, DJs, Kirtan bands, silent discos, and a late-night Fireside Songs & Soulful Moments session.

Named speakers and presenters appearing across the programme include:

Workshops, sessions, and activities

Movement and wellbeing sessions range from yoga, gong baths, and sound healing to deep rest sessions, laughter yoga, ecstatic dance, didgeridoo sound journeys, rhythm sessions, sharing circles, Reiki, joyful harmony singing, and guided sessions focused on connecting with plants.
Water-based activity includes lake swimming, paddleboarding, and SUP yoga.

Creative sessions cover a wide range of arts and crafts activity, with drop-in arts and crafts on the Village Green alongside bracelet weaving, memory stone decoration, mindful knitting, paper art, lino printing, button making, spoon carving, macramé, candle making, environmental art, and change maker arts and craft sessions.
Woodland-based activity includes bushcraft, fire making, willow weaving, spoon carving, sensory woodland walks, botanical printing, woodland craft sessions, and foraging walks.

Food and cooking form a distinct strand of the programme. Sessions range from chef demonstrations, tastings, fire cooking, and hands-on workshops to longer-form talks and experiences such as
Nutrition for stress, energy, hormonal health and longevity, Cooking to support gut health, immunity and inflammation, Simple, quick meals that are healthy and delicious,
Sourdough from scratch – learn to bake bread that loves you back, Fermented foods, slow cooking and heritage ingredients that never go out of style,
Real talk on food as medicine – minus the fads, and Wine and gin tastings with purpose – from biodynamic blends to botanical infusions.
Additional sessions cover conversations around comfort food, mindful indulgence, and food traditions.

Bodywork and spa-related activity runs throughout the weekend, including massage, facial yoga, full-body facial-release sessions, Gua Sha facials, deep restorative bodywork, Thai massage, cupping, kinesiology, energy balance sessions, holistic therapies, wood-fired saunas, hot tubs, ice baths, and longer specialist workshops.

Exhibitors and marketplace

A marketplace operates alongside the programme at The Big Retreat Cambridgeshire, with exhibitors including Peachaus, The Skin Whisper, Cymbrogi Futures, and Easol Experience Commerce.
The marketplace forms part of the on-site experience across the weekend.

Practical details

Accommodation and camping options are booked separately from the main event ticket, with pricing varying by accommodation type.

Tickets and add-ons

Tickets for The Big Retreat Cambridgeshire are available, with options including Tickets from £269, Early Bird £220, a General Weekend Ticket, and a “Secure your place for just £37” option.

➕ Optional paid upgrades include The Retreat Club, offered as a luxury upgrade priced at £299 per person.

Additional paid options include access to hot tubs, wood-fired saunas, massage, feasting experiences, specialist premium workshops, and selected longer workshops carrying an additional charge ranging from £10 to £30.
An optional 10% discount on official on-site merchandise is also referenced.

Travel information for The Big Retreat Cambridgeshire places Abbots Ripton Estate a few miles north of Huntingdon, with rail connections to London and Birmingham.