WHAT WE ARE

• A membership circle of amazing sisters. A safe container for you to drop into, whatever you need in that moment allowing presence, space and support. To nurture, hold and listen when needed. We are an inclusive space for all women. I can’t list all the amazing flavours we have as a sisterhood because I would miss someone and offend someone for sure. If you fully identify as a woman and were socialised and are living as a woman, you are welcome, if in any doubt please feel free to connect with me info@sacredsistergathering.co.uk, we aim to make sure everyone present feels safe and held. Our gatherings are a way for us to come together as a community of like minded, open hearted women, who are ready for magic! Imagine a retreat weekend, but with 144 sisters, where the most amazing transformations become possible, just by feeling safe enough to do so!

• WHAT WE ARE NOT

  We are not a festival/event/entertainment, although all of these things will come about from the co-creation we bring together. We are not here to bring you a big production, there will be no program, until we arrive onsite and we all create the program together. We are not an event that just rocks up once a year to create a party, we are here to support you through building a sustainable community that is here for you at all times.

• WHAT TO BRING

  Forage/Find/Borrow/Purchase/Bring with you: a loo roll, bin bag, a bag of logs for the communal fire, new yoga pants, sparkly disco goddess outfit, incense, water bottle, cozy blankets, a comfy seat, rug, yoga mat, tent (although we have some ready made tent options for you too), your best tea cup/mug, plate, bowl, cutlery, candles, non-alcoholic beverages, herbal tea bags, snacks, pack your wellies (then it won’t rain!), your suncream, hat, bug spray to protect your soft skin from being bitten, towel, bedding, your teddy bear, favourite book, journal, a power supply to charge your own phone if you need to have it on, something for the altar and the living mandala. This is YOUR time, make it special, be comfy, bring what you need!!

  Cash/Card because we are not a cashless site, we encourage a plastic-less site, for the cafe, shopping, therapies, donations.

• WHAT NOT TO BRING

  We create a clean container, and hope to keep it this way, so we discourage drugs and alcohol at our gatherings, in order to keep the vibe high, in a natural way. We will not accept any alcohol on site, if you need to drink to have fun, we are not the gig for you.

  Your Kids. The container we are bringing to you, is one where you can drop into just being you, and this doesn’t happen so easily if there are children on site. Your energy will have to be with your children, and this is YOUR time. Many of us have to find childcare, and have to juggle this time, but I promise you it will be worth it

  The only exception is breastfeeding babies and daughters that have reached their menarche, or are completely self sufficient, can feed and look after themselves, don’t need you to be mum, can be left alone, and can be fully respectful of the spaces that have been created. This is likely to be at the stage of maiden, but if you feel your daughter is ready sooner, then please get in touch. Donation for Tweens will be £50.

  No Animals, sorry, but wildlife is abundant, if you really cannot come without your pooch, then please reach out, again, I don’t want to stop you from coming, but I do need to know you are a super responsible dog owner, they must ALWAYS be on a lead, partly because wondering dogs will poop (I have 3 of my own!), and therefore you won’t be able to clear up behind your dog, and there is nothing worse than being barefoot on the land, and poop being present!!! Especially if you just got out of your tent for a wee in the dark!

• OUR HOME

  We are trying out a new home for our September gathering. We will always look to house us in the most beautiful spaces, and this one is no exception, the view is to die for, and the Peaceful space away from it all, is magical. Expect a little drive into the country lanes to find us, but it will be well worth it.

  We are being welcomed by the beautiful Annie a true sister as her last event of the season, along with the glorious Muriel, Gloria, Molly (I love how all the structures have awesome names) along with the tents, tipis, structures that we bring together on the land to create our village, a home from home, in a field!

  It is a precious space and as always the wildlife, flora and fauna have priority. How we treat them, where we park, camp, clean up behind us, all has an impact and has been thought through with the deepest of respect for the land, so please come with an open heart to be kind and adhere to the instructions given on your arrival, especially if the land happens to be wet.

