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LilyBoo Christmas Craft Retreat

Participants spend time crafting and relaxing across the house, cottages, and grounds of the estate. Hands-on projects include designing Christmas wrapping paper, crafting peg fairies, and making festive fabric baubles. Guests also enjoy catered meals and snacks, creative lounge sessions, and crafting in the stable blocks.

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When

Tickets

Full-retreat room prices: Cottage Room 1, double occupancy £495 per person; Cottage Room 2 and Cottage Room 3, single £595 or double £495 per person; Church View Bedroom, double £495 per person; Butler’s Bedroom, single £595 or double £495 per person; King’s Bedroom and Victorian Bedroom, single £795 or double £695 per person; Lincoln Bedroom, single £695 or double £595 per person; Madras Bedroom, double £595 per person; Chintz Bedroom, single £695 or double £595 per person.

Hours

Full retreat: 20 November, 4:00pm to 22 November, 3:00pm; arrive before 4pm on the first day; dinner at 6pm on the first evening. Middle day: breakfast 8am–9am; day guests arrive at 9:30am; first workshop at 10am; day guests depart at 5:30pm. Final day: lunch and afternoon crafting from 11am; retreat ends at 3pm. Day guests: 9:30am–5:30pm.

Ages

All ages

Neighborhood

Cornwall

Food & Drink

Bellamama’s Deli caters all meals, including breakfast, lunch and an evening meal; fruit, snacks, cakes, tea, coffee and soft drinks are also provided, with vegetarian options and individual dietary needs discussed beforehand. An honesty bar is available for alcoholic drinks.

Going?

Location

Boconnoc Estate · Lostwithel, PL22 0RG, Lostwithiel, Cornwall PL22 0RG Get Directions

Local Insight & Ratings

Family Friendly

🎄 🎄 ⚪ ⚪ ⚪ (2/5)

Best For

Craft lovers seeking a sociable festive retreat

Vibe

Creative and relaxed

Energy Level

Moderate

Photo Friendly

Moderate

Weather Sensitivity

Low

Tips & Advice

  • Every full-retreat room is marked sold out, so a Saturday day-guest place is the way to join this year's Christmas retreat.
  • Day guests are met at the main entrance of Boconnoc House, with some social time before the first of three craft workshops.
  • Full-retreat guests should arrive before the first-day start so there's time to settle in, have a tea and explore the house and grounds before dinner.
  • Tell Hayley about any dietary needs when she contacts you before the retreat, because individual needs are catered for alongside the vegetarian option.
  • Full payment is due 12 weeks before the retreat, and no refunds can be made after that point, so be sure of your plans before booking.

Special Events & Promotions

  • Saturday day-guest places include three craft workshops, lunch and treats.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I come for just one day?

Yes. Day guests join on the Saturday for three different craft workshops, with lunch, coffee or tea and cake, and take home everything they make.

What crafts will we make?

Projects include Christmas peg fairies, your own Christmas wrapping paper and Christmas fabric baubles. Full-retreat guests also get informal evening crafting in the lounge.

What food is included, and can dietary needs be met?

Full-retreat guests have all their meals, made by Bellamama's Deli in Lostwithiel. Breakfast and lunch are served in the lounge rooms and dinner in the dining hall. Tea, coffee, soft drinks, fruit and snacks are available throughout. There is a vegetarian option, and Hayley from LilyBoo gets in touch beforehand to discuss individual dietary needs.

Is alcohol available in the evenings?

Tea, coffee and soft drinks are included in the evening. If you'd like alcohol, Boconnoc opens its honesty bar for the group.

Where do full-retreat guests sleep?

You stay either in Boconnoc House or in one of the estate cottages, about a minute from the house. Single and double occupancy are both available, and every guest gets a LilyBoo gift bag.

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