Haven on the Hill

18/09/2026

10years ago today Neville & I launched Haven on the Hill in SWFrance. It been a wonderful adventure together , lots of hard work , laughter and tough times but we welcomed our first yoga teacher Lara with her group , we have hosted many groups and seen yoga teachers returning like Lara , Sarah Irwin , Art teachers from as far as US with Sarah Roche , botanical , who has brought out many groups , Australian artist Cheryl Bruce who also returned a few times , Artist Carolyn Fields who again is a returning pastel artist , Janet Butler , Pilates , who returned many many times with The Crazy Gang . Kim Jones ,yoga came also a few times, other teachers Katie , Michelle Spencer , yoga .. and along with gite hire . We thank you all for believing in us and enjoying retreats here with us. Thanks to the film company True North who featured us on A new life in the Sun , who truly did put us out there . Thank you to all the lovely guests. We certainly did transform an unloved stone barn dated 1816 into a gorgeous studio for Yoga , Pilates and art .. such a special place where the energy flows .. along with many twin en-suite rooms in the house and gite. Here’s to the next 10years but don’t tell Neville 😜

11/07/2026

17/06/2026

Artist Carolyn Fields warmly invites you to an afternoon at Haven on the Hill, 449 Route du Lauzun, Lalandusse, on Sunday 21 June from 2:00–4:00 pm.
Visit Carolyn's pastel retreat and enjoy a special exhibition of landscape paintings inspired by the beautiful local area.

Browse the collection, meet the artists, and learn more about their creative process while enjoying a complimentary glass of wine.
We would be delighted to welcome you and share this inspiring afternoon with you.

Carolyn & Wendy

16/06/2026

Today we welcome Artist Carolyn Fields and her group for our first Pastel art retreat of the season. So we celebrated with them over a glass of Bubbles … retreats in France for 2027

06/05/2026

As we get ready for our 10th season here at Haven on the Hill we thank all the Yoga , Pilates and Art teachers who have run retreats here over that time . We’ve welcomed guests from U.K. US , Australia and The Netherlands..
We are kicking off this year with an invitation for teachers to come to stay us free for a long weekend at the end of May to see what we offer and our gorgeous renovated retreat, with optional excursions they might like their groups to experience.

01/04/2026

🌿 Retreat Facilitators Invitation – Experience Our Retreat Venue in SW France 🌿

Hi everyone,

We’re Wendy and Neville, the founders of Haven on the Hill, a peaceful retreat venue in Southwest France that we created in 2016.

Each year we invite a small number of yoga, Pilates, art and wellbeing facilitators to join us as our guests for a long weekend so they can experience the venue and see if it could be the perfect location for their future retreats.

If you already run retreats abroad — or are dreaming about hosting your first one — we would love to welcome you to come and see what we offer.

During your stay you’ll experience the venue as your guests would, including:
✨ Our beautifully renovated stone barn studio with oak flooring
✨ Comfortable twin en-suite accommodation
✨ Delicious vegetarian meals
✨ Our relaxed and supportive hosting style

We’ll also take you on a few optional experiences that many facilitators include in their retreats:
🚣 Kayaking on the Dordogne
🍷 Wine tasting at a local château
🧺 Visiting a traditional French market

To make things easy, we provide free transfers to and from Bergerac Airport (just 23 minutes away) so there’s no need to hire a car.

When facilitators host retreats with us, the teacher stays free when bringing their group.

📅 You’re welcome to arrive anytime between Thurs 28th May Mon 1st June 2026 ( flexible to suit flight schedules).

The only costs to you are your flights and travel insurance.

This worked wonderfully last year and we’re excited to welcome several facilitators back again this year.

If you’d like to explore hosting your retreat with us, please message us here or email [email protected].

We’d love to hear from you.

Wendy & Neville
Haven on the Hill

20/06/2025

Here is my first ever grown cucumber from the Haven garden. And on another hot day that they say will hit 38/40c where better to showcase it. Keep cool today and keep hydrated , I’m told that means water and not wine!

14/06/2025

We’ve had a lovely stay in the U.K., visiting family & friends & sadly we returned for a dear friend’s funeral. Eaten meals out, had bbq’s, pub lunches , made sand castles , pushed little ones on swings . Drunk lots of expensive wine at £6.75 a bottle. And now it’s time to say thanks for the memories, the laughter , and the warm welcomes as we pack our bags to return to France .

01/05/2025

We welcome new chicks at Haven on the Hill. They arrived one a day for 5 days. Not in time for Easter but into the Easter basket. We won’t know if they are boys or girls till they are around 14 days old.

21/04/2025

Today we welcomed a local ladies group of 11 for Easter afternoon tea at Haven. Lovely lively group who left a great energy behind, but sadly no cakes , which were all homemade. Thank you ladies for your return visit today. See you again no doubt.