Beltane Weekend Retreat | 26th -27th April 2025

Beltane Weekend Retreat

Welcome to Four Great Fires’ annual Spring weekend retreat, held on 18 acres of wild woodland and fields in the South Downs National Park.

Join us as we go back to basics for 2 days of natural beauty, off-grid living and celebration.

This weekend immersion will be themed to the element of wood. We’ll look at how we may harness the powerful energy of emotions like anger and frustration to better support our growth and resilience.

This experience will further our goal of building more mental, physical and spiritual strength.

What to Expect

  • Transformational group and one-to-one work

  • Meditation and breath-work

  • Emotional release exercises

  • Daily movement practices

  • Hill hike to stunning viewpoint

  • Fire circles

  • Saunas & cold plunge

  • Cacao ceremony

  • Healthy & delicious meals cooked over an open fire

Our Why

Throughout adulthood many of us yearn for a deeper connection with our authentic selves and sometimes struggle to express “fiery” emotions like anger, in constructive ways.

Four Great Fires’ Beltane Weekend offers a unique experience in a special location close to London, to synchronise with the rhythm of nature and align to a simpler way of living.

Beltane marks the start of summer, casting off the darkness of winter and welcoming the return of the light. Surrounded by woodland bluebells we will celebrate the “fertility” of our individual and collectively creative energies.

Join us to feel…

  • Refreshed and renewed

  • A deepening connection to a growing community

  • A clearer vision of your creativity and uniqueness

  • Uplifted and held by a supportive group

  • Of service to other men through active listening and sharing life experience

  • Inspired by the natural beauty of the South Downs

    and more...

“What brought me here was primarily a desire for connection. Four Great Fires is a really powerful, supportive and grounding space with lots of healthy male energy”

- Jonathan, Photograher

“Four Great Fires to me is an opportunity to connect with other men, to let go and be myself.

I also wanted to connect more with nature and the seasons having spent a lot of time disconnected from my own body, disconnected from other people and working on my own”

Adam, Poet

“This weekend has been amazing.. I’ve left with a real sense of connection to self, to others and an ability to think about where I want to go next in my personal and professional life”

Hendrix, Psychotherapist

Price & Accommodation

Bell tents sleep circa 6 men in each. Each man brings his own bedding.

Tribe price - £190 (available till 30th March 25)

The infrastructure is pretty rough and ready - the loo is outdoors and is a long drop.

There is running water, it’s not hot and there are no showers but a hose will be rigged up for after the sauna sessions.

Price Includes

  • All group activities and equipment

  • Daily saunas & ice baths

  • Snacks, coffee and tea throughout the weekend

  • Cacao

  • Freshly prepared, healthy & delicious food

  • Saturday: lunch & dinner

  • Sunday: breakfast & lunch

Full list of what to bring & car sharing suggestions to be provided.

Over the last 3 years of running retreats Four Great Fires has developed an exhilarating yet subtle format grounded in the belief that “we are each-other’s medicine.”

“Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished”

- Lao Tzu

This weekend will be an unforgettable experience that we hope you can join us for. A special relationship with the landowners allows us to keep prices as accessible.

Secure your spot with a non-refundable deposit of £50.

Other Retreats in 2025

Typically the Winter and Summer events are day events in East London. The Spring and Autumn events are weekend camping retreats in beautiful, wild places within 1.5 hour’s drive of London.  

🔥 SOLD OUT Winter Day Retreat, East London | Sat 25th January 10am - 3pm

🔥 Father & Son Day, Bluebell Wood nr Haselmere | Fri 25th April 11am - 5pm

🔥 Summer Day Retreat, East London | Sat 12th July 10am - 3pm

🔥 Mabon Immersion, Slovenia | Thu 9th - Mon 13th October FIND OUT MORE HERE

“I love these retreats. They never fail to give me exactly what I need.. Always: amazing men, sitting, sharing around beautiful fires, nature, sauna, cold plunge.. They give me a feeling of coming home to something deep and profound. I’m really grateful for them!”

- Tom, actor

“Wow what can I say!? What a wonderful weekend away from the city, in such a beautiful location! To be held in a space of love and to feel safe to open up and share with fellow men in dynamic ways has given me so much that will transcend into what I do in work, family and social life” 

- Kofi, teacher

“I’ve had a fantastic weekend spending time with great people. It was a truly bonding experience that I would recommend to anyone. “

- Jamie Ross, model