How does this sound to you...

• A cabin designed for stargazing, with your own bathroom, bedroom, kitchen and dining area.


• A tote bag filled with lovely treats for you to kick-start a private writing retreat, including a prescription from The Poetry Pharmacy and OnlyCoco chocolate.


• A book gift, hand-picked according to your interest.


• 1-hour one-to-one with a writing coach for focused support and encouragement at the beginning of your retreat.


• A 30-minute massage to help you loosen up midweek for more writing.


• A guided woodland walk, cake breaks and an evening round the bonfire while you hear the stories of the women who inspired the cabins.

You are not dreaming.

This actually happens at Starcroft Farm Cabins⁠, the brain child of Hannah Stuart-Leach. She's the custodian of land in Sussex that comes with a wonderful history.

Hannah is - by her own account - a History Geek. But I regard her as having done wonders with the goldmine of the story of her land. Not to mention what she balances in terms of being a mum...

What Hannah has created, along with local craftspeople, using eco-friendly materials, a lot of creativity and a huge amount of empathy for what is needed in the world right now, is quite extra-ordinary.

Creating this podcast just keeps on giving. I do hope you are enjoying it...