Throughout December 2025

Yuletide at The Dreaming

This December, you’re invited to gather in the glow of the Yultide season where candlelight, song, and winter’s beauty weave their magic. Join us for a series of festive gatherings and day events that celebrate the wonder of Christmas in all its warmth and enchantment.

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  • Yuletide High Tea & Festive Crafting

    Fri 12th, Sat 13th, Fri 19th & Sat 20th December | 10am–12:30pm

    There’s something quietly magical about making gifts by hand, especially when some of the materials come straight from the ancient woodland just outside the door.

    In our snug Potting Shed, you’ll roll up your sleeves and craft sustainable, heartfelt presents that speak to the joy of giving and the slow, mindful rhythms of the season.

    When your hands have worked their magic, settle in for a Yuletide High Tea. Think warming teas, spiced cakes, and savoury nibbles, each bite bursting with seasonal love and the kind of comfort only winter treats can bring. Leave with beautiful handmade treasures, a full belly, and a heart glowing with yuletide cheer.

    This experience nourishes both creativity and a sense of community, offering you unique creations to gift or keep, along with lasting seasonal joy.

    Ticket Cost: £49.95

  • Yuletide High Tea with Land & House Tour

    Fri 12th, Sat 13th, Fri 19th & Sat 20th December | 2pm–4:30pm

    If you’re craving stillness this season, this gentle afternoon offers the perfect way to slow down and soak in the beauty of winter.

    We’ll begin outdoors with a guided wander through the garden, woodland paths, and waterfall trail. The land is soft with winter’s touch, and you’ll have time to take it all in, the bare branches, the moss underfoot, the hush in the air. As the light begins to fade, we’ll retreat indoors to explore the house, once home to Laura Ashley, where every room holds a quiet charm and a sense of story.

    Finally, we’ll gather for a Yuletide High Tea: delicate sweet and savoury bites paired with teas chosen to warm and restore. It’s a nourishing way to spend a wintry afternoon, calm, cosy, and touched with just the right bit of magic

    Ticket Cost: £49.95

  • Carols with Father Christmas & Yuletide Silent Disco

    Sat 13th, Sun 14th, Sat 20th & Sun 21st December | 5:15pm - 7:30pm

    As night falls and lanterns glow beneath the trees, you’ll be welcomed with a cup of hot chocolate before gathering in our woodland Teahouse for an evening of carols, cocoa, and festive magic. With firelight flickering and the forest all around, Father Christmas himself will lead the singing, with a twinkle in his eye and a voice full of cheer.

    Alongside this, you’ll also enjoy a Yuletide Silent Disco in the ancient woodland (weather permitting). With up to 50 guests, we’ll split into two groups: while one group goes up to meet Father Christmas, the other can dance beneath the trees to festive tunes, and then you’ll swap over, so no one misses out.

    This is the kind of winter night that brings people together: voices rising, marshmallows toasting, and hands wrapped around cups of hot chocolate. You don’t need to know every word (we’ll have song sheets ready); you just need to bring a little warmth and a willingness to join in.

    Whether you come with family, friends, or simply a love of the season, this joyful gathering is a beautiful way to honour the spirit of Christmas in the heart of the woods.

    Ticket Cost: Adults: £34.95 | Children: £24.95

  • Festive Roast with Land & House Tour

    Sunday 14th & 21st December | 12:00pm - 2:30pm

    There’s something grounding about walking the land in winter, the bare trees, the cool air, the soft crunch underfoot. Begin your morning with a gentle guided tour through the gardens, woodland paths, and winding trails, before stepping inside to explore the house, once home to Laura Ashley. It’s a chance to see the season with fresh eyes and connect to a place shaped by history, stillness, and care.

    After your walk, a festive two-course lunch awaits. Our chefs bring together hearty seasonal ingredients to create dishes that feel like a celebration, whether you choose the warming comfort of a meat dish or the vibrant richness of our plant-based menu (please specify your choice when booking).

    It’s an experience rooted in rest, flavour, and shared connection, a way to welcome the season not with a rush, but with presence.

    Ticket Price: £54.95

15th - 18th December 2025

Yuletide Signature Retreat

This 3 day retreat offers a gentle pause from the whirlwind of the season. Whether you’re seeking the comfort of old traditions, the steady rhythm of the natural world, or simply time to rest and renew, this is a space to slow down, breathe deeply, and honour the turning of the year.

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The Location

Nestled in the heart of the Elan Valley, Wales. Our retreat offers a serene and rejuvenating environment, away from busy work life, whatever the weather.

Set within forty seven glorious acres of ancient land, The Dreaming is a rural wonder which offers true serenity and blissful tranquility. Once a 15th century Cistercian monastery, this fabulous property passed through Georgian and Victorian aristrocratic families to the designer Laura Ashley and her family in the 20th century.

Laura Ashley directed her multinational interior design company from Rhydoldog House and then, in 2020, our founder Charlotte Church, with the help of talented collaborators, reimagined, refurbished and reconfigured it.