Nuthatch Retreat

Name: Nuthatch Retreat
Address: Brains Green, Blakeney, GL154AJ, GB
Telephone: +447966507164

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🌿Thoughtfully designed, award-winning 'Best Boutique Stay' •Adult stay or family getaways 🌈 Stunning views •MCM style🪴•Cinema •Outdoor Bath •UFH •Pet-free •♿️Level-access living in the beautiful Forest of Dean, near the Cotswolds & Wye Valley

31/10/2026

How about a ghoulishly good offer this weekend?

We don't do flash sales, generally, but we're in a silly samhain mood as the face paint and dressing up box comes out 🤡

As the season turns again, we've just 2 weekend slots left in 2026 and would love to host you for some mid-week winter breaks, too, so:

👉Book by midnight on Monday (2nd Nov) for stays up until the end of Jan 2027:

15% off weekends
Use the code: PUMPKINS

3 for 2 on mid-week stays (that's 33% off!)
Use the code: GHOSTS

Happy Halloween 🎃

Winter getaway | Award-winning Architect-Designed Forest Escape | Light-filled Tranquility & Calm | Luxury self-catering with level-access elegance | Mid-century modern meets woodland retreat | Japanese-style outdoor soaking tub for two | Accessible accommodation that celebrates design | Romantic couples getaway | Family-friendly luxury holiday cottage | Minimoon & celebration escape | Design-Conscious Couples & Families | Romantic Hideaway for Two | Spacious private gardens with valley views | Pet-free for allergy-conscious guests | Slow travel & forest immersion |Single-storey, level-access, thoughtfully designed | Nestled in ancient woodland, steps from hiking | Blakeney, Forest of Dean near Cotswolds & Wye Valley | Gloucestershire luxury staycation | Eco-retreat with sustainable features | Adults-only romantic option available | Couples retreat with design-forward interiors | Accessible holiday home

29/10/2026

🍃🍂The seasonal shift is still revealing itself out here.

Some trees have already lost their amber glow, others have yet to let go of their green.

And the fungi, well, they're out in full force in every colour and texture imaginable.

Get a date in with the Forest of Dean (Forest of Dean & Wye Valley) so you don't miss it! And follow Forest of Dean - Forestry England for the latest as the season turns.

Award-winning Architect-Designed Forest Escape | Light-filled Tranquility & Calm | Luxury self-catering with level-access elegance | Mid-century modern meets woodland retreat | Japanese-style outdoor soaking tub for two | Accessible accommodation that celebrates design | Romantic couples getaway | Family-friendly luxury holiday cottage | Minimoon & celebration escape | Design-Conscious Couples & Families | Romantic Hideaway for Two | Spacious private gardens with valley views | Pet-free for allergy-conscious guests | Slow travel & forest immersion |Single-storey, level-access, thoughtfully designed | Nestled in ancient woodland, steps from hiking | Blakeney, Forest of Dean near Cotswolds & Wye Valley | Gloucestershire luxury staycation | Eco-retreat with sustainable features | Adults-only romantic option available | Couples retreat with design-forward interiors | Accessible holiday home

28/10/2026

Longing to find headspace to unlock your flow? Just book a stay and, apparently:

"...then the ideas started coming. Once the noise settled, there was room for them. I've filled pages of my notebook, sketched plans, started things I'd been putting off for months... and I've let my mind wander wherever it wants to go. At home, creative bursts arrive at the wrong moment and get pushed aside. Here, there's space for them to land."

It's a consistent message we get from our guests, through lovely words like these or beautiful sketches and collages, left after they've reluctantly said goodbye to Nuthatch Retreat. All so different, but all so thoughtfully created.

This view does a lot of the heavy lifting, and only nature can take credit for the wraparound beauty and sense of calm it brings.

But it's been framed beautifully by the Hills & Co. architecture and the palette of paint colours we've made. And it all comes together to help you unlock what's been waiting in the wings of your mind whilst the busyness of life takes centre stage.

Here, you'll reconnect with the things that make you tick and the people who make that possible in your lives 💕

Have a read of our latest review in full☝🏽 (link in bio 🔗).

🙏And thanks to MissMaplePrickle for the wonderful fluffy cloud pics and gorgeous sketch and to Seema Chopra MSc for beautiful words...

Award-winning Architect-Designed Forest Escape | Light-filled Tranquility & Calm | Luxury self-catering with level-access elegance | Mid-century modern meets woodland retreat | Japanese-style outdoor soaking tub for two | Accessible accommodation that celebrates design | Romantic couples getaway | Family-friendly luxury holiday cottage | Minimoon & celebration escape | Design-Conscious Couples & Families | Romantic Hideaway for Two | Spacious private gardens with valley views | Pet-free for allergy-conscious guests | Slow travel & forest immersion |Single-storey, level-access, thoughtfully designed | Nestled in ancient woodland, steps from hiking | Blakeney, Forest of Dean near Cotswolds & Wye Valley | Gloucestershire luxury staycation | Eco-retreat

26/10/2026

Arrivals should feel like a cosy hug, right?

But I so often associate holiday cottages with cold and dark arrivals.You've driven through the wind and rain, and the autumnal feeling of damp fills the outside air. You unlock the door to find charming, but freezing stone floors, a fire that desperately needs lighting, and the damp is inside, too.

The many layers you bought for windy walks are needed for the first couple of hours inside, and you wish you'd bought a nice lamp (unless you're my friend Lucy who always comes prepared) as the bare bulb vibes are migraine-inducing.

