All-inclusve relaxation retreat weekend, Devon

Enjoy two days of total and utter relaxation, involving nothing more strenuous than choosing which wine to have with dinner, or which DVD to watch.

It's waiting for you, in the heart of gorgeous North Devon. All you have to do is pick up the phone or send an email to book some me-time and let Deborah who runs Retreats for you do the hard work.

Arrive at our thatched house on Friday evening, and spend the rest of weekend eating delicious home cooked food, drinking good wine, curling up with the papers, soaking in scented baths, reading, watching DVDs, having a massage or beauty treatment, going for walks, chatting, having a drink at the friendly pub across the square, catching up on some much needed sleep - whatever you like. The time is yours, and I will be on hand to make sure you have everything you need and want. So grab a friend or two - or three, and prepare for some pampering.

The price for a Mummy Me Time weekend - Friday early evening until Sunday late afternoon, is £250 per person (minimum two people), and includes:

• Collection from Exeter train or bus station or Exeter airport

• Comfortable rooms with cosy beds and plenty of pillows and cushions

• Large fluffy towels, white towelling robes and complimentary bath products

• Living room with big squashy sofas, gentle lighting and huge log fire

• Selection of DVDs (let us know any requests)

• Morning tea in bed, and all meals plus half a bottle of wine per person with lunch and candle lit dinner, inclusive of Friday dinner and cream tea on Sunday afternoon. All food is home cooked and locally sourced where possible. Dietary requirements can be catered for – please ask. If you’d like more wine or any other kind of alcohol, let me know and I will arrange it, at cost price

• A treatment from our visiting therapist. Choose from massage, facial, eyelash tint, manicure, pedicure and more

• Sunday papers of your choice (please let us know when you book)

• As much chocolate as you need…

‘Retreats for you' is quite simply wonderful, and I have been telling everyone who will listen all about it! Deborah and Bob have thought carefully about all the important elements – comfortable surroundings, few decisions, great food and a plentiful supply of wine, tea, cake and chocolate, plus many small inspired additions. It's like being mothered by a really cool mum, but without any of the guilt that sometime accompany being indulged.

We were able to natter, snooze, bathe, read and watch DVDs. We also spent time walking in the fabulous Devon countryside, in the knowledge that there would be a blazing fire, a squidgy sofa and delicious food to return to. The treatment was a real bonus too. Significantly, you are not just an anonymous hotel or spa room number. Deborah and Bob treat you as a welcome friend in their home, but at a comfortable distance, so you neither feel obliged to them or that you're imposing on their lives.

It’s now two weeks since I left Sheepwash and I still have a warm glow of absolute loveliness.

I look forward to booking our next weekend!’

Tamsin Anderson, Suffolk.

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I’ve been a freelance journalist and writer for over 25 years, and count myself fortunate to have had a career that I’ve loved, and which has fitted well around raising three children.

Retreats for You is a hugely exciting development. It all began when the departure of our children from the nest left my partner and I wondering how best to use our rambling thatched house. Set in the village of Sheepwash, a tiny village in rural North Devon, it had been a wonderful family home, and now seemed strangely redundant. A clever friend had the answer. ‘Writers need space’, she said. ‘The peace of the village and the beauty of the countryside makes this the perfect place to write – and as a working writer, you can offer support.’

And so Retreats for You was born. Whether you are a writer in need of a comfortable space to write with no interruptions, full board - to avoid the need to think about meals, and the opportunity to discuss work in progress or a mother wanting some 'me-time' and a spot of relaxtion and pampering. We quickly realised that the concept of a complete break from the pressures of daily life is one that appeals across the board. Accordingly, Retreats for You has gradually blossomed into a retreat for anyone who needs some time out, and some tlc. But whether a guest wants to write, read, paint, walk, or simply reflect, the ethos remains the same. A warm welcome into our home, a calm, supportive and nurturing environment, plenty of good homecooked food, and the choice of being sociable or solitary.