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Weekend 25th - 27th March join us for a relaxing retreat in the Peak District offers refreshing sessions of Pure Stretch & Pilates
With Cilla Thwaites
Cilla is passionate about what she does, making everyone feel very welcome whatever their ability-level. She keeps classes light-hearted & enjoyable whilst at the same time providing clear technical guidance, enabling students to take their practice to the next level.
She created her Pure Stretch class, which alongside her Pilates classes, are incredibly popular across Greater Manchester, where she has been teaching for over 20 years. See www.cillasfitness.com for more about Cilla.
Venue
Castleton YHA is a lovely refurbished Victorian Gothic mansion in 27 acres of parkland in the Peak District, with the lively village itself just 10 minutes walk away. You will be staying in a 4-bed en-suite room.
Location
Castleton is a 10-minute walk away, with tea & coffee houses & 5 pubs serving good food. There are several caverns within walking-distance. Treak Cliff Cavern, for example, has amazing stalactites is the only place in the world where the mineral BlueJohn Stone naturally occurs, & Peveril Castle is a Norman fortress with fantastic views, & is only a quarter of a mile away.
Hope train station is a couple of miles away.
Suitability
Suitable for all levels of fitness and experience.
What is included
Two sessions of Pure Stretch & two sessions of Pilates; two nights accommodation in a shared room en suite 4 bed room, a full English breakfast both mornings; a 2-course evening meal on the first evening; use of all facilities including a restaurant & modern self-catering kitchen.
Free time is scheduled in on Saturday to allow time to explore the local area.
Itinery & Session times
You are welcome to check in from mid Friday afternoon. On the first evening we will enjoy a 2-course meal together, and from Saturday Cilla will lead 2 sessions of Pure Stretch & 2 sessions of Pilates. The first session will be on Saturday before breakfast - expected to start at 8am - & the last session is on Sunday morning, finishing around 12.30. Free time will be built in to the schedule on the Saturday, allowing people to go for a walk or explore the countryside as they wish.
Meals & catering
There is a choice for our meal on the Friday evening, and a full hot & cold breakfast is provided both mornings. There is a restaurant on-site where you can purchase an evening meal on the Saturday. Alternatively, you can dine in one of the pubs or restaurants in Castleton. There is a modern & well-equipped self-catering kitchen & dining room at the venue. This enables you to mix & match purchased and self-catered meals as you prefer, allowing you to control any budgetary or dietary requirements.
Equipment
Please feel free to bring your own fitness/pilates mat if you have one, or if you require a mat, please get in touch so that we can arrange to take one for you.
Travel arrangements
We will try & help co-ordinate transport if people are looking to car-share from the Manchester area, or would like to share a taxi from Hope train station.
Further information
About 2 weeks before the retreat, detailed information - including session times, room allocation, transport & parking information, meal options etc. - will be sent out.
Contact
For more information, please contact Lin at ldormand@gmail.com or telephone 07490 295 827
