The Delightful Dates 2023
| February feathered friends 20th – 23rd |
March marching as we go 4th – 5th 13th – 16th 27th – 30th |
April with an appetite 17th – 20th
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VERY IMPORTANT INCLUSIONS
Accommodation, comfy beds, linen and towels.
For healthy meals and drinks, we use homegrown, seasonal & locally sourced produce.
Outdoor salt water lap pool.
All weather hot tub.
Fire pit.
Airport transfers.
Daily yoga and meditation riverside, just magical!
One riverside sixty minute massage.
Thirty minute foot soak plus neck and shoulder massage.
(Extra treatments will incur an additional cost.)
The Orchard House Wellness Women’s Retreat takes place at a riverfront twenty-five acre property two hours north of Sydney.
This magical acreage beside the Williams River has natural bushland, landscaped gardens, vegetable & herb garden, chickens, a billabong, a fifteen metre lap pool and an outdoor spa with river views.
Sometimes the occasional kangaroo skips across the lush paddocks, hey there where are you going?
A REALLY RELAXED ITINERARY
Friday
4pm
Monday
10am
The retreat begins with settling in, orientation and introductions.
Friday
6pm
Dinner Deliciousness
Saturday Sunday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
7am-9am
Riverside Meditation & Yoga
Absorb the tranquillity!Two hours of riverside yoga & meditation.
Sunday
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
9.30 am
BUOYANT BREKKI
Country air excites the appetite!
Our nourishing breakfast will not disappoint with sheer indulgence, the hearty and wholesome.
MORNING TEA
11am
This one universal truth…take time for tea.Enjoy fresh juice, herbal teas, also tea and coffee with treats.
LOVELY LUNCHEON
12.30pm
A gorgeous meal and we mean gorgeous! Held on the veranda to the sounds of birdsong and crickets. We love food…sigh! Food is so good for body and soul. We are committed to great food!
Saturday Sunday
TREATMENTS
1.30pm – 5pm
One hour individual massage & one 30 minute foot soak.
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
One hour individual massage
one 30 minute foot soak
& neck & shoulder massage.
AFTERNOON TEA
3.30 pm
In memory of my grandmother, there will be cake, a really healthy great cake. Where would we be without cake?
Saturday
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
DINNER WITH A SERVING OF SUNSET
6-7.30 pm
This can only get better and better. And listen… we include:
dynamic conversation, much laughter and hilarity!
8.30 pm
It’s time for calming herbal teas to aide deep blissful sleep and soothing dreamtime.
Sunday
Thursday
4PM DEPARTURE
with new friends. Keep in touch!
ACCOMMODATION OF SPLENDID AMBIENCE
RATES
ORCHARD HOUSE
(all inclusive)
The Moon River Suite
King bed, snug, sunroom and full bathroom.
Wonderful 2 levels with river views
| Saturday-Sunday Couple |
$1200 $1500 |
| Monday-Thursday Couple |
$2400 $2900 |
The Still Garden Room
for quiet contemplation.
| Saturday-Sunday | $750 |
| Monday-Thursday |
$1600 |
The Very Veranda Room
for writing journal notes.
| Saturday-Sunday | $650 |
| Monday-Thursday |
$1400 |
BILLABONG WRITER’S COTTAGE
The Butterfly Room
share bathroom
| Saturday-Sunday | $700 |
| Monday-Thursday |
$1400 |
The Radiant Room
queen with ensuite.
| Saturday-Sunday | $800 |
| Monday-Thursday |
$1600 |
The Splendid View Room
queen with separate bathroom
| Saturday-Sunday | $750 |
| Monday-Thursday |
$1500 |
The Little & Sweet Room
single share bathroom
| Saturday-Sunday | $600 |
| Monday-Thursday |
$850 |
ORCHARD HOUSE
A large luxury settlement style homestead situated on beautifully landscaped acreage with river views, native trees, a flowing creek and a dam perfect for the wild ducks. The house is furnished with antiques, original artwork and Persian rugs.
Accommodation includes three bedrooms with feather quilts, pillows, bath & pool towels and crisp linen. All bathrooms have biodegradable shampoo, hand wash, body lotion & conditioner. The main bathroom has a claw foot bath, marble topped dresser and separate shower. *shared between The Still Garden Room and The Very Veranda Room.
The lounge room has the finest wood heater and a sumptuous six seater sofa.
The veranda alfresco dining area overlooks the river and the orchard.
Summer shining, lounge by the fifteen metre lap pool or relax in the all-season spa.
Winter warming up by one of our four wood burners and reading excellent literature from our extensive library.
BILLABONG WRITER’S COTTAGE
On the opposite side of the orchard is the cutest 1950’s cottage named Billabong Writer’s Cottage. On a regular basis we offer it to writers to spend four productive days writing their novel or non-fiction work-in progress.
The cottage has fabulous river views, four bedrooms, three bathrooms, one with clawfoot bath and separate shower. Also a spacious lounge room equipped with wonderful wood burner. And a large veranda where you can relax and watch the glorious sun setting over the river.
Please give us prior notice if you are Gluten Free, Sugar Free, Vegan, Dairy Free, Nut Free.
For serious food allergies or dietary restrictions advise us of your current diet requirements.
FOREST BATHING
Embrace the benefits of slowing down by taking some time to go forest bathing, a wonderful way to recharge, connect with nature and regenerate our souls . Forest bathing means absorbing nature and bushland through our senses, Breath the eucalyptus, feel the textures of paperbark, listen to many sounds, observe carefully the many intricate designs not immediately apparent in the landscape.
The heart rate slows, blood pressure decreases, cortisol levels in the blood decline, sympathetic nervous system activity decreases and parasympathetic nervous system increase. This is a wonderful journey, take as long as you want.
