About this retreat
We are delighted to share our retreat at Launceston Farm, Dorset for November 2025. Our fifth luxury yoga retreat at Launceston will be a blissful escape in divine accommodation, excellent vegan meals, reviving yoga, sound healing, and workshops.
Allow us to nurture and nourish you in body, heart and soul. If you’re looking to rejuvenate after a stressful time, this retreat will restore your true self after burn out, anxiety, fear, and worry. Allow yourself to be looked after so you can completely relax in England’s stunning countryside surroundings.
This beautiful farmhouse is close to Blandford in Dorset, just over two hours from London and a part of Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. We have the entire farmhouse, all rooms are ensuite and two private cottages to enjoy, plus a 12m indoor swimming pool, sauna and modern, purpose-built yoga space.
What's included
During your stay, you can enjoy all of what an award winning Mellulah Yoga Retreat has to offer. Our guests come back to us over and over again, sometimes several times a year, read some of our reviews on Tripadvisor to find out why!
See the Launceston Farm website for more photos and details.
- Six vinyasa flow and yin yoga sessions with Saira
- Plant-based meals and healthy sweet treats plus cacao hot chocolate!
- Sound healing gong bath
- Crystal singing bowl
- Swimming, sauna and relaxing
- Walks and freedom to roam
- Meditation
- Chanting and mantra
- Energy healing circle
- Holistic therapies available to book
- Digital detox, phone, gadget-free space
- Guaranteed head space and freedom to chill!
Join in with as much or as little as you like, no pressure to join every class if you prefer to lie in, take a quiet walk or book a massage.
Feeling very fortunate to have experienced another Mellulah retreat at Launceston Farm. A loverly group of souls - some doing yoga for the first time. A big old beautifully stylish farmhouse in a peaceful location. Mellulah friends contributing their amazing skills with energy and reiki, massage, and looking after us all. Saira as always, present, knowledgable and intuitive - connecting with everyone, holding the space, delivering energising and yin yoga, meditation, mantras, sound baths, music, laughter, insight... in order to go forward - sometimes we need to retreat. Vanessa, retreat guest
Accommodation Options
Residential spaces now full – come as a non-resident £350 all inclusive Fri-Mon with all meals or come as a day guest on Saturday £120 or Sunday £90 book online.
Choose from a Super King Double room with roll top bath at the end of your bed, luxury ensuite with shower and beautiful peace instilling, countryside views. Or perhaps a private cottage with double or twin beds, your own lounge, kitchen (although you won’t be needing to cook a thing!) and a blissful outdoor bateau bathtub in your private courtyard, perfect for a winters eve stargazing, whether you are alone or bringing a loved one/friend.
Private Luxury Cottage with garden, outdoor bath, bedroom and sitting room with log burner
Double/Twin £999pp share as a couple or as two friends
Super King Double/Twin – Scraggs with roll top bath in room, ensuite with shower
Single occupancy £999 or to share £949pp
Super King Double/Twin – Orchard with ensuite shower and roll top bath
£899pp sharers only (bring a friend or we’ll help you make a new one)
Standard Double – Hungry Hill with ensuite shower
Single occupancy £849 to share as a couple £799pp (not a twin)
Super King Double/Twin – Meadow or Parsonage with ensuite shower
Single occupancy £899 or £849pp to share
Schedule
This schedule may change slightly. Please bring wellies, wet weather gear and cosy pyjamas and socks etc for evening workshops.
4:30 pm Arrive! We will become you with tea, vegan cakes and a welcome meeting
5:30 pm Grounding opening yoga with Saira
7:15 pm Plant based supper
8:30 pm Chill time
7:30 am Breakfast smoothies
8:30 am Mantra and meditation
9:30 am Energising Vinyasa flow yoga with Saira
10:45 am Plant based brunch
11:30 am Indulge in a treatment with one of our amazing therapists, luxuriate in the sauna or heated pool, take time to read and sit by the fire in the sitting room, rest in your beautiful room or take a walk around the local rural countryside.
2:00 pm Immerse your senses with a heavenly sound healing with gong and chakra crystal bowls with Saira
3:30 pm Tea and vegan cake
5:30 pm Restorative Yoga with Saira
7:15 pm Plant based supper
8:30 pm Hot raw cacao around the sitting room fire.
7:30 am Breakfast smoothies
8:30 am Mantra and meditation
9:00 am Energising Vinyasa flow yoga with Saira
10:45 am Plant based brunch
11:30 am Indulge in a treatment with one of our amazing therapists, luxuriate in the sauna or heated pool, take time to read and sit by the fire in the sitting room, rest in your beautiful room or take a walk around the local rural countryside.
