WRITING & DRAWING RETREAT WITH ALICE VINCENT

After the success of our sold-out retreat in January, international artist Lisa King and bestselling author Alice Vincent are returning to Pye Corner House with another inspiring and beautiful mid-week offering to nourish your creativity this summer. 

Nestled in the gorgeous Pye Corner House, residents of the second writing and drawing retreat will be treated to hands-on tuition and inspiration in practices that will encourage you to find new ways of making that are rooted in the sumptuous gardens and rolling hills of one of the Cotswolds’ most admired villages.

Alice, author of books including Why Women Grow and Rootbound: Rewilding A Life, will be sharing insight from her career as a writer and journalist, leading an accessible and insightful morning of creative writing that will prompt you to think differently about the world around you - and how to express it in words.

Lisa, best known for her nature-inspired prints, will share examples of how she’s found inspiration in her surroundings, and created themes for her fashion collections and artworks. Drawing on patterns, paintings, carvings and objects from the beautiful interior of Pye Corner House, as well as the beautiful gardens, she will show you how to use mixed media to illustrate and ignite those ideas.  The workshop is suitable for beginners but can be tailored to those with prior experience looking for new challenges and approaches in drawing.

You will be nourished by El Kemp, chef, food stylist and recipe writer, with al fresco meals on Pye’s impeccable lawn. El’s cooking always follows the seasons, making the most of beautiful and flavourful locally grown produce, in meals that are rooted in nature. A keen forager, her food celebrates what we can find around us throughout the year. Expect colourful and vibrant food that relishes the bounty of English summer.

Between relaxed and intimate workshops, we will be enjoying satisfying meals, dawn swims in Pye’s hidden swimming pool, dusk strolls around the idyllic Cotswolds countryside that surrounds Pye Corner House. There will also be time for one-on-one tuition and guidance from Alice and Lisa. We welcome writers and artists of all abilities and intentions to start this new year gently. Our retreat is limited to 12 guests.

FOR MORE INFORMATION on accommodation options, the itinerary and the retreat visit pyecornerhouse.com. 

Please email enquiries@pyecornerhouse.com to secure your place on the writing & drawing retreat.

Payment terms: A 50% upfront deposit is needed to secure the booking with the remaining balance due on June 2nd , 2025.

If you are a solo traveller and open to sharing a twin room with another guest, please specify this in your booking.