Glastonbury Retreat

Return to Avalon + Mythic England at Beltane -- April 30-May 7, 2026

The Experience

Travel to the place of myth and memories, where the landscape is a mirror of the Soul. Glastonbury, the ancient isle of Avalon, invites sacred and ancient sites, explore the earth-based, mystic energies, honor the Goddess under at Beltane...and make inspired art as you deepen your story in this all inclusive retreat!

The Place

Feel yourself wrapped in the ambiance of Glastonbury, England and surrounds where home away from home is a beautiful restored farmhouse compound with two large homes with exquisite surrounds. Enjoy the orchard, gardens, indoor pool and spa, dedicated creative space and stunning views of Glastonbury Tor.

The Season

We will celebrate the powerful Beltane Energies calling to our hearts. This is a special season that evokes creativity, soul growth and beauty. Explore your stories, find power in this place where the Goddess lives. This is the Isle of Avalon where the deep mythic connections spark the passions within your own life.

Join Us - Two Ways to Pay

One Payment

Deposit + Payments

Shared Rooms

 

$4900 US

$415 US (12 payments)

Single Rooms

 

$5800 US

$490 US (12 payments)

Trip Details

April 30 - May 7, 2026 brings a new retreat journey! We will gather in Glastonbury, England, at Beltane!

Lodging Details

  • Beautiful Big Private Farmhouse Compound with 2 large homes for our exclusive use, dedicated Studio Space, Garden, Orchard, Indoor Pool and Spa, with a view of the Tor.
  • Choose a beautiful room, with option of shared or single accommodations
  • Well appointed kitchens in all houses with breakfast foods, lunch and snacks provided
  • Divine chef prepared afternoon and/or evening meals on site (V + GF options), with some shared meals out!
  • Large gathering areas inside and out
  • Dedicated creative space, gardens and private walking trails

Day Trips

  • Visits to Glastonbury town and local sacred sites: Abbey, Chalice Well, White Spring, Glastonbury Tor, Avalon Orchard, Sacred Trees and Omphalos Stone
  • Includes day trips to sacred sites - the Inner Circle Stonehenge at Sunrise/Sunset and the mythic gardens of Stourhead. Other sites may include Avebury, Long Kennet Barrow, Stanton Drew, Bath, Wells or Lacock, all held within the natural beauty of the Mendips, Somerset, Wiltshire and Cotwolds.
  • This year includes Beltane Celebrations, Chalice Well and Goddess Temple events in Glastonbury, of course extended time on the Tor and more.
  • Free Days to enjoy the space and play!

Creative + More

  • All art and process supplies included!
  • Ample creative time, free days, with lots of flex time to make art, circle and rest, in the onsite studio space, spa, pool and surrounds.
  • Use of day spa, pool, three hot tubs, sauna, with optional reiki, massage and treatments available on-site.
  • Special creative experiences are included, guest artist to guide process, art as ritual and readings that can be arranged.
  • Intuitive Movement in the garden on several mornings...
  • Special transportation to and from London Heathrow to Glastonbury is included.
  • All day trip transportation and entry fees to special sites are included.

Air travel to and from the retreat is not included. Plan to arrive on April 29th or before, and you will enjoy the exclusive shared bus, arranged from London (Heathrow Area) to Glastonbury on the morning of April 30th, 2026. With the return bus to London Heathrow offered on May 7th, saving the complicated train and bus connection! Eight Day Retreat, in Glastonbury UK, is all inclusive. We can also assist with stay over locations in London and I have a travel agent who is further assisting our trip participants with extra travel plans, if that is of interest to you.

See our Retreat Policy at the bottom of this page.

Join Us - Two Ways to Pay

One Payment

Deposit + Payments

Shared Rooms

 

$4900 US

$415 US (12 payments)

Single Rooms

 

$5800 US

$490 US (12 payments)

As we visit sacred sites and explore the deep history of this land, you will connect to ancestral knowing, mythic resonance, and then create based on inspiration, exploring art as process in our own studio space.

This journey is a Return to Avalon, a pilgrimage of the heart to the lands of the goddess. We seek the deeper mysteries, where myth meets magic and one can feel the myriad energies and lore held here.

 

This is a spiritual, mythic and experiential retreat. You will be creating within a sacred circle, deepening your inner wisdom with art as process using mixed media, collage and more! Perfect to expand your experience with materials such as JourneyCircles™, SoulCollage® and Art as Ritual as we offer expanded process, narrative storytelling and developing a reflection of the living myth within your journey experience.

 

You are invited to:

  • have fun with like minded creative women in a wonderful, warm environment and deeply experience this special place
  • co-create sacred space, guided through meditations and inner journeys, you will be in a rich place of discovery
  • participate in art as ritual and visit sacred sites bringing new insights back to the creative process
  • experience spaciousness, fun and flow; with ample opportunities for quiet and contemplation on our property
  • Connect with the land and the spirit of the place 
  • We will be creating with ancestral wisdom, symbol and myths

These themes are active and living...may they excite your senses:

  • Sacred Hills (Myths of the Hollow Hills/Avalon)
  • Sacred Waters (White and Red Springs Glastonbury)
  • Sacred Woods (Sacred Trees, Wildwood, Orchard & Gardens)
  • Sacred Stones (Stone Circles include Avebury and Stonehenge)
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What Women Are Saying

 

"Traveling with Cat was easily one of the highlights of my life! Her offering is like no other...it weaves together creative and self-care time at a sumptuous home base with day trips that fed my imagination and steeped me in the sweet nectar of the Goddess of the Land and Nature, a feast for all of my senses. The other women who surrounded me served as comfort, support, and inspiration. It was a magical blend of history, "her-story", and my story...a way to claim where I am on my journey of life and tools and support for the next stages as well as memories and connections that will last a lifetime. The Retreat was a daily serving of wonder and wander, feasting and hot tubbing, and dancing with butterfly wings watching the moon rise and dawn arriving. In a word, it was priceless!"


"My Retreat with Cat Caracelo wildly surpassed my expectations. Travelling to historic and natural locations of breathtaking beauty and mythic power, engaging potent creative process and ritual energized and activated by Cat's remarkable ability to hold transformative space, I experienced the most profound and expansive spiritual awakening of my life. Coming home to my Sacred Self during this journey has had exponentially positive reverberations in all areas of my life in the 8 months since. I am deeply grateful to Cat for her brilliant guidance and highly recommend her Retreats to those who are seeking soulful, fun adventure and/or radical healing and life change."


"I have been on three of these glorious retreats and each and every one was utterly unique, rich with content and process, in a word life-changing. I felt held and tended by Cat on each of these journeys. Once I arrived I had nothing to worry about. No arrangements, planning, itineraries or art supplies. This support left me free to enjoy my own deep and soulful creative experience as well as commune with the sacred elements of the landscape, explore ancient and hidden mystery and take in the local art and culture. On each trip I was soothed, held and ultimately transformed."


"I enjoyed journeying with the woman who circled in to this retreat, kindred spirits all! I have come home with so many creative ideas, deep embodied inspiration, wonderful activating memories and new friends. Cat is a guidess who brings an amazing blend of expertise to these retreats. She has a warm and welcoming approach offering so much richness with lots of creative, self-care and choice on this retreat. It was a powerful experience!"


"Cat's Retreats always bring me to a deeper understanding of where I connect, belong and expand. Always held in wonderful places and spaces, she offers guidance and process useful to illuminate the mythic levels of my personal stories and then grounds that work in ways that influence and inform my everyday life. I come home to myself with strong insights and powerful memories that impact and linger."


"Working with Cat has brought greater awareness and consciousness to how I am living my life—I feel seen, acknowledged and deeply inspired by her."


"Cat stands like Hecate at the crossroads pointing out the different road signs and allowing us the freedom to wander and choose what resonates and matters the most."

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Refund policy

With such a rich offering and details being arranged 12+ months in advance I will make all efforts to honor emergency needs that arise. This is a non-transferable retreat and a refund will be offered for any medical issue and/or emergency, with clear communication, less a $300 administrative fee, before June 15, 2025. After that date refund cannot be offered.

Cancellation due to Force Majeure, such as natural disaster or global pandemic, is beyond my control. The travel agreements are outlined for you with initial reservation for you to review. The retreat outline is sent with your welcome packet, and you will be updated periodically with additional details.

Your first payment authorizes that you understand this refund policy, commit to payment in full and take full responsibility for your personal choices and safety before and while you travel.

Travel insurance is highly recommended and can include medical coverage overseas, it is available to suit your needs. I have a wonderful travel agent who can help you with any flights and additional travel needs.

Trip is offered by Cat Caracelo and Blue Door Arts LLC, leading expressive arts, mythos journey and goddess travel retreats since 2010.