West Lexham Manor is one of Blossom Yoga’s retreat venues, a beautiful country estate near Swaffham, set in walled gardens, ancient woodland, and a surprising eco-pool. Day retreats are full of yoga and include Hatha Yoga sessions, meditation, and quality time in genuinely beautiful grounds. The drive from Norwich is thirty-five to sixty minutes, depending on the route; the day itself is worth every mile.
Lexham Road, West Lexham, King’s Lynn, PE32 2QN
Access. The main practice space has level access. The wider gardens and woodland are gently undulating.
One retreat runs here: Retreats, Saturdays, 9:30am – 5:30pm.About Retreats at West Lexham →
From Norwich. an hour west of Norwich.
West Lexham, East Lexham, Great Dunham, Swaffham, Dereham, Fakenham, King’s Lynn, Downham Market.
West Lexham Wellness & Retreat Centre
Lexham Road, West Lexham, King’s Lynn
PE32 2QN
The Orangery, where the day is spent, is a short walk from the car park.
Also marked: Overflow car park, Cafe, Swimming Pool, Toilet and shower block, Private Residence.
West Lexham Manor sits in a quiet fold of west Norfolk, thirty-five to sixty minutes from Norwich depending on which way you come. It is a remarkable place, a country house turned retreat venue, with formal walled gardens, ancient woodland sweeping to the edges of the property, and, unexpectedly, a spring-fed eco-pool tucked between the gardens and the trees. In summer you can swim in it during retreat-day downtime.
Day retreats run here usually on a Saturday. The format is full and quite intense: arrival from 9:00am with tea in the gardens, a ninety-minute morning yoga session in the beautiful Orangery, our base for the day, a nourishing seasonal lunch at the long table, then time to swim in the river or pool and explore the grounds while practising your meditation. The afternoon brings a restorative yoga session and a guided meditation, and the day closes with tea, cake and quiet goodbyes.
The venue itself is one of the chief reasons to come. The practice room is warm, the food is excellent, and the grounds are the kind of place that quietly does half the restorative work before Ania speaks a word.
Students come in from across Norfolk, from Norwich itself, from the surrounding villages where the weekly classes run, from King’s Lynn and Downham Market nearer the venue, from Fakenham and Swaffham close by. Some stay over at the manor’s accommodation if a full day’s return journey feels too much; most drive home in the early evening light.
"The venue was stunning. My first ever yoga retreat, and I’ve only been a yogi for 18 months. Ania and James, what can I say? A wonderful warm welcome with thoughtfully provided teas, coffees and snacks. A beautifully balanced day of yoga, friendship, meditation, love, learning and enlightenment. Included was a wonderful lunch and time to explore the amazing surroundings. A closing circle brought the day to fruition. I went home refreshed, calmed, peaceful and happy as well as very tired. I’ll be back."
"It was a truly idyllic day, so peaceful, calming and restorative. I felt truly blessed. Very calm and relaxed, spending the day with Ania and James and so many lovely people. Can’t wait for the next time."
"A day at West Lexham with Ania was exactly the pause I needed. Good food, good movement, quiet woods, and enough space in the day to actually think. I’m booking the next one already."