  The full details of the location will go out to you with your donation for this years gathering, so as to keep the container safe and held, but to say that it is stunning, based close to Bath in Somerset, within easy reach of Bath Spa train station, Frome, Shepton Mallet, Devon, Bristol, London, Cardiff. All within 2 hours and easy reach.

  We have super posh toilets on-site along with a couple of flushing toilets available for those with access issues, and our elders. We ask you to respect these spaces, if we all look after our village together everyone feels the love.

  There are four hot showers

  Along with a beautiful Spa space, Sauna, Hot Tubs, Cold Water Plunge!

  AND not to mention the OXYTOCIN molecule of LOVE!!

• FOOD/CATERING

  We have an abundance of amazing gluten free, vegan food for you with our food ticket. This can be purchased on our ticket link, and can be decided right up until the week before the gathering. We keep the cost as low as we can, and we feed you from Friday night till Sunday Lunch on the food ticket. There will be other offerings available on site with Annies fab pizza oven. Our usual coffee and cake goodies (yes we will bring more cake!!)

  Of course you are also really welcome to self cater if that suits your dietary requirements better, we just ask that you remember you are responsible for all your waste/rubbish etc, and there is not access to kitchen facilities, fridges etc on site!

• OFFERINGS

  What can you offer the other sisters, so that we co-create a program on the land??

  A poem, story, song, yoga, creativity, plant magic, sacred walk, dance, movement, meditation, presence, cooking, fire keeping,……...we believe everyone has a talent inside them, just waiting to burst out, and we all have a part to play in coming together as a beautiful family for four days, in sharing our skills and love. This will happen fluidly on site, as time goes on. When you arrive there will be a huge timetable drawn up at the welcome/info point and you can add your offerings there, choose which space you would like to hold your workshop in, for instance you may have never worked in a tipi before and really love that idea, or you may need a sound system so would need to work where the stage is.

  During your time slot for your workshop/class, you will be responsible for creating the space, holding your class/workshop/experience, and the women that attend. At the end of your session you should leave the space clear for the next offering. Look out for each other, many sisters will be experienced space holders and may choose to share something for the first time, many careers have been launched after having an experience at the gathering, so bring what you feel, and remember to be kind, have compassion, and enjoy the experience.

• SLEEPY VILLAGE

  Decide how and where you want to wild camp……there are 20 acres all together so there will be a choice of places you can camp, park up, be accessible…….

  If you want to travel light how about booking a bell tent already set up for you, on a beautiful spot on the land……… You can book the tent for yourself, or you can share with your friends, or friends you have yet to meet. This is a beautiful experience. We are managing the glamping ourselves, through our sister business Sunnyside Retreat so we will be creating some magical spaces for you. You can book your bell tent here: YES PLEASE book me a BELL TENT

  Each will have its own air bed, lighting, rugs but we ask you due to the current climate to bring your own bedding, pillow, blanket etc. If you have never slept in a bell tent before, it's a truly beautiful experience.

  The price will start from as little as £100 for a shared space, so email me info@sacredsistergathering.co.uk please put bell tent booking in the subject and Iet’s chat!

  Bringing a vehicle to sleep in, let us know, camper, caravan, car, fire engine, tank…….we have seen it all over the years, you can book your live in vehicle spot through our booking system, but if you have an exceptionally large vehicle please email me for a chat. We have very limited space for camper vans, and we will try to accommodate every sisters requirements, but it helps to have a chat first.

  The site is flat for camping and parking, all is close by, but there will be NO cars in the actual camping space. But all is easy, and we HELP each other. More hands make light work, so there will always be a sister to help jump in and make the setting up of your home a little easier, accepting the help and support can often be the first healing we go through on site! Dropping into the receiving of love and support.

  If you require an easier spot for accessible camping, and toilet facilities, please let us know so we can give you a call for a chat and make your time with us as comfortable as possible.

