a PLACE in which to RETREAT.
Glamping in Dorset! Set in a pretty location, Miller's Huts Dorset is at the bottom of a valley a stone's throw from the Saxon hilltop town of Shaftesbury. Remember that 1973 Hovis commercial starring a bread delivery boy pushing his bike up a steep cobbled hill? Gold Hill, Shaftesbury was the setting for one of the most famous British television adverts ever. The ad evoked a forgotten England of morning mist and thatched roofs, an England in which everyone had time to talk to one another and there was fresh-baked bread on every table. From Miller's Hut walk across the fields and up the lane to Gold Hill and enjoy a coffee at the The Salt Cellar, perched at the top. With sweeping views across the Blackmore Vale, it really is quite beautiful!
the SPACE.
We are situated on the borders of Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset and have access to many historical places. Bath, Longleat, Salisbury, Stonehenge, Brownsea Island, the Isle of Purbeck, Thomas Hardy country and the Jurassic Coast are all within easy reach to explore, as are the beaches at Bournemouth, Sandbanks and Studland. Local National Trust properties include Kingston Lacey, Lytes Carey and Stourhead.
There are plenty of traditional pubs in the area, the Chalke Valley has many country pubs with beer gardens and good bar menus. Of course there are many gastro pubs too; including the King John at Tollard Royal, the Museum at Farnham, The Fontmell at Fontmell Magna and Donhead St Andrew's popular Forester Inn.
There is lots of lovely walking in the area. We are lucky to be close to Fontmell Down which has far-reaching views across the Blackmore Vale. The open chalk grassland of the lower slopes is covered in wildflowers in the spring and summer months and famous for its wild orchids.
We have compiled a little book of local knowledge for your use.
the SPACE.
We are situated on the borders of Dorset, Wiltshire and Somerset and have access to many historical places. Bath, Longleat, Salisbury, Stonehenge, Brownsea Island, the Isle of Purbeck, Thomas Hardy country and the Jurassic Coast are all within easy reach to explore, as are the beaches at Bournemouth, Sandbanks and Studland. Local National Trust properties include Kingston Lacey, Lytes Carey and Stourhead.
There are plenty of traditional pubs in the area, the Chalke Valley has many country pubs with beer gardens and good bar menus. Of course there are many gastro pubs too; including the King John at Tollard Royal, the Museum at Farnham, The Fontmell at Fontmell Magna and Donhead St Andrew's popular Forester Inn.
There is lots of lovely walking in the area. We are lucky to be close to Fontmell Down which has far-reaching views across the Blackmore Vale. The open chalk grassland of the lower slopes is covered in wildflowers in the spring and summer months and famous for its wild orchids.
We have compiled a little book of local knowledge for your use.
SHEPHERD'S HUTS IN IDYLLIC DORSET
sample RETREAT
​Friday
4pm: Arrive and settle into your hut.
6:15pm: Dinner.
Evening: Spend time by the fire pit or retreat for an early night.
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Saturday
8am: Breakfast.
10am: Spend a couple of hours in the hilltop town of Shaftesbury, famous for Gold Hill. Enjoy the benefits of an infrared sauna at a local skin spa. You will be dropped off and given the option to enjoy a pretty 45 minute walk home or be met. This is optional, you can rest or go for a walk.
12:30pm: Lunch.
2pm: 60 minute private health review with Naturopath and Nutritional Therapist Jo, this involves food diary and lifestyle analysis with generalised nutrition and lifestyle advice, Bach Flower essences. A short health questionnaire will be sent prior to your stay, with a 20 minute followup call 3 weeks after departure.
4pm: Herbal infusion.
6:15pm: Dinner.
7:30pm: Fireside Cacao and talk, Sleep hygiene.
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Sunday
8am: Breakfast.
9:30am: Relax for an hour enjoying the therapeutic benefits of a castor oil compress, a natural remedy that's been used for thousands of years.
12:30pm: Lunch.
Afternoon walk or time to rest.
4pm: Herbal infusion.
6:15pm: Dinner.
7:30pm: Fireside Cacao and talk.
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Monday
8am: Breakfast.
10am: Departure.
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Invest in your health and wellbeing, and relax the body in beautiful surroundings.
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Delicious gut-friendly, plant-based meals made from fresh, organic, local ingredients, cold-pressed juices, herbal infusions, digestive bitters, kefir, spring water and warming evening Cacao to support you.
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Meals served alfresco or in the quirky field kitchen.
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Pretty huts with comfortable small double beds, with supportive mattresses and cotton bed linen, and tea making.
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Step back from your life with a digital detox whilst staying with us.
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