Well, it's finally happening...  The garage which opens out to The Retreat lawn is now slowly being converted to a pretty private yoga, meditation and massage studio for The Retreat guests.  This is a major undertaking, and will take a while, but great to see it underw...

I thought some of the cat lovers amongst you might like to meet someone who thinks he has every right in the world to visit guests in The Retreat at his leisure.  This is Ollie, a very naughty grey-tipped persian with an amputated tail.  Ollie has kept many of our gue...

Had a lovely couple visiting their family in Hornby recently.  They stayed two full weeks, and absolutely loved The Retreat.  They left behind a beautiful card with heartfelt message (including the fact they could have taken my cats home to Auzzie with them....), and a...

Lincoln Uni recently hosted a nationwide tournament which allowed The Retreat to play host, not only to our lovely guests,  (parents of one of the 19-year old players), but also for pre-dinner drinks for the other parents/coaches on a lovely warm summer night.  Had to...

I didn't know one of our recent set of guests were getting married the day after they arrived, until the soon-to-be groom let my daughter know that a photographer and family members would be arriving the next day to get pics done pre-wedding...  Fantastic to see the ba...

This delightful couple from the UK were renting on the hill, and purchased a house in Prebbleton (pictured).  They were so enthusiastic about moving to Prebbleton BEFORE the possession date, they moved into The Retreat for 6 weeks!  The main drawcard, the bath!!!  Inci...