Event start date: 24/05/2026
Location: Court House Farm and Gardens. Church Road South, Portishead, Nr Bristol, BS20 6PU
Spring has sprung and inspiration is calling
The magnolia tree has opened at Court House Farm — and with it, the first real sense that the season has shifted.
After the long grey stretch of winter, there’s colour in the garden again. Lighter mornings. Sunshine that invite you to linger a little longer outside, and if you look closely buds everywhere about to pop! Colour is coming.
We’ve welcomed our first guests of the year for Matthew Harris’ Chain Reaction retreat — the beginning of our 2026 retreat season. There’s a particular energy that comes with this moment. Studios opening. Materials laid out. Conversations beginning again….The historic site comes alive
From here, the rhythm builds — with Jayne Emerson joining us in May, and by June we are in full creative flow.
And right at the heart of that early season is a retreat we’re especially excited about.