How to get to us . . .

 

We are HERE!

you can also find us by putting GL17 9PA into googlemaps.  If you are using SatNav to get to us - please look at where the arrow is pointing so that you find the right road into the farm.  SatNav users usually take the wrong turning at the last minute . . .

If you are using public transport (well done)

Bus from Gloucester

The bus station is next to the train station. Travel from Gloucester Station to Ruardean Square. Click here for a list of bus timetables.

By Car

By car from the M4 come over the old severn bridge (M48) and take the Chepstow turn off. Go into Chepstow, over the bridge on the A48, and turn left onto the B4228 signposted to Coleford and the Forest of Dean. Follow the signs to Cinderford out of Coleford. Join the A4136 then take a left turning to Lydbrook. Drive through Lydbrook until you reach the River Wye and turn right. After half a mile there is a sharp right hand turn to Ruardean. We are the first right up this road.

By car from Gloucester and M40 Take the A40 from Glos as far as Huntley, then turn left onto A4136. Follow this until you reach Nailbridge (after Mithcheldean). Turn right to Ruardean. Go through Ruardean and come down the hill towards the river Wye. Go past Little Marstow Farm (left) and Great Marstow Farm (right). We are the next left after that.

By car from the M5 Come down the M5, turn onto the M50 and go to Junc 4. Take the ring road (A40) round the top of Ross. Turn left to Goodrich after 3 miles TAKE CARE it comes up fast! Drive past the post office and school, and turn left at the T Junction under the stone bridge, then over Kerne bridge crossing the river Wye. Turn right at T junc at Kerne Bridge onto the B4234 (signed to Lydbrook) then past a garage on your right. The second left fork after the garage is signposted to Ruardean. We are the first right on this road.

Useful telephone numbers:-

Stage Coach Buses (Gloucester) - 01452 783540 click here for website

National Rail Enquiries - 03457 484950 click here for website

National Express Coaches - 0871 781 8181 click here for website

Local Taxi Companies (near the farm) - CDS Taxis 01594 834834 / Crystal Travel 01594 832288 / K&T Taxis 01594 845913 / Road Runner 07778 277752

If you are attending a course or event that finishes on Sunday or late at night please consider arranging your travel home in advance.

Contact your course/event tutor to see if they can arrange a lift share for you.

If you need to get a bus or a train please consider booking a taxi to the bus/train station in advance. Rural bus services are scant in the evenings and on Sunday, and getting a taxi at short notice in this area can be difficult.

 

  • Embers - an Autumn Yoga and Massage Retreat

    25-27TH October 2019

    We're thrilled to invite you to our next retreat offering, EMBERS, in the enchanting Ragmans Lane Farm that played home to our heart - full retreat LIGHT earlier this year.

    Join us for a weekend of creativity, joy & reflection after the long dance of summer, as we embrace Autumn and prepare for the darker months.

    The days will move between creative yoga practices, time exploring nature, ceremony, epic feasts, restorative massage & fire circles. A little bit of surrendering to the flow of the day too.

    We'll explore awakening vinyasa and deep meditation to re-connect us with our true essence, wild spirit and sense of purpose. Much coloured by Elena's work with chakra philosophy, creative movement & mantra.

    You'll receive a 30 minute tailored massage treatment with Steve, rooted in the traditions of Ayurveda and holistic bodywork, helping you to unwind, restore muscle tone & re-balance your nervous system.

    We'll share 3 delicious vegetarian meals each day in the beautiful open Ragman's kitchen - organic and locally sourced where possible - and stacked high with treats to fuel you for the day's activities. We are advocates of eating big.

    An invigorating muddy hike following the path of the river Wye will allow you to explore the wild abundance around, and there'll always be a fire burning - either inside in the living room or outside in the fire pit (or both!). Wild swim anyone?

    There'll be a Saturday afternoon optional workshop exploring either: Inversions, Local Herbalism//Crafts, The Chakra System, Mantras.

    Come as you are.

    Home for this weekend is the magical Ragmans Farm. Hidden deep in the heart of the Forest of Dean in the Wye Valley, Ragmans is a 60 acre organic farm where permaculture and organic farming practices are the guiding principles to regenerate the land. Ragmans sits in an area of outstanding beauty, a stones throw from the river Wye which we'll wind down to during our Saturday hike.

    Date & times: Friday 25th Oct - Sunday 27th October 2019 / 4pm - 4pm

    Accommodation & prices (non mixed dormitory accommodation & camping)
    EARLY BIRD OFFER (book before Aug 1st)
    Beamed dormitory x 6: £340 (£299 early bird)
    Bunk dormitory x 4: £340 (£299 early bird)
    Mezzanine floor dormitory: x3: £320 (£279 early bird)
    Own tent/campervan: £280 (£239 early bird)

    To reserve your place:

    Elena: 07835 813910 / elenabyers@hotmail.co.uk

    Steve: 07598 278130 / aym.steve@gmail.com

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/268770140610085/?ti=icl

    Please don't let money be an obstacle, if you feel called to join us but money stands in the way drop us a line and we'll work out payment options where needed.


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