PandoraStar is a flickering light arranged in a sacred geometrical pattern that is designed to simulate the brain’s natural production of neurochemicals for inducing altered states of consciousness similar to psychedelic experiences. Hendrick & Victoria will guide you whilst massaging your ears with a sound bath.

£25

Contact chrysalisfreedom@protonmail.com for tickets.

Having waved Kit off on her magical walk, Natasha will host their beautiful evening.

Bring your written words, others’ work or just come and listen in our gorgeous garden..

Food (vegan option) available.

Licensed bar.

Free entry.

He’s coming back from Texas! All those of you that enjoyed Chris performances last summer will be delighted to hear that he will be playing with a selection of our local friends in the garden.

Licensed bar.

Food (vegan option) available.

£15 tickets in advance

Bring your instrument, voice or just come and listen.

Our acoustic group will assemble in the garden for the next few months (under canvas!) so the only fire will be me flipping burgers…

Free entry.

Food (vegan option) available.

Licensed bar.

Our monthly discussion group on matters of the spirit.

Ecotherapist and author, Rob Faure Walker, will lead with a talk about Gnostics before the group chat opens.

Food (vegan option) & Licensed Bar.

Free entry.

An intense Breathwork Experience. Hendrick & Victoria will guide you through the best emotional release of your life. Go with the flow, concentrate on the breath, listen to the sounds and let it out! Whether your traumas are deep or minor, this will help you move forward in life, having left your baggage far behind. Not for the faint hearted.

Donation event

Contact chrysalisfreedom@protonmail.com for bookings.

PandoraStar is a flickering light arranged in a sacred geometrical pattern that is designed to simulate the brain’s natural production of neurochemicals for inducing altered states of consciousness similar to psychedelic experiences. Hendrick & Victoria will guide you whilst massaging your ears with a sound bath.

£25

Contact chrysalisfreedom@protonmail.com for tickets.

We round off our month with your tributes to the written word. Come and listen, perform your own or other’s work. As she nears the start of her epic walk, Kit will guide you through the eve with our own superstar, Natasha.

Food (vegan options) available | Licensed Bar | Free Entry

RUTH THEODORE
Since signing an exciting new record deal with Ani DiFranco’s Righteous Babe Records, Theodore has been performing solo around the USA in celebration of her fifth studio album, which received consistent five-star reviews in highly respected music press publications, describing Ruth as 'an institution'.

“I Am I Am’ is a sublime album. Un-ostentatiously intelligent. Seamlessly interweaving the political and the personal.”
Rock ‘n’ Reel Magazine ★★★★★ (2024)

Her uniquely original material, virtuoso off-the-cuff guitar and piano style, and incredibly deep and provocative story telling, has been going down a storm in the USA where Theodore has been introducing audiences to her latest album, the fruits of her ongoing collaborations with Grammy and Tony award winning bassist/producer Todd Sickafoose (Anais Mitchell / Hadestown) and Swiss-American percussion virtuoso Mathias Kunzli (Regina Spektor / Lauren Hill). Ruth also performs selections from her critically acclaimed back catalog, which is archived in the British Library, celebrated for its contribution to British music.

GIULIA MILLANTA
Giulia Millanta is an Italian-American Indie-Folk and Americana singer-songwriter based in Austin, Texas.
A vocalist and guitarist, she also plays upright bass and ukulele and sings in four languages (English, Italian, Spanish and French).
She has been described by Michael Greenblatt of The Aquarian Weekly as "deeply evocative with a dash of Piaf, a sprinkle of Lady Day, a pinch of Norah Jones and a teaspoon of Madeleine Peyroux."[1] "She has been called smart, eclectic, adventurous and cool, and credited with psychedelic grooveability whilst 'baring her clairvoyant soul' to 'deliver musical mojo'".[2]

She has released eight solo albums to date and regularly tours throughout the US and Europe.

Food (vegan option) & Licensed Bar.

£15 advance tickets.

Bring your voice, your instruments or just yourself and sing, play or listen to this fabulous collective of local talents (all levels!). All welcome.

Food (vegan option) & Licensed Bar.

Free entry.

Our monthly discussion group on matters of the spirit.

Food (vegan option) & Licensed Bar.

Free entry.

Summer Solstice Yin Yoga & Gong Bath

Join us for a magical Summer Solstice evening in the peaceful surrounds of the Yurt at The Smithy. On this sacred turning point of the year, settle into a deeply nourishing Yin Yoga practice with our much-loved Wiltshire-based Steffie.

As the sun sets on the longest day, surrender to the healing, grounding vibrations of the gongs — played live by Newbury’s Ted Walker, whose sound journeys are known for their depth, resonance, and soul-soothing power.

A gentle, meditative evening to honour the light and welcome the shift of the season.

Food (vegan option) available afterwards.

£20

Contact info@stefanie-young.com for bookings.

Spoil the Old Man this FATHER’S DAY with an afternoon of relaxing, eating, drinking and entertainment. The house and garden will be alive with music from our home grown Acoustic Fire Gathering, a sound bath by Chrysalis Freedom and literature from our resident scribes.

Free entry.

Home cooked food (including vegan option) available plus BBQ.

Licensed Bar.

An intense Breathwork Experience. Hendrick & Victoria will guide you through the best emotional release of your life. Go with the flow, concentrate on the breath, listen to the sounds and let it out! Whether your traumas are deep or minor, this will help you move forward in life, having left your baggage far behind. Not for the faint hearted.

Donation event

Contact chrysalisfreedom@protonmail.com for bookings.

Wine tasting 6-7:30pm (although sampling may continue…)

Relax in Smithy splendour and taste, learn about and discuss wines in the affable company of Burbage’s upcoming enthusiast, Freddie Kellett. The tasting will include one sparkling wine, two whites and two reds all of which are expertly sourced from trusted merchants.

Discussion will include learning how to appreciate the nuances, understanding the means of production and best parings with food.

£20

PandoraStar is a flickering light arranged in a sacred geometrical pattern that is designed to simulate the brain’s natural production of neurochemicals for inducing altered states of consciousness similar to psychedelic experiences. Hendrick & Victoria will guide you whilst massaging your ears with a sound bath.

£25

Contact chrysalisfreedom@protonmail.com for tickets

We round off our month with your tributes to the written word. Come and listen, perform your own or other’s work. As she nears the start of her epic walk, Kit will guide you through the eve with our own superstar, Natasha.

Food (vegan options) available | Licensed Bar | Free Entry

We are so lucky to enjoy Ann & Esme’s warm-up gig before their ‘Shotgun Wedding Tour’. Both barrels will be fully loaded with “70s-folk-revival-meets-digital synthesis-meets-punk”.

Local Ann Liu Cannon joins forces with Camden Town's beloved New York performer, Esme White, to celebrate their wedding vows – oh, I mean – put on a very last minute tour. Expect 70s-folk-revival-meets-digital synthesis-meets-punk, they'll be performing intimate unplugged versions of their songs on the first stop of their May 2025 Shotgun (because they organised it all at the last minute) Wedding (because they’re in love) tour.

Food (vegan option) and Licensed Bar from 6pm.

£15 advance tickets.

Our increasingly popular evening for musicians and singers of all standards. Sitting around the ancient blacksmith’s fire, singing, playing, listening, laughing, eating and drinking. A unique social and musical experience. Come and join the fun as a performer or audience or both.

Food (vegan options) available | Licensed Bar | Free Entry

LOVE & WITCHES

We take love for granted, but how many of us know what love really is! In this discussion, hosted by author and ecotherapist Dr Rob Faure Walker, we will explore love as something that happens to us and also as something that we do. This will take us through Hindu philosophy, to the witchtrials, and will suggest that the reason that you think that people from around here are known as "Moonrakers" probably isn't true. We will also discuss long barrows, trees and ravens that communicate with us and what this tells us about our place in the world.

Reduced price copies of Rob's latest book Love and the Market: How to Recover from the Enlightenment and Survive the Current Crisis will be available on the evening.

Visit Integrated Mindscapes to find out more about Rob's ecotherapy.

Food (vegan options) available | Licensed Bar | Free Entry

As the central highlight of their three night retreat, MARY MAGDALENE live! is an opportunity for music fans to delight in this celebration of music, spirit and the goddess Eostre.

£15 advance online tickets

Food (vegan options) available

Licensed Bar

Join us for our Breath Retreat.

Facilitating radical change and Emotional Alchemy. Come and dive deep within and explore your hidden potential and emotional freedom.

This event will be hosted in our garden in the Temple of Transcendence (Yurt).

9 spaces available.

To book, please visit Chrysalis Freedom.

We are so lucky to enjoy Ann & Esme’s warm-up gig before their ‘Shotgun Wedding Tour’. Both barrels will be fully loaded with “70s-folk-revival-meets-digital synthesis-meets-punk”.

Food (vegan option) and Licensed Bar from 6pm.

£15 advance tickets.

Whether performing or listening, come and enjoy an evening of poetry and other forms of creative writing. All standards, subjects and styles  are welcomed.

Food (vegan options) available.

Licensed Bar

Free Entry

GEORGE DOLLING live!

An evening of traditional British, Irish and North American folk songs.

£10 advance tickets only

Food (vegan option) available

Licensed Bar

Bring yourself, your instrument, your voice or just come and enjoy.

Sitting around the ancient blacksmith’s fire, singing, playing, listening, laughing, eating and drinking. A unique social and musical experience.

Food (vegan options) available.

Licensed Bar

Free Entry

“Where have all the good times gone?”

This month we discuss why the crop circle phenomenon has diminished in formation numbers, scale and complexity in the last few years compared to the hay days (geddit) of decades past. Guy Shepherd will introduce the subject before the group discussion. 

Food (vegan options) available.

Licensed Bar

Free Entry