Reviews of Sharpham nationally & internationally
Worldwide media sources regularly feature our charity's work and our mindfulness retreats.
If you want to browse our nature-immersed retreats, courses, training and events after reading our reviews, you can view our What's On calendar here
Featuring us at the top of a list of 'the best meditation and mindfulness retreats in the UK' - "A holistic retreat which rejuvenates body and mind"
The Independent - November 2025
"Nature nurture: the Devon estate where rewilding and mental health go hand in hand"
The Guardian - May 2025
"Finding inner peace and meditation in a countryside setting is what the Sharpham Trust, in the English county of Devon, offers throughout the year"
The New York Times travel section - February 2025
"This reflection on nature and memory was part of a six-night wildlife discovery & meditation retreat at Sharpham House, an exquisite 18th-century Palladian mansion set in 222 hectares (550 acres) of south Devon parkland, high above an elbow of the Dart"
The Guardian travel section - July 2024
Sharpham House is the place to go if you’re ready to take your quest for tranquillity seriously
The Observer travel section - May 2024
It’s good news that the estate has unveiled the 18-room Coach House, converted from its 18th-century stable yard, and concentrating on nature-based mindfulness.
The Times Travel section - January 2022
An astonishingly lovely private estate on a bend of the River Dart in Ashprington [which] offers friendly and approachable secular meditation retreats for anyone
The Guardian - November 2022
Where else can you practise walking meditation among roses and lilies in a formal garden, or meditate in a blue-painted music room where the marble fireplace is a sculptured work of art?
The Telegraph - January 2021
Start the new year with this inspiring choice of online health breaks
The Guardian - January 2021
The Mindfulness for Beginners retreat in Sharpham House helps bring peace into your life
Woman and Home - February 2023
Listing us in 16 of the UK's best well-being retreats
Suitcase - January 2022
A superior venue with an unrivalled range of breaks centred on mindfulness and nature
Psychologies Magazine - January 2021
If you really want to make a connection with nature, opt for one of the Woodland retreats
The Observer - January 2019
Conde Nast Traveller
Top of a list of the best mental health retreats in the UK - January 2023
Today, I realise that having a few calmer, kinder people in the world can only be a good thing
Mail online - September 2022
