STRODE WATERFALL LAND & STORY PROJECT
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LAND | WATER | FIRE | MEDICINE

Escape to a hidden valley just south of Bristol.

Retreat from the noise and the haste, and experience wild sanctuary,
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wellbeing and inspiration.

Treat yourself with a unique and transformational experience.

Our sauna is entirely hand crafted from reused and local materials, and is fuelled by wood sustainably harvested on site through regenerative land practices.

Our waterfall, considered sacred by many, pummels and takes your breath away.

The stream, organic farmland, trees, stones, more-than-human community and open sky are wonderful company to human visitors.

Through your custom, you are supporting a family run enterprise; regenerative, low-impact livelihoods aligned with the 2015 Paris Agreement*.


Our offering of fire and water, heat and plunge, stillness and flow, provides the process with a mythic and ritualistic power. It evokes ancient practices of purification, renewal and elemental balance - our space here is a form of medicine. 


Thank you so much for opening up your land and sauna it was absolutely fantastic  :) amazing meeting you :) 

We had a great time - perfect after a challenging morning

Stepping onto the land brought instant awe and then the waterfall totally blew me away real magic there 

Super super excited to be coming back again :) hoping another couple of friends will join us :) 
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2026 Sauna Sessions 

Anytime:

Private Group Hire 
- subject to availability. Private access to sauna, yurt, meadow beside the stream. (£250 for 3 hours for up to 10 people - best value at £25 per person)​
Weekly: 

Local Community Sauna Fridays 
- one and a half hour slots £15 - active travel strongly encouraged within the local area. ​
Monthly: 
Mothers Relax 
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- nothing to do, no one to answer to - a pause in your month just for you
​March Friday 13th 6.30pm

Soul Medicine Sauna 
- come and join us for a sauna and fireside chat with an inspiring speaker or artist first Friday of most months​           
​March 6th: Ben Moss
April 10th: Ted Waters
​May: TBC
Love & Rage 
- an evening for activists. A facilitated ecotherapy sauna experience for wellbeing and vitality 
​March Friday 27th 5pm
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Wheels to the Wild
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a sauna for cyclists to gather and rest their muscles. 
​​March Saturday 28th 12.30pm
Therapists Retreat 
- a night for the West of England Nature Partnership's ‘Nature & Health Practitioner Network’ to gather and relax​. Message to join the interest list. Date TBC
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One-Off Events:
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Equinox Balance 
- a gently facilitated nature connection and hot/cold therapy session - £25 for 2 hours 5-7pm March Friday 20th


April Half Term Stay-cation Craft and Story Event

Nature Spirits for magical 3-6 year olds 

Sunday 12 April 10am - 12pm 

​Listen, what is Nature saying?

Nature always tells the truth, so what is your question?

Alongside storytelling, music and creating our own song, we’ll be making masks and nature spirit figures.

What will you ask your nature spirit?

Set in the beauty of Strode Waterfall Land & Story Project, we have storyteller Michael Loader and spirit of nature Sarah Poppy to help guide us through.


“Michael provided an enchanting event with such great connection to our global tree collection, nature and well-being”
Learning supervisor, Westonbirt Arboretum

Please walk, cycle, or bus primarily and if you have to drive, car share if possible and please email to request a space.


​All sessions must be booked in advance and session timings will be dependent on season, daylight, and weather conditions.

Exact location shared on booking. 

We encourage low-impact living, so rewards are given for groups that arrive by public transport and active travel routes.


Please contact us for availability and gift vouchers. 

Get in touch if you are interested in booking any of the above or you have an idea for a collaboration. ​

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  • Step into the sauna; the heat burns away the noise.
 
  • Descend into the water: cold, wild, ancient; let stillness return anew.
 
  • First the heat, then the plunge- your breath taken, then returned.
 
  • The fire purifies. The water renews. The land heals you.
 
  • What the world may have broken, this space may mend. 
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  • Let the land, water and fire be your medicine.
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* The Paris Agreement is a legally binding global treaty that aims to limit global warming to well below 2°C, preferably to 1.5°C, above pre-industrial levels. Adopted by 195 countries in 2015, it requires countries to submit Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for reducing emissions and adapting to climate impacts
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"Put down the weight of your aloneness and ease into the conversation. All the birds and creatures of the world are unutterably themselves. Everything is waiting for you." 
​— David Whyte
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