Event Details
Saturday 15 August
11am - 1pm | Price: £15 per person
Caroline Cook from Well With Nature leads a mindful walk designed to help you slow down and immerse your senses in the peace and beauty of the waterways.
For this walk you are invited to join a slow sensory stroll in Chatsworth Parkland by the River Derwent. Caroline will lead us through guided mindfulness as we connect deeply with the natural world around us. Taking time to immerse the senses in nature, letting go of anything that is no longer serving us as we contemplate the patterns and sounds of the water, the variety of wildlife, with Chatsworth House as our backdrop. There will be opportunity for optional circle sharing on our observations and reflections.
Meeting Point
Please meet at Queen Mary's Bower, in the park by the River Derwent at 10.50am.
Accessibility & Important Information
We will follow a short walk alongside the river with time to stop and pause. Unfortunately this route is not suitable for wheelchairs or buggies.
The tour will take place whatever the weather so please dress appropriately. We recommend sturdy boots or wellies and warm wet weather clothes. You may want to bring something to sit on e.g. a sit mat or kneeler, or portable stool, and a bottle of water as well as a notebook and pen.
If you would like to join this event and have questions about accessibility, please contact us at [email protected] so we can discuss your specific requirements.
About Caroline Cook
Caroline Cook from Well With Nature, is a Facilitator, Horticultural Therapist and Forest Therapy Practitioner. With a background in Psychology and working in the NHS as a Speech and Language Therapist she currently works in social prescribing with People Keeping Well Sheffield, WORTH a local women’s charity, Sheffield Museums and Manor Lodge Sheffield.
A Celebrating the Cascade event
Our new Celebrating the Cascade wellness sessions have been designed to delight and inspire you. We invite you to enjoy the calm and beauty of nature in the garden and wider landscape. Find balance as you step away from daily routines and pause with us by still and flowing waters. We invite you to open your heart and mind to the environment and connect with our wonderful surroundings.
The Celebrating the Cascade project is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Thanks to National Lottery Players, the project is working to restore the Cascade, safeguarding it for the enjoyment of future generations and enabling more people to get involved with Chatsworth.
If you would like to support this project, please make a donation to the Celebrating the Cascade project here.
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With miles of walks on the estate and in the national park, as well as centuries of heritage, art and design to explore, Chatsworth and the Peak District are a dream destination for an unforgettable escape. Find a stay with us in a hotel, inn, cottage, or shepherd’s hut here.