3:30 pm Tea and cake
5:30 pm Restorative Yoga with Saira
7:15 pm Plant based supper
8:30 pm Feel the energy flowing with a healing circle in the workshop with Saira
8:00 am Energising Vinyasa flow yoga with Saira
9:00 am Breakfast
9:45 am Retreat ends, we will send you home rejuvenated and full of positivity
Frequently Asked Questions
Your yoga retreat with us will be entirely plant based/vegan, refined sugar free and alcohol free. It is really important that you let us know of any dietary requirements, special diets and preferences, so that we can ensure you enjoy your delicious, healthy, nutritious meals. If you’ve never eaten plant based before, prepare to be pleasantly surprised!
Its a good idea to wear loose comfortable clothing for yoga and meditation. If the weather is cool, or during the Winter months, it’s also beneficial to bring warm layers so you can strip down to a vest top or t-shirt in the yoga class as you warm up. Bring thick socks for relaxation, if you like to be cosy.
We supply towels for your rooms (not for swimming, bring one or two for the pool and sauna), you might like to bring a robe for swimming and of course swimmer.
Bring your own yoga mat if you have one, a strap, block, eye bag and any other equipment you use for your regular practice. Its nice to bring a pillow and blanket for the sound healing part of the retreat. If you are coming by train get in touch and we'll make sure we have everything you need available.
There are no hairdryers, do bring your own toiletries if you prefer.
A retreat is a great chance to catch up on a good book, perhaps a spiritual book that you’ve been meaning to read? We supply a library of our favourite spiritual books for you to use during your stay.
A journal is a wonderful idea if you’d like to keep notes of your own feelings and experiences during the retreat and also jot down any guidance, mantras or yoga poses you enjoyed while with us.
The full address is: Launceston Farm Blandford DT11 8BY You are heading to the main farmhouse accommodation not The Workshop signage is good when you arrive.
By Car If approaching from the north/east, take the A354 from Salisbury and head towards Blandford Forum until you reach Tarrant Hinton. Turn left down a country road sign posted Tarrant Launceston. Follow the valley road for approximately 0.75 miles and Launceston Farmhouse is on the right hand side, just after the turning for Launceston Farm. There is no EV charger at this venue but there is a local EV fast charging station just 10 minutes away in Pimpernel.
If approaching from the South, head out from Wimborne on the B3082 towards Blandford Forum. When you reach Tarrant Keyneston turn right at The True Lovers Knot pub. Follow the road for approximately three miles, through Tarrant Monkton and the next hamlet you come to is Tarrant Launceston. Continue for another 0.5 miles along the same road and Launceston Farmhouse is on your left.
By Train The nearest railway stations are Salisbury (15 miles), Poole (15 miles) and Dorchester (23 miles).
By Air The nearest airports are Bournemouth (24 miles), Southampton (43 miles) and Bristol (70 miles). We are a 2 hour drive from Heathrow and 2.5 hour drive from Gatwick – these are average times bearing in mind the state of the M25!
From London Leave the M25 at Junction 12 onto the M3. Head south on the M3 towards Southampton, take the A303 towards Andover, turn onto the A338 to Salisbury and then follow directions as above as approaching from north/east.
Any problems call Saira 07809 141815 or Betsy 07557 645811
Yes, your retreat with us is a full digital detox, a wonderful way to get some real space and truly retreat.
Phones etc are not allowed anywhere in the space of the retreat. We recommend leaving the phone at home, in your car or switched off. You can also hand phones in to us for safe keeping during your stay.
If you must use your phone please do so away from other guests, in your own room or speak to Saira if you have any concerns about not being able to use it.
If you need to stay in touch with family/children, we suggest a pay as you go sim, which you only give the number to caregivers etc, to give you the space you need. Talk to Saira prior to your stay for some ideas on detoxing and keeping your peace of mind about loved ones.
We supply an emergency contact number to your family and friends before your stay.
Yes! Booking a treatment during your retreat stay can really enhance your experience. We need you to bookl in advance as spaces are limited.
Prices are 30 mins - £40 and 60 mins - £60
You will need to pay the therapist direct, preferably with cash as you won't have your phones on during the weekend. Alternatively please pay by bank transfer when we turn phones back on Monday morning- your therapist will give you their details.
Would you like to book a treatment? We have three wonderful therapists (Iona, Becky and Kimberley) with us again this year and you can choose from the list below for £40 for 30 mins or £60 for an hour:
Treatment options: Back, neck and shoulders and Aromatherapy full body massage
Facial massage head, neck, shoulders and décolleté - ‘sacred facial’
Thai foot massage or Reflexology
Reiki or 7th dimensional healing
Indian head massage and Acupressure
Deep tissue massage and Jaw massage for TMJ plus Warm bamboo massage
Meet your host
Saira Francis has been a healer for over two decades, offering authentic support, compassion, and guidance to those in her community. Based in West Dorset, Saira is an experienced yoga teacher, holistic therapist, and energy and sound healer. Drawing from her own experience treading along the healing path, Saira can offer heartfelt support for those just embarking on or continuing their journey. Her dedication to helping others has guests returning to Mellulah Yoga Retreats over and again for her energetic guidance and practise.