It's always exciting starting a new venture and today is no different. For today we are going live with our new offer: reading retreats and walking holidays. These are perfect matches for our writing retreats (www.aplacetowrite.co.uk) and although they cater for a different market, all of our events now provide an opportunity for home-made comforts, personalised activities and access to a stunning landscape from our doorstep. The North Wales countryside is hopelessly under-ra

This month sees the launch of the latest set of retreats on offer from Wendy and myself: reading retreats and walking retreats. It's been a busy time getting these together but it's wonderful to finally be able to get the word out and start building the kind of reputation for excellence which we have achieved with our existing Writing and Shakespeare retreats. The journey begins here! A drone's-eye view of our delightfully converted Stables block and upper garden On our readi

One of the benefits of a summer retreat is the fine summer weather: walks at Rhug Estate or to the top of Caer Drewyn or Pen Y Pigyn are always a delight but the views are particularly spectacular at this time of year.

The past three months have been extremely busy at A Place to Write. A bit like the proverbial swan: floating serenely on the surface but...

So much has been happening at A Place to Write in the past two months that it's been difficult to catch my breath! Aside from two...

It's been too long since I wrote my last blog entry (almost two months!) but happily that's because of the major developments taking...

A year to remember at "A Place to Write" where we have already entertained more than 60 writers of all genres in 2024

As some of you know, I am currently completing a PhD on Shakespeare and Candlelight at the University of Birmingham. Having completed...

It's been a hectic summer at A Place to Write, despite the less than wonderful weather! Aside from planning a full programme of retreats...

On Monday 17th July we welcome guests to our next writing retreat, where they will discover our fantastic setting, views and places to...