Meet Howgill Holistics

If you are looking for a beauty and holistic therapist to treat yourself on your stay here, or to compliment your retreat, we have at least four on our lists we send out when you have booked in. Today let me introduce you to Jessica Moser of Howgill Holistics....

Private Dining in Sedbergh

We are lucky to have a private dining chef here in Sedbergh, so let me introduce you to Laura Marschall. Laura is an international private chef who has worked in Hong Kong, China, Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, India, Israel, Germany, Canada and the UK. So it is no...

Where art meets the mountains

I first met artist and mountain leader, Jessica Emsley, when a request went out for her to chat to people about their experiences of outdoor landscapes in Cumbria, as part of a creative project she was working on. I loved what she was exploring as part of her PhD and...

Sedbergh Yoga Instructor for St Marks Stays

We are very lucky to have a fabulous yoga instructor based in Sedbergh, so if you ever need a local tutor, do get in touch with Carol from Organic Bliss Yoga. Carol used to run a weekly yoga session here at St Marks Stays, but then bookings got busier and we no longer...

Where the real yoga practice begins

If you know that I (Joanne) drive in to Kendal to go to a yoga class, when I have a studio next to my lounge, you will understand why Jacqui Wallace, of Yoga Sapien is one of the three yoga tutors I recommend if you are coming here. I first met Jacqui when we moved...