  If you are bringing your clan, family, friends, your bubble, then let us know your requirements, and we can find the perfect spot for you, and remember if you are sleeping with a group of 6 tents or more, you are welcome to create your own camp.

• OUR DAILY RHYTHM - the unstructured structure!

  Whilst we are a free flowing camp, and you will be bringing the magic, it helps support us to rest, if we know there is a rhythm to each day.

  Friday is our official arrival day, from Noon, however we encourage you to make the most of landing on Thursday (please prebook this on our ticket link so we know who to expect) and getting stuck in with us creating the village, there will likely still be men onsite on Thursday helping with the structures and getting the site ready for us to drop in. We invite you to bring food to share on Thursday evening by way of a pot luck dinner, there will also be beautiful pizzas cooked fresh on site available to purchase, gluten free and vegan available.

  Our swap shop will be set up all weekend, so bring your clothes, shoes, books, no household items please, what does not go over the weekend we give to charities that support women, so have a good rummage in your old drawers, your rubbish maybe someone else’s treasure.

  Friday Arrival, you are welcome to arrive on the land from noon. Find a special camp spot, set yourself up, rest, relax, land, enjoy time out, chat, make tea, and just be. We ask that you please try to arrive by 4pm!

  We will have our opening ceremony at 5pm, our sacred fire lighting and into dinner at 6pm. Before we gather at 8pm for our deep dive inner dance or sacred song by the fire. whichever you feel moved to do.

  We encourage a quiet camp with no amplified music or drumming after 10.30pm, so that those early sleepers can enjoy the peace, there are plenty of spaces for you to continue into the night if you wish to gather, chat, sing, if you are a late owl!

  Saturday, we will start our day with our workshop spaces being available from early in the morning for you to fill with your offerings, we then gather at 10am by the fire for our community check in, the day will then flow into our sister circles, workshops, dances, creativity. We will all stop for Lunch at 1pm and we take our time, so that we learn how to truly nourish our bodies with food and a nap, perhaps! Then we move into our afternoon offerings and dinner, followed by our loved up cacao ceremony , dancing, open mic showcase, this is always a special evening, where we are just totally FREE to be who we want to BE.

  Bring your shiniest, sparkliest, glammest, disco diva outfits, and let's party together. Let's celebrate all that it is to be women, to be sisters together.

  Dance till your feet know you're alive, then collapse in a cuddle puddle as we hand over the stage to our open mic showcase, where anything you wish to share, becomes truly welcome.

  Sunday day time, will be more of the same with your workshops/talks/classes along with the Sunday fly pitch market. We try to keep our selling time till this point, so that we can rest and enjoy the weekend, instead of being spend, spend, spend, but we will always welcome you to set up in any moments over the weekend where you want to share, we just encourage you to not bring that as your focus to the gathering, make sure you are here for YOU too.

  Sunday afternoon we will hold our sound integration and closing ceremony from 3pm. We offer this as your last expression to ground and honour yourself before you are unleashed onto the outside world and we highly recommend you remain present to the end, we aim to finish no later than 5.00pm, and we start the goodbyes, and the slow tidy up and pack down Sunday evening, ready to return the land to its beautiful owners of the wildlife, flora and fauna, and we leave NO trace, other than the most amazing vibes on the earth.

  If you decide to stay with us Sunday evening, will be for embracing, sharing, enjoying, caring, nurturing, allowing and being.

  Monday will be packing down camp and final farewells. Between 9am and Noon, we will be cleaning, sorting, tidying, taking down decor, and just generally leaving the space as we found it. The men will be back on the land to support taking down the structures, and everything has to be down by Monday evening, so the more hands can support this process the better.

  This is a really important part of the weekend. Leaving no trace, and this happens much easier if we all pull together. You will be expected to take all of your rubbish home with you, support the gathering fairies, and take nothing with you but love in your heart, and lots of new friends.