Autumn Yoga Day Retreat | South Downs National Park

Mar 2
3 min read

Hannah Pocket Yoga Day Retreat at The Yoga Garden in Sussex near London

Saturday 7th of November 2026 | Open for booking.

A yoga day retreat in the South Downs National Park

Hannah Pocket's yoga day retreats at Cowdray Hall are designed to give you a proper break from your routine. A full day to rest, move, and reflect. Autumn is a natural turning point. Energy drops, the pace shifts, and it becomes easier to notice the routines and habits that are no longer working. This is your invitation to step back and take stock. What’s worth keeping. What’s not.

Set in the heart of the South Downs National Park, Cowdray Hall is just over an hour from South West London. Expect open space, fresh air, beautiful autumn colours and a quieter pace from the moment you arrive. Yoga takes place in a spacious, light-filled hall with a vaulted ceiling, parquet flooring, and big windows. Plenty of room to move, breathe, and fully switch off.

“I highly recommend Hannah's Autum Retreat, we had such a lovely day. The two yoga sessions were very different, great variety for someone fairly new to yoga. The lunch was amazing, and the autumn walk was a real highlight. The whole day flowed effortlessly. It felt like a genuine chance to step away from the usual bustle of life, focus on yourself, move, stretch, meditate and relax. A beautiful setting and a great group of people. I left feeling lighter and full of energy." Amanda

We’ll begin the day with guided journalling and intention setting, a simple way to pause and take stock. From there, we move into a playful Hatha Vinyasa flow, building warmth and ease in the body, followed by breathwork and meditation. Lunch is a generous, family-style feast from The Yellow Kitchen. Afterwards, the afternoon is yours to shape. Rest in the hall, wander the farm shop and local village or join a guided walk through the estate — taking in autumn colour, the Queen Elizabeth Oak and the Cowdray ruins. We’ll close the day more slowly. Candles lit, moving into yin yoga, guided relaxation, and optional head massage.

This retreat is open to all levels. Everyone is welcome.

Autumn Yoga Day Retreat - Near London | £120pp

10:45 | Welcome tea

11:00 | Guided journalling and intention setting

11:30 | Morning hatha vinyasa yoga

This no-pressure practice invites you to move with curiosity and ease. We'll begin with slow, grounding movements to settle in, then gradually pick up the pace—flowing from pose to pose in an energising breath-led sequence.

12:30 | Meditation and breathwork

13:00 | Lunch

A family style sharing feast will be provided by The Yellow Kitchen - Serving the best local and Estate-sourced produce where possible.

14:00 | Walk or rest

Join our guided walk around the Estate, explore the farm shop and local village, or relax with a cup of tea, reading, journalling, or snoozing!

15:30 | Afternoon yoga: Candlelit yin yoga

This is a deeply restful practice, offering space to slow down, stretch, and properly switch off. We’ll settle into long-held, floor-based postures, giving time for deeper layers of tension to ease through the fascia and connective tissue. Nothing rushed. Just steady, supported holds. With time and gravity, the body begins to soften and open on its own. Gentle hands-on support and massage will be offered throughout, helping you settle more fully into each shape.

16:45 | The ultimate shavasana

Calming breathwork, guided meditation and intention setting, yoga nidra, head massage with Neil's Yard Bee Lovely Lotion.

17:30 | End of retreat

*Yoga mats, cushions and blankets will be provided. You are welcome to bring any addional props.

“I purchased Hannah's Autumn Yoga Retreat for my sister's 30th. It exceeded our expectations, a really lovely day. The environment was beautiful and calming, the lunch was super tasty and the schedule for day was perfect. We'll definitely be returning for a future retreat!" Catrin