So when you step inside Nuthatch Retreat, all you need to do is take a big inhale in, and a big sigh out. Breathe in the calming Neal's Yard Remedies aromas, hang up the layers, find warmth under foot. Warm colours, warm light, literally a warm welcome, all awaits. And relax.

And wait to see the drama of the morning light.

Thanks to my friend Seema Chopra MSc for capturing a sense of the arrival and the morning magic that awaits ✨️

15/10/2026

What's an ideal cosy night in?

With the clocks soon to go back and your need for cosying up after a day amongst autumn leaves and funny fungi grows stronger, our home cinema set up really comes into its own.

Rod's expertise in video design for live music and theatre - he created the visuals for Paulo Nutini's last few live tours if you happened to catch a show - mean not any old projector or massive tv will do (we trialed at least 2 before he was happy 😆)!

🎥 Your UHD (ultra high definition) visuals are combined with a large drop-down screen, surround sound from British-made Monitor Audio speakers, and black-out blinds to help immerse you in your movie experience. And the massive 'squishmeister' sofa and plenty of blankets make for ultimate comfort, too.

All your favourite streaming apps are available, so you can also stack a series or keep the kids entertained on rainy days and hide away a while.

🍿We're crafting a movie night add-on as we speak. Any suggestions for what you'd want in it? The popcorn research is going to be hard, but someone's got to do it 😉

Book a cosy stay via 🔗 in the bio ☝🏽

Award-winning Architect-Designed Forest Escape | Light-filled Tranquility & Calm | Luxury self-catering with level-access elegance | Mid-century modern meets woodland retreat | Japanese-style outdoor soaking tub for two | Accessible accommodation that celebrates design | Romantic couples getaway | Family-friendly luxury holiday cottage | Minimoon & celebration escape | Design-Conscious Couples & Families | Romantic Hideaway for Two | Spacious private gardens with valley views | Pet-free for allergy-conscious guests | Slow travel & forest immersion |Single-storey, level-access, thoughtfully designed | Nestled in ancient woodland, steps from hiking | Blakeney, Forest of Dean near Cotswolds & Wye Valley | Gloucestershire luxury staycation | Eco-retreat with sustainable features | Adults-only romantic option available | Couples retreat with design-forward interiors | Accessible holiday home

13/10/2026

This is us, as it's been a while, and we've had some new faces here...

Rod and I (Nemia) first met, fleetingly, when I was buying a Joanna Newsom gig ticket from him in a dark car park in Bristol circa 2005. We barely noticed each other.

Rod was doing arty/collectivey/filmy things with his creative pals. I was working for various arts organisations. I had itchy feet and headed to London.

Rod would turn up with a dear mutual friend looking for a London crash pad. Every few months, for a couple of years. He fixed the toilet in exchange. We still didn't pay much attention to each other.

Then one fateful weekend involving a delayed flight, a fish curry and a brilliant gig at Notting Hill Arts Club, the scene was set, and we finally noticed the other was there 💕 He was wowed by my London bus route knowledge. I was charmed by his cheeky-chappy-artsy ways.

Fast forward through 2 kids, a myriad creative, foodie, wellbeing and producer-type careers and we're here in the Forest of Dean, staring at a rainbow over a scrubby bit of grass below our bungalow during lockdown No.1. Tours, projects, retreat chefing gigs all cancelled. Businesses on hold.

The polymaths that we are, we wondered... what can we create that might bring our jack-of-all-trade talents together and allow us to share this soul-soothing view? And Nuthatch was born...

We wanted to combine maximalist joy with minimalist calm. Creative warmth with nature's magic. Connection: with yourselves, the landscape, the lives and people in it. No sh*t knives or terrible lighting. No sterile white bathrooms. No pine furniture and wipe-downable leather sofas. No soulless spaces. No ikea mugs. No crap scones from the 'local shop' not actually selling local produce...

So here we are, 3 and a bit years in, doing our Nuthatch thing. Rod invariably found with a lens, a disco ball, or secateurs in his back pocket. Myself with a chef, marketing or coaching hat on rotation, hot chocolate or fancy c***r in hand.

And our last couple of visitor messages capturing some of our intentions made real 💫

Thanks for following along for the ride.

With thanks
Nemia & Rod x

28/09/2026

It's sunrise season!🌤
This time of year (and into winter), the drama of the sunrise is happening at a very sociable time indeed.
Enjoy the leisurely start you came for, make that first, not-too-early cuppa of the day and watch the light as it breaks on the hillside, and bathes the patio and the valley beyond in a golden glow.
Step outside, wrap yourself in a blanket to ward off any chill from the dew-filled air, soak up the sound of birdsong and bask in the autumnal rays. 🍂
Or, if it happens to be pouring down, feel cosy and smug inside, instead, and enjoy the drama of the clouds rolling by.
Either way, It's a soul-soothing start to the day.

Autumn forest retreat | Architect-designed, award-winning self-catering | Laidback luxury boutique stay | Holiday cottage with private gardens and japanese outdoor soaking tub | Spacious vacation rental | Designed with thoughtful accessibility in mind | 5-star Airbnb | Cabin vibes | Mid-century Modern style | Celebration escape | Romantic retreat | Milestone birthdays | Adult stay | Family getaway | Kid-friendly holiday home | Pet-free | Allergen-friendly | Accessible accommodation | Slow travel | Wellness retreat | Stylish interiors | Staycation | Forest of Dean | Gloucestershire | Near the Cotswolds & Wye Valley

Address

Brains Green
Blakeney
GL154AJ

Telephone

+447966507164

Website

https://www.nuthatchretreat.co.uk/, https://glosworcs.muddystilettos.co.uk/awards/vote/

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