Charlotte Church closes Powys wellness retreat after five years

Charlotte Church will close her wellness retreat after five “beautiful years”, the company has announced.

The Dreaming, based in Rhydoldog House near Rhayader, Powys, offered retreats aimed at helping people reconnect with nature and spirituality.

The singer-songwriter bought the former home of fashion designer Laura Ashley in 2021, with its renovation later featuring in a Discovery Channel documentary series.

Last month, the team at the retreat announced it would be “pausing” operations to “reassess” what it should offer.

But it has now confirmed it is shutting down.

In a statement on social media, the team said they had hoped it would be a “period of hibernation, rather than an ending,” but have come to realise it is the “end of our journey with The Dreaming”.

“What a beautiful, wild and wonderful few years it has been,” the post added.

According to documents filed to Companies House, external in March 2025, there were five employees at The Dreaming.

“We’ve shared stories, made friendships, held space for one another and found moments of stillness in a world that so rarely allows us to slow down.

“Thousands of you have found your way to this little corner of the Welsh hills, each bringing something of yourselves, and each leaving a little something behind. You have made The Dreaming what it is.”

Last month the business said it was in the process of “germinating new dreams for the future” and was set to “hibernate”.