Barcelona Residential Retreat: April 2026

Arrival: We recommend flying to Barcelona El Prat Airport. The retreat will officially begin at 11am on Friday 10 April 2026 at the Mercer Hotel, Barcelona.

Departure: We will return, by coach, to the Barcelona with drop offs to Barcelona city centre hotel or El Prat Airport on Monday 20 April 2026. We will depart from our mountain retreat, Hotel Torre de Remei, at 9am and expect to arrive in Barcelona around midday and the airport by 1pm.

Extra Nights: Our recommendation is to arrive a few days early, especially if you haven't not had the pleasure of exploring Barcelona. Pre-retreat nights are available at Mercer Hotel, and can be added at time of booking.

During this retreat, we will offer three new designs developed especially for this retreat. Our tutors are busy researching and getting inspired, and we will share more details of the designs as we have them.

Each tutor will offer a two day class and you will have a chance to experience each of their classes, over a total of six days of workshops.

Accommodation & Food
10 days full board accommodation.

Tuition & Kits
6 full days of tuition, workshop kits, loan of a frames, magnifying light and other equipment, refreshments during class, and a goody bag.

Excursions & Lectures
Local needlework excursions and informal stitching sessions, as well as optional walks and cultural visits.

Travel
Travel as per the programme. Transfers from and to Barcelona El Prat Airport and local transport links.

What is included in the price?

- All tuition, talks, and lectures
- All materials and instructions required for workshops
- Loan of all the necessary frames and equipment required for workshops
- All hotel accommodation for the stated duration of the retreat and all coach travel Meals as stated in the timetable (some external lunches are not included for practical reasons)
- All entry fees for castles, country houses, museums, and other special excursions Refreshments during workshops and lectures
- If you are arriving by plane of train, transfers from and to the recommended airport or train station (to and from our first and last hotel only)

What is not included in the price?

- Travel (other than stated in the previous section)
- Personal expenditure at hotels, excursions and events, e.g. bar, laundry, telephone, IT, meal extras beyond anything that has already been arranged as part of the Retreat
- Additional tips and gratuities at your discretion

How to book

Reservations can be made by paying a non-refundable deposit (or the full amount immediately) for your chosen Retreat via our website www.crewelwork.com. We use WeTravel to handle all bookings and once your payment has been received you will receive confirmation from that platform. Subsequent installment requests will also be sent via WeTravel.

Instalments will be required as follows:

- Deposit on booking
- 50% to be received 1 year prior to departure date
- 100% to be received 6 months prior to departure date

Some installment dates may differ depending on the retreat. In the case that your booking has been made after the scheduled installment date, you will be automatically prompted to pay it during the booking process. Please contact us if you would like to discuss this.

Payment Methods

Deposits may be paid via our website, which accepts credit/debit card or Paypal. We do not accept Paypal for payments other than the deposit. Instalment payments from the UK may be made by UK cheque or bank transfer. Payments from a foreign currency may be paid by debit or credit card or by bank transfer (in our experience the best transfer service to use for foreign currency transfers is wise.com). Please opt to pay all sending and receiving fees.

Cancellations

You may cancel your travel arrangements at any time. Written notification from the person who made the booking or your travel agent must be received at our office by email. Since we incur costs in cancelling your retreat arrangements, refunds are applied as follows:

- Less than 6 months before departure date - no refund
- 6 months to 1 year prior to departure date - 50% of price of holiday
- More than 1 year prior to holiday - 100% refund (minus deposit)

Note: If the reason for your cancellation is covered under the terms of your insurance policy, you may be able to reclaim these charges. If, at any point, we are able to fill your place with someone from our waiting list, we will notify you of any refund that can be made. All refunds in this case are at the Organiser’s discretion.

We are a member of ABTA with membership number Y6352. We follow ABTA’s Code of Conduct to provide a high standard of service. For more information, visit www.abta.com.

Our retreat begins at 11am, the exclusive Mercer Hotel in the heart of Barcelona which will be our home for the first part of this retreat. We will have a chance to meet and enjoy our first meal together as a group.

We will enjoy a bonus workshop and excursion, before travelling up to Cerdanya to our second hotel, Torre del Remi

On our first day of classes, you will have a chance to spend the day working on a design offered by Natalie Dupuis, Zina Kazban or Phillipa Turnbull. In the evening we will enjoy a lecture and dine together once again.

On our second day of classes, you will continue working of your choosen design with either Natalie Dupuis, Zina Kazban or Phillipa Turnbull. In the evening we will enjoy a lecture and dine together once again.

Today students will join complete the workshops started, before our evening lecture and meal.

Taking a break from the intensity of classes, students will have the option to relax in the stunning hotel grounds or spend the day exploring a regional textile museum with a specially organised tour.

Join Zina Kazban, Phillipa Turnbull or Natalie Dupuis on this final set of workshops for the retreat. Dive into a second fabulous design and immerse yourself completely!

Continue working on your second chosen design

On our final day of workshops, you will work through the skills needed to take your design to completion. On this final day, we will share a special farewell dinner and a chance to reflect on all the weeks adventures.

We make our way back to Barcelona and say our final farewells, with drop offs available Barcelona Airport and city centre hotel.