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The Forge The Forge is a glamping, wellness and outdoor skills venue set in the heart of the beautiful North Wales.

Award winning rural escape mixing modern comforts with back to nature experiences. New home of the Wild Bushcraft Company.

A brief history of The Forge for all our new followers!
15/10/2026

A brief history of The Forge for all our new followers!

08/10/2026

All our Winter Day Retreats are now live for booking on our website so head to the Come On A Retreat page to see what's on. And if you'd like to make a weekend of it, our shepherd's huts and gypsy caravan are open all year round too.

Sauna makes everything better. Trust me!

https://theforgecorwen.co.uk/blog/how-do-you-learn-to-love-winter

Bookings for our new 2027 Finland Wild Swim Retreat open tomorrow, 1st October, and we will be offering everyone who has...
30/09/2026

Bookings for our new 2027 Finland Wild Swim Retreat open tomorrow, 1st October, and we will be offering everyone who has registered their interest priority booking. So if YOU are interested, head over to our Come On A Retreat page on our website and hit the Finland retreat for all the info. Kiitos!!

https://theforgecorwen.co.uk/whats-on/finland-wild-swim-retreat

Our first ever firewalk at The Forge! 🔥🔥🔥
18/09/2026

Our first ever firewalk at The Forge! 🔥🔥🔥

The one that nearly got away.....Six weeks ago, I injured my hamstring and my shoulder and couldn't walk or swim. I'd pr...
07/09/2026

The one that nearly got away.....

Six weeks ago, I injured my hamstring and my shoulder and couldn't walk or swim. I'd pretty much given up hope of competing at the Always Aim High Events Bala 70.3 this year.

But rather than sacking it off completely, I focused on the one thing I could do: indoor bike. Lots and lots. Several audiobooks worth, in fact.

With 2 weeks to go, I tentatively got back in the water and started jogging again. But it all felt very slow. Too slow.

But in some ways, this completely took the pressure off. The biggest win felt like standing on that start line, feeling relaxed, thinking I'd just give it a go and see how far I got.

My swim felt slow, but the distance felt fine and didn't take too much out of me. The bike was a dream! Usually I hate the cycling, but all those hours on the turbo helped me sail through the 1200m+ ascent almost effortlessly. Then the run nearly broke me. Usually my favourite part, it was demoralising to feel I had nothing left to give.

But then I reminded myself that I had got this far. That the bike had been amazing. That I was actually here. Doing it. When 6 weeks ago, I was pretty much broken, and a year ago, I was on crutches.

As my wise coach Neil Scholes reminded me, we have a natural propensity to focus on the negatives, when actually a lot may have gone right.

Yesterday's race was a true test of not only my physical and mental strength but also of my ability to reframe and refocus on what went well. Just being there at all was the biggest achievement of all.

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Is this the world's most beautiful place to swim?A sneak peak into our trip to Finland last week with Harriet Ballantyne...
04/09/2026

Is this the world's most beautiful place to swim?

A sneak peak into our trip to Finland last week with Harriet Ballantyne to start planning our September 2027 Wild Swim Retreat.

A huge thank you | kiitos to Laura and Keith for hosting us at the spectacularly beautiful Pekkalan Kartano. You have built a truly special space and we can't wait to share it with our lucky wild swimmers next year.

If you'd like to be one of those swimmers, head over to the retreats page on our website to register your interest and get priority booking when we launch the retreat later this year.

https://theforgecorwen.co.uk/whats-on/finland-wild-swim-retreat

11/08/2026

Part 2. The pond! All yours when you book to stay at The Forge, all year round.

11/08/2026

Fferna is available this week for one night stays including FREE access to our wild swimming pond. The perfect way to cool down in the heatwave!

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Cae Einion
Corwen

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