Courses & Connection
Connection with Nature, Courses, Inclusion & Community
We believe spending time in a natural environment is beneficial for everyone in a myriad of ways. So we welcome you to explore the vineyard site on nature based courses, just standing and breathing in the air in the woodland is good for your health.
This page also sets out some examples of our work to bring a diverse range of people to the site to connect with nature and our free wellbeing sessions.
Accessibility – our site is on a slope and as we try to leave nature to it, the ground is uneven. There are areas where you can find quiet. We understand you are best placed to make your own decisions about what is possible for you, so please contact us to discuss site details.
Courses At The Vineyard
Explore what interesting, beautiful and useful plants we have growing wild around us on a woodland wander, then sit looking out over the vineyard and sample unique teas, the fruits of your foraging or make your own skincare products.
We team up with wonderful local organisations who enjoy sharing their knowledge with you in a relaxed open environment covering things like foraging, fermenting, basket weaving, yoga and relaxation with EcoWild and Living Wild.
Create your own skincare products using natural botanicals with the lovely Rebecca Botanicals.
Training for business leaders on how to bring the nurturing power of nature to your organisation with the Natural Academy.
Megan from Omcha with Meg performs tea ceremonies and workshops on the site, including the soothing, mesmerising, rituals of Cha Dao tea ceremony. She can also organise personalised events, so please contact her for more information.
New – Mindfulness Retreat for Stress & Anxiety – Learn coping strategies for reducing the ‘busy mind’, increasing your resilience and self-esteem, as well as how to find a balance when using social media. Led by Nicola MacDonald, experienced coach, author and director of My Resilient Mind. book here.
Please contact them or us for dates, further information and booking.
Community & Inclusion
Members of our family and friends have special needs and disabilities, and this has made us aware of eco therapy and how nurturing being in nature can be. Community, inclusion and connection with nature are at the heart of our ethos, so we do our best to enable children and adults from a range of backgrounds to use the site.
We work with a number of Charities, local groups and the local Special Needs school. Together with EcoWild CIC we offer free wellbeing courses annually for carers, those with long term conditions, mental health issues and those who are grieving.
WineGB is the body that represents the UK vineyards and wine trade and Filippa represents the vineyard as a member of the national Wine GB Diversity & Inclusion working group.
Free Well Being Sessions
Would you or anyone you know benefit from a refreshing break in a calming environment, learning how to use time in nature to release anxiety?
Generally between January and March, we run annual free wellbeing sessions in the Vineyard woodland.
One attendee commented – “it made me feel like a human being, instead of just a human do-ing’.
Find out more information from the EcoWild website.
Combe Hay Vineyard will not be involved in booking these courses and information provided will be confidential and not shared with us.