Rest your body, enliven your imagination and create something to bring home
EARLY BIRD HALF PRICE BOOKING
Book here for £350 (rather than full price of £700)
What is Creativity Camp?
It’s a soft, spacious invitation for a few golden days nestled in nature — to come back to yourself after the swirl of August and see what you can weave with all the threads that summer has given you.
Everything is an invitation. Take it all at your own pace. To sit beside others creating something with your hands, walking with song or simply drinking tea under trees. Where creativity is not about “being good at….” but about letting yourself reconnect.
Whether you’re burnt out, brimming with ideas or not quite sure why you’re drawn here - this camp meets you as you are.
What will we be doing?
Plenty... yet there is nothing you have to do!
The camp is curated and led by Andy Raingold & Marhta Tilston with guest creatives holding skilled workshops. Each day offers a beautiful array of creative happenings you can drop into as you feel. We plan to offer:
Basket weaving and clay sculpture
Opportunities for green woodworking
Musical jamming with others
Voice play, song improvisation and singing in the woods
Firelit storytelling and creative writing
Wild sketching and intuitive painting
And a private woodland concert with Martha Tilston
All held in a welcoming, nature-rich space — with open fires, delicious food cooked outdoors, and time to simply be.
Wander. Nap. Journal. Lie in the grass. Sit with your back to a tree. Follow what your body feels and the excitement of your curious heart.
What will I come away with?
Spoons, baskets, drawings and songs! You might leave with something you've made, a poem you have written or a story you didn’t know you needed to tell. You might leave with a sense of deep rest or new creative courage in your pocket that could lead to new projects and happenings beyond. Mostly, you’ll leave with the reminder that your creativity is vibrant within you.
Feedback from our creative retreats…
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"The whole experience was transformational and unforgettable with masterful space holding.”
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"The past few days are going to be what I think of whenever people ask me describe your perfect week."
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"Rare and precious… Life changing on every plane of existence."
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"You have changed my world and inspired me to bring these gifts of nature, story and compassion to others."
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"A leadership conference for wild humans with childlike spirits."
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"I arrived lost and have left feeling found in these precious creative lands."
The facilitators
Martha Tilston
Martha Tilston has developed a successful musical and film making career with a large and loyal following worldwide. She has played her music on some of the world’s most prestigious stages and festivals and released several critically acclaimed albums. In the world of film making, Martha has gained nominations for best arts film for The Clifftop Sessions and recently released her feature film The Tape which she writes, directs and performs in. Martha also studied theatre and lectures in song writing, performance and the telling of story through song. Her passion is unlocking the creativity and story in all of us.
Andy Raingold
As Co-Founder and Director of Change in Nature, Andy supports people and organisations to make meaningful action in this pivotal time. He is a facilitator, coach, speaker, environmental campaigner and social entrepreneur with a wealth of experience leading people through transformation. He facilitates deeper connection through creativity, imagination, myth, deep time stories and embodied practices to radicaly shift perspectives. In 2018, he hosted a regular storytelling fireside evening in Bristol. He has written for the Guardian and been interviewed on BBC Newsnight, The Sunday Times, BBC Radio 4, The Independent and Guardian Environment Podcast.
The Location
Held in a beautiful Dartmoor woodland setting, just as summer fades and autumn whispers in. Bring your tiredness, your curiosity, your longing. There’s a place here for you.
We make our camp in a secluded and magical 62 acre woodland in Dartmoor National Park, which is a rewilding site for nature and people. The site is rich in natural habitats, in badger setts, deer beds and fox dens, including an ancient beech grove, spruce forests, hazel coppice, wild flower meadows, a stream and mixed broadleaves. The site is home to an abundance of wildlife and rare birds, including nightjar, wood pipits and the mythical white deer. It is the ultimate escape from modern living with no electricity, road noise or wifi, and replaced with a sky full of stars and the sound of birdsong all around and owls calling at night.
We create a temporary village with fire pits, sheltered spaces, compost toilets and wild camping spots to provide an authentic, yet comfortable, experience in nature. We cook all our meals over an open fire, provide a smattering of solar powered fairy lights and fetch our water from the stream. At the center of it all is the White Deer Lodge, a large covered shelter where we gather in the evenings. A place where the old stories are told and heartfelt songs are sung. The site also has the best swing in the world!