Hosted by “Walk the Limestone Coast’, together with Bellwether wines, this 3-day retreat is the perfect way to take some time out for yourself in one of Australia’s most renowned wine regions.

Indulge all your senses.  Pause…Breathe…Receive. Gaze at the stars. Bask in the glow of the fire. Enjoy delicious nourishing food. Find the space within.

You will enjoy…

Easy flow yoga, sit spots, guided wine tastings, djembe drumming, a sourdough making workshop, fresh herbal teas and delicious food. 

Your meals will be prepared by Bellwether’s Produce Chef, utilising seasonal produce from the garden. Enjoy a glass of wine with dinner or delicious non-alcoholic herb-ade made with fresh herbs from the garden.

Take home your very own fresh loaf of sourdough … and Bellwether’s amazing starter culture to continue the sourdough joy at home.  

Some places feed and inspire the soul

Bellwether is one of those places, a place that links nature, art, music, fresh produce and nostalgia.

 The retreat is based at Bellwether, a sensitively renovated 1868 historical rustic shearing shed. Here you’ll experience the boutique winery, cellar door, produce garden and campgrounds. Located on Pinechunga country, Coonawarra, on the Limestone Coast, S.A. this is the land of beautiful redgums and underground aquifers.

 Sue Bell the owner, and creative wine maker, crafts with climate appropriate grape alternatives and classics from Coonawarra and Wrattonbully. Wine made in small batches of high-end fruit, using indigenous yeast and gently handled to amplify fragrance, quality tannins and complex texture.  

 Don’t drink wine? 

That’s fine, we will create special infused non-alcoholic beverages for you to enjoy with herbs from the produce garden.

Your two-night nourish yourself retreat will include:

• Private In-house wine tasting just for us.

• Gathering at the outside fireplace

• Easy flow yoga

• Sit spots – nature connection time.

• Sourdough making workshop, take home your own loaf of sourdough and starter culture.

• Djembe drum workshop

• Sparking Wine Masterclass with Peta Baverstock Cuvee-Co. Wines

• Nourishing food for all meals (we can cater to dietary requirements)

• Bellwether glass of wine with dinner or delicious non-alcoholic herb-ade

• Morning Bricks & Mortar Coffee, Black or Chai Tea

• Unlimited fresh herb herbal tea from the Bellwether produce garden

• Opportunity to enjoy fireside dancing to drums

• Free time to do whatever tickles your fancy … read, bike ride (bring your own), nap.

• Learn how to make your own bouquet garni and enjoy a soak in a herb scented bath.

• Stretch the legs with an easy going couple of hour walk through Coonawarra’s back blocks.

ITINERARY

Day One Thursday 25th May

• Check in at 2pm
• Welcome
• Sit spot session
• Enjoy a shared produce platter for afternoon tea
• Private Wine tasting in the old Glen Roy Shearing Shed, now Bellwether winery
• Delicious warming slow cooked meal
• Gathering at fireside 
• Evening meditation 

Day Two Friday 26th

• Morning easy flow yoga
• Two-course Bellwether produce brunch
• Sourdough workshop
• Private Sparkling Wine Masterclass with Peta Baverstock
• Light lunch
• Afternoon free time – read, bath, bike the rail trail etc.
• Djembe Drum Workshop – Bryan Haywood from DjembeYu
• Camp fire Camp Oven meal
• Opportunity to participate in Fireside Drumming and dancing (welcome to bring instruments)

Day Three Saturday 27th

• Bellwether produce breakfast
• Nature Connection Sit Spot and movement
• Easy going couple of hours walk Coonawarra
• Seasonal produce light lunch
• Finish early afternoon 2pm
• Take home your freshly cooked sourdough loaf and starter culture.

ACCOMMODATION

Wake to the sound of birds

Choose your level of accommodation; indulge in a queen glamping tent to yourself, a twin with a friend or bring your own tent/camper.   You will be surrounded by old red gums and a central communal campfire to gaze at stars and share conversation in the evenings. Bellwether has lovely amenities with multiple showers, toilets and a claw foot bath!

How much to invest in yourself for the two-night retreat?

 Retreat           $589

All meals included. Add your choice of accommodation for two nights.

Queen Bell Tent       $400 pp.

Twin Bell Tent           $200 pp. Booked Out

(share with a friend, make sure to book at same time, only two twin tents available)

Own tent/camper     $100 pp. (powered or unpowered)