KENT, UK RETREAT
THE QUAIVES
Friday 3rd - Sunday 5th October 2025
A WEEKEND RETREAT FOR MOVEMENT, MEDITATION & CONNECTION
Ok birds, we are going back to The Quaives, a beautiful country manor in Kent. We invite you to join us for a weekend to connect, move, find stillness and play.
FITBIRDS RETREAT TO KENT COUNTRYSIDE
Check in Friday 3rd October September 12pm
Check out Sunday 5th October 4pm
1.5hr from London awaits our weekend escape. Hidden with 19 acres of pristine private grounds is our home, The Quaives. Time to put our feet up together birds & breath a little deeper.
MOVEMENT & MEDITATION
A Fitbirds retreat provides expert movement modalities from both founding directors Shani Yeend and Charlie Hayley. Pelvic floor and deep core conditioning is at our foundation.
From daily meditation, vinyasa and yin yoga to strength and resistance training.
We welcome and support all women of all fitness levels and ages.
NOURISH & RESTORE
Get ready for three days of plant based nourishment birds. The idea of not having to cook or clean and to be serve soul food is a dream result.
We will nourish our minds with real conversations around the table over long, slow lunches and countryside walks.
We will feed our souls with nature immersion, a playful game of tennis and a dip in a mineral rich chalk stream.
ACCOMODATION & PRICES
This retreat is priced from £600-900 pp.
Beautiful Scandinavian interiors to ensure a calming, restful nights sleep. The Quaives offer a range of tasteful accommodation from dorms to private cottages.
We require 50% of payment upfront to secure your place. We can support payment plans for those who require it.
Kuala Dorm - beautiful Scandinavian style dormitory with 8 adult bunk beds in a stylish, cozy, clean spacious room, with 3 modern toilets & shower facilities.
£600 pp for bunks
2 Bedroom Fuchsia Cottage - 1st bedroom twin share, 2nd bedroom with 2 bunk beds - en suite & kitchen/lounge area
£700 pp
1 Bedroom Bumble Bee Cottage - kingsize double bedroom, en suite & kitchen/lounge area
£700 pp or £900 solo occupancy
1 Bedroom Songbird Cottage - kingsize bed or split into a twin, en suite & kitchen/lounge area
£700 pp or £900 solo occupancy
Additional rooms available in main house if all the above accommodation is occupied.
SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
2pm arrive and exhale. free time - tennis, hammock, siesta
4pm meditation
4.30pm vinyasa
5.30pm opening ceremony
7pm dinner
9pm hot tub, fire pit
SATURDAY
7.30am meditation
8am vinyasa
9.30am fitbirds signature class
10.30am brunch
11-3pm free time - chalk stream dip
2pm lunch
4pm workshop - pelvic floor and deep core connection
5pm yin
7pm dinner
9pm hot tub, fire pit
SUNDAY
7.30am meditation
8am vinyasa
9.30am fitbirds signature class
10.30am brunch
12pm countryside walk
1pm
4pm goodbyes
GETTING THERE
The Quaives is a:
15-minute drive from Canterbury West station (for the high spreed trains)
10 minutes drive from Canterbury East
54 minutes train ride from London St Pancras International
44 minutes from Stratford Station
30 minutes from the beaches at Whitstable, Deal, Margate, Ramsgate & Folkestone
We have plenty of parking onsite.
We encourage car pooling and car connect you together.
CHARLIE & SHANI
Fitbirds founder Shani Yeend and co-owner and co-director Charlie Hayley are two peas in a pod.
United in the love for their flock, empowering women to live their strongest and inquisitiveness selves. Shani & Charlie will hold the space to ensure you feel safe, loved and playful.