Options and Availability
We aim to be as inclusive as possible in our pricing, to enable all people, irrespective of budget, to be able to participate in our programmes, whilst honouring and respecting the high quality of our artists and other service providers
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Summer Camp Tickets
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Summer Camp Weekend
The entire weekend workshop, arrive anytime after 2pm Thursday and stay through until just after lunch on Sunday. Make the most of workshops, talks, performances, world-changing lunch discussions, dinner around the campfire and stargazing late into the night.
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All Day Saturday Workshop
Come along on Saturday to meet with our international visitors and take part in an extraordinary day of inspirational talks, workshops and the meeting of new friends from around the world.
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Half-Day Workshop and Lunch
Dip your toes in to one of our summer camps by taking part in two morning workshops and staying on for lunch with our international visitors.
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Evening Concerts
Come and be part of world-class concerts and performance programmes from our resident artists, under the lantern-light amidst the trees, or on our beautiful field overlooking the mountains. A magical and unforgettable experience.
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Campfire Sharings
Come with a piece of poetry, a song to sing, or an idea to share, at our campfire sharings. Meet friends old and new under the stars at Clos de Gaye and be inspired to share your creativity with others.
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Afternoon Tea and Storytelling
Sit in the beautiful courtyard garden of Clos de Gaye and enjoy the truly English tradition of afternoon tea and cake, whilst listening to a story. Stories for grown ups and children alike, told in all languages, then stay and enjoy making new friends, climbing trees and soaking up the atmosphere of a lazy summer day.
Accommodation will be provided either in tents on the Clos de Gaye estate, in the manor house or at a local hotel or bed and breakfast.
For camping, you have the option to bring your own tent and just hire a pitch, or to stay in one of our beautiful furnished luxury bell tents or even the fabulous Stargazer tents that give you a nightly star show from the comfort of your bed! These are wonderful special experiences that would create a lifetime of memories.
We also offer the option to stay in bed and breakfast accommodation through our local partners, the cost of which includes transport to Clos de Gaye at the start of everyday. We also have four rooms available in the manor house, and additional accommodation in Rose Cottage. All options include a continental breakfast.
Alternatively, you can also purchase just the ticket for the weekend workshop and organise your own separate accommodation and transport options.
We can also match those wishing to travel solo with other participants to save on accommodation prices.
Contact us if you’d like to explore this option
Accommodation Options
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Tent Pitch
Large enough for you to bring your own 4/5 person tent
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Furnished Bell Tent
Large enough for a family of 4, with futon beds, chairs and charming little touches to make you feel at home. Extra bed available on request.
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Luxury Stargazer Tent
Lie in bed and enjoy your own nightly star show in the comfort of a proper bed, an experience like no other
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Local Bed and Breakfast
Enjoy a quiet night away from the partying with one of our local partners
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Manor House at Clos de Gaye
Double rooms, family suites and gites
3-day Regional Day Trips
Get to know your new friends even better by taking an extra three days to discover our gorgeous region! Enjoy an afternoon in the beautiful city of Pau, taking in the castle and the famed Boulevard de Pyrénées; on the Monday enjoy a hike through the Cirque de Gavarnie or up the Pic du Midi d’Ossau; and on the Tuesday enjoy a day at the Basque or Landes coast to relax on the beach, explore the pretty little towns of St Jean de Luz or Hossegor, before a dinner of Basque tapas or a fresh seafood catch of the day.
Practical Information
Getting Here
From your home to Clos de Gaye
Clos de Gaye is situated less than 20 minutes away from both Pau airport and train station in south west France. We are also 50 minutes away from Tarbes/Lourdes airport that has regular connections from many cities in Europe. Biarritz, Bordeaux and Toulouse are all between 1 - 2 hours drive or train ride with multiple flight options available there.
In keeping with our vision to have a positive impact on the world, we encourage international visitors to start their journey at Gare Montparnasse in Paris, so you can use train travel to ‘set the scene’ on your journey and reduce your carbon footprint as well as enjoying a few days in the beautiful City of Light.
We suggest that you aim for a plane or train to arrive in Paris on the morning of the retreat date, and to take either the 10am train or the 2pm train from Montparnasse to arrive in time for dinner or afternoon tea.
Transfers from the train station to Clos de Gaye can be arranged ahead of time and the transfer time takes less than 20 minutes.
We also kindly ask all international visitors to offset the carbon from their plane travel from their origin to their final destination at Clos de Gaye through a reputable carbon-offsetting scheme.
Dates
10th to 13th July
24th to 27th July
7th to 10th August
Come together with people from around the world to take part in transformative workshops, discussions, performances and experiences that will change the world.
As a family-friendly space, we have a strict no alcohol policy outside of mealtimes (when wine is provided). Drug use, even cannabis, is strictly prohibited and will result in guests being asked to leave if breaching those rules.
For fire and safety reasons, we kindly ask guests not to smoke around the campsite nor inside the buildings. A small space will be allocated for smokers as needed.
We are in a residential area and ask that you are respectful of our neighbours and the beautiful countryside we live in by clearing up any mess you leave and depositing it in the recycling boxes, and by refraining from too much noise after 10pm.
Good to Know
As a socially-entrepreneurial for-profit company, choosing to purchase a camp or retreat at The Centre for the Arts and Global Leadership creates employment opportunities for artists and creatives, supports low-income and marginalised communities to also take part in extraordinary experiences at Clos de Gaye and elsewhere in the world, and enables us to support the ‘higher order’ leadership of current and future leaders, bringing about profound and transformative impact to our world.