Yoga and Rhythm Retreat

Yoga and rhythm are a great combination and it has been perfect to have this as our third yoga retreat here at St Marks Stays recently. Everybody loves a ‘It must be fate’ story don’t they and this is how we came in to the awareness of Gillian who...

Wickerfish Arts Painting Retreat

Having studied art herself and with books on our shelves about Monet and Van Gogh, Joanne was delighted to have a painting retreat using the studio at St Marks Stays. A big thank you to Ruth Clayton and Stuart Gray of Wickerfish Arts Studio for bringing us our first...

Good food, creativity and friendship

When we viewed St Marks, we did not even know back then that we would be gaining a week every year where good food, creativity and friendship would be a big part of our Spring season. This is exactly what we get when our quilting ladies return from Scotland and the...

A Creative Studio

One of the draws of St Marks for us, was the studio as we immediately saw it as a creative meeting room that would be perfect for residential retreats. It has been used in the past as a classroom for Bolton School and a creative base for the previous owner’s company,...

The Fabulous Quilting Ladies

Well what can we say about our very first guests to St Marks Stays, apart from we may have to name them, The Fabulous Quilting Ladies! We love them so much we are dedicating this blog post to them and know they won’t mind us sharing their talents with you all. To take...