What services do you offer?

We offer infra-red sauna, cold water therapy, brunch, lunch and dinner dining experiences, unique creative and holistic events in our Hygge Hut or Studio, meditation and qigong classes, venue hire and corporate retreats.

What is the cost of your services?

Cold pod only sessions start at just £5, and infra red + cold =contrast therapy starts at £25 for one person, reducing to £20 pp for groups. Our events start at £25 pp and classes vary. You can hire our Studio or Hygge Hut for your own meeting, class or event for just £15 an hour. Half day corporate hire starts at £350 for full use of all of our facilities and a range of add on’s.

I am planning my own event or retreat – do you do venue hire?

Yes, we do! Contact Lucy to come and enjoy a tour of our facilities and see what we have to offer. With multiple bespoke and unique areas, value for money hire, you can create your very own half or full day retreat.

I have a chronic health condition – how do I find out more about funded places?

We offer a small number of free or pay what you can funded places for people with chronic health conditions. To apply or to find out more, contact Lucy.

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A riverside retreat where nature and wellbeing come together.

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Sauna and relaxation area

View of the river and the sauna area

Sauna area from the river

Infra red sauna by the river

The Nook - lunch

We offer brunch, lunch and dinner

Sauna and relaxation area

View of the river and the sauna area

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Step Away.
Settle In. Restore.

A peaceful riverside retreat near Strathaven for individuals, couples, and small groups seeking rest, warmth, and reconnection with nature.

Infrared Sauna

Think deep warmth, glowing skin, and a serious chill-out moment. Cold Water Immersion — A dip that wakes you up, clears your head, and makes you feel incredible.

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Corporate Hire

Team day or friends’ day — less talk, more connection (and maybe a few laughs).

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Experiences

Brunch, lunch or dinner dining experiences for date nights, an alternative night out or the ultimate wellness experience, a gals get together or an alternative hen or stag.

Retreat Days

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What's On

Events, workshops and classes & Workshops — from our Sunday Series events featuring craft nights, wellness workshops, Sip N Paint and Wicca to Qigong and Meditation.

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Gift Vouchers

Our wellness gift vouchers offer a thoughtful way to share the Lochar Mill experience with someone.

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Meet The Team

Alan

Founders of Lochar Mill Riverside Retreat & Lochar Mill Wellness C.I.C — "we created this space to help people slow down, reconnect, and feel better through simple, powerful wellness experiences in nature".

Meet The Team

Lucy

Founders of Lochar Mill Riverside Retreat & Lochar Mill Wellness C.I.C — "we created this space to help people slow down, reconnect, and feel better through simple, powerful wellness experiences in nature".

Frequently asked questions

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Our Blog

Autumn Wellbeing Reset: Slow Down, Reconnect and Prepare for Winter

Autumn colours at Lochar Mill There’s something about autumn that makes me want to put a pot of soup on, reach for a cosy jumper and spend a little longer watching the river. Here at Lochar Mill Riverside Retreat, our wellbeing retreat near Strathaven in South Lanarkshire, the changing season is a lovely reminder to pause. For me, an autumn wellbeing reset starts with a few small changes: nourishing ourselves for the colder months, making the most of daylight, spending time w

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Why Nature Is One of the Most Powerful Wellness Tools We Have

Lochar Mill in Autumn We spend an enormous amount of time searching for things that will make us feel better. Supplements, exercise programmes, apps, treatments, wellness routines – there is always something else we're being told we should add to our lives. And yet one of the simplest and most powerful wellness tools we have is completely free. Nature. Most of us instinctively know that being outside makes us feel better. A walk when our head feels too full. Sitting beside wa

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I Hear the Same Sentence Almost Every Week...

"I just don't feel like myself anymore." As a Registered Nutritional Therapist, I spend my days listening to people's stories. Although every person who walks through my clinic door is different, I hear the same sentence almost every week. "I'm exhausted." "I don't know what's wrong with me." "I'm overwhelmed all the time." "I know I should be looking after myself, but everyone else comes first." "I just don't feel like me anymore." Sometimes they're in their late thirties, j

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Step into Lochar Mill

Step Away. Settle In. Restore.

Infrared Sauna

Corporate Hire

Experiences

Retreat Days

What's On

Gift Vouchers

Meet The Team

Alan

Meet The Team

Lucy

Frequently asked questions

What services do you offer?

What is the cost of your services?

I am planning my own event or retreat – do you do venue hire?

I have a chronic health condition – how do I find out more about funded places?

Curious about venue hire? Download here.

Looking for our Corporate Hire Brochure? Click here.

Our Blog

Autumn Wellbeing Reset: Slow Down, Reconnect and Prepare for Winter

Why Nature