Restormel Retreat
Tuesday 28th April - Friday 1st May 2026
A transformational retreat in leadership and nature connection. Join us for a four day retreat in the heart of Cornwall, staying at Restormel Manor, a place of timeless beauty and deeply rooted to the past, present and future.
The essence of Awakened Leadership
Awakened Leadership is a transformational retreat shaped by the storied landscape of the Restormel Valley and the timeless presence of Restormel Castle. It offers a rare pause from the pace and pressure of modern life. Immersed in living systems that renew and evolve with each season, leadership is reimagined as an awakened practice of conscious leadership - of self, of others and of the wider web of life. The valley’s layered history, formed by water, woodland and human story, invites reflection through the lens of deep time, reminding us that the choices made today shape our shared future and the planet.
Why this is needed now
We are living through ecological and social disruption, traditional leadership no longer meets the depth of change required. Leaders need space to listen and discern direction with awareness and long-term vision. Awakened Leadership creates that space, strengthening the capacity to act with systemic understanding. Nature becomes mentor, guiding a regenerative mindset to influence lasting change.
What you will experience
Across four days and three nights, the retreat weaves inner renewal with deep insight and tools for lasting impact. Guided time on the land, immersive workshops and fireside conversations sit alongside spacious reflection. Each element is designed to awaken clarity and vision, inspiring profound transformation and cultivating regenerative leadership rooted in purpose and stewardship of the planet.
The Restormel Valley Leadership Retreat offers this rare space. Immersed in its landscape and heritage, you will ground your leadership in nature's rhythms and leave feeling renewed, ready to make a difference, with confidence and clear purpose.
Who is it for?
This retreat is well suited to those who hold a great deal for others including CEOs, senior leaders, managers and trustees, who need time to rest and reconnect. It also welcomes entrepreneurs and change-makers drawn to regenerative leadership and nature connection, and to weaving these values more fully into their work and everyday life.
Your Retreat Coaches:
Richard Good
A highly experienced coach and facilitator with over 30 years of experience in designing and delivering transformational experiences for individuals and teams across all levels of organisations. His work is driven by a deep commitment to ecological and social change, integrating wisdom gained from training with Earth Wisdom Teachers and drawing on Easter and Western philosophical traditions.
Pam Horton
With a background in conservation and environmental education and extensive experience creating and delivery regenerative leadership programmes, Pam helps people learn from nature and lead with care. Her work bridges leadership, well-being and systems thinking, inspiring growth and change through imaginative approaches that invite fresh perspectives and meaningful transformation.
Outcomes
- Renewed inner clarity
Participants leave with a clearer sense of purpose, able to lead from awakened awareness rather than reactivity.
- Systems and relational insight
A deeper understanding of interconnected systems - human and nature cultivates wiser, more attuned decision-making.
- Strengthened capacity for regenerative leadership
Leaders gain practical tools to influence change that supports long-term resilience and collective wellbeing.
- Presence and resilience
Through immersion in landscape and contemplative practice, participants develop balance and resilience and the ability to navigate complexity with grounded insight.
- Anchor decisions in legacy, regenerative leadership and long-term vision.
Connection with place, legacy and deep time strengthens commitment to choices that shape a more responsible and regenerative future.
The Retreat Summary
This retreat follows a purposeful rhythm. Each day blends guided walks, thoughtful workshops, creative practices and shared meals, designed to support leadership insight while deepening connection with nature and one another.
Alongside structured sessions there are, intentional breaks for rest, reflection and informal connection.
Day One - Arrival and Orientation
Guests arrive in the tranquil Restormel Valley and are welcomed into Restormel Manor, where private accommodation offers calm and space for reflection. A gentle orientation walk through the Duchy's landscapes introduces participants to begin seeing nature as a guide for leadership, resilience and renewal.
The group gathers for a seasonal Cornish dinner, bringing the day to a warm, relaxed close.
Day Two - Deepening Practice and Leadership Insight
The day begins with gentle movement and a nourishing breakfast, before stepping into the woodland for an immersive nature-connection experience that builds grounded awareness and resilience.
A focused leadership session follows, exploring the heart of awakened leadership through presence and relational insight in a rapidly changing world.
An evening meal of fresh Cornish ingredients offers space to unwind and connect. As dusk settles, reflective inquiry at Restormel Castle invites consideration of how past, present, and future meet in legacy and long-term vision, opening participants to stillness beneath the evening sky.
Day Three - Integration and Forward Vision
The final full day offers spacious time for reflection and integration, supporting participants in bringing renewed clarity and resilience into their leadership contexts.
In the early evening, the group gathers for a closing leadership conversation, sharing emerging strengths and commitments. A celebratory seasonal dinner concludes the retreat, honouring the community formed and the shared intention to lead with stewardship and purpose.
Departure Morning
Participants come together for a final breakfast, a gentle moment to acknowledge the relationships formed and the insights gained. Guests depart feeling connected and awakened to a more purposeful way of leading.
About Restormel Manor
Restormel is the spiritual home of the Duchy. Once the hub of activity for the first Duke of Cornwall, Restormel is in the heart of the Cornish countryside, surrounded by a thriving local community based at the ancient stannary town of Lostwithiel. The Manor is a Grade II listed building dating back to the mid to late 17th century. It now comprises of three separate (but joined as one) wings - Dairy House, Manor House and Trinity, floor plans can be found below.
On site, guests have access to the indoor swimming pool, sauna, tennis court and games room.
Restormel Manor
Tuesday 28th April - Friday 1st May
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