The Coffeehouse Writing

One Day Retreats

Next Date: 12th and 13th March 2022- Spaces are limited

Where are the retreats held?

Mercure Hotel Hull.Grange Park Lane
Willerby
Hull
HU10 6EB

The Mercure Hotel Hull is fully wheelchair friendly and there is plenty of parking for everyone!

What do we do?

Once you have booked your place, you will be sent a workbook asking about your intentions. This is for your use, for you think about what you could achieve in a full day writing retreat without distractions.

On the day you will arrive just before 9am and be greeted with a tea, coffee and juice, along with a selection of fresh warm Danish pastries. Yum! What better way to start your morning.

Once you take your chair, we put a list of your intentions up for you to see (if you want to share). These might be word count, page count etc.

Then you sit down and write. There will be refreshments available throughout the day for you to help yourself to.

We will have a break for a welcome hot lunch (please advise of any food allergies, intolerances or preferences on booking), a quick stretch outside if you want, then back to the desk for more writing.

Another break mid-afternoon, then writing until we finish at 5pm.

There will be plenty of paper and spare pens/ pencils for those who prefer free hand, and lots of places to charge your laptops too!

I’m not sure it’s for me.

That’s absolutely fine too! If you are interested but unsure, then email me at feedback@thecoffeehousewriter.com and we’ll talk through what is best for you. Common concerns include:

Not having enough to write about.

As a writer I can say this with confidence, once you start you will be struggling to stop! But don’t worry. As a writing coach, I will make sure there is a selection of writing prompts ready for you, covering different elements and genres of writing, as well as being happy to have a chat with you over anything you are stuck on.

Writing with a group of strangers.

Again, you are not alone, everyone here is a writer just like you and will be feeling the same. You are amongst new friends. The retreats are small, and there is no push to socialise during the breaks. The Mercure Hotel Hull, has some lovely grounds for you to have a wander round and plenty of corners to grab a quiet coffee in solitude.

What if I can’t make it?

In all instances please let me know as soon as possible. If more than two weeks in advance then I can offer a full refund or a booking on the next event. After that date them I’m really sorry, how about you gift your place to a friend or family member who also writes or if there is a waiting list can we resell it.

How much does it cost?

For some, a day to write all for themselves is priceless. At our One Day Writing Retreat you will have :

Fresh warm Danish pastries on arrival

Unlimited tea and coffee throughout the day

Mid morning fresh-out-the-oven cookies

A delicious hot buffet for lunch

Afternoon tea/coffee and cake

In the writing room you will unlimited snacks and also notepaper, pens and pencils.

A professional writing coach on hand for any queries. Please not this is not a workshop/ class.

Oodles of writing prompts just in case you get a bit stuck for words.

Eight, yes that’s right, eight hours of writing.

All for just £75!

Want more than a day?

Join our first Weekend Writing Retreat.

Join us on Friday in time for dinner, then a leisurely drink in the bar, but not too long as once you have had had breakfast, we meet in the City of Culture Suite for 9 am and your writing day begins.

As mentioned above, you will have a delicious lunch to keep you going, fulled by as much tea or coffee as you need, before finishing at 5 pm.

Before dinner, why not take in walk in the beautiful grounds,

Sunday is a repeat of Saturday, breakfast then writing.

Why not bring your partner, there is plenty of wonderful things to do in the local town of Beverley or in Hull. If you have not from the area, the historical city of York is just an hour away.

For full details on prices as a solo writer, couple or writing couple, please download the pdf or sign up below.

The next writing will be in June 2022, September 2022 and January 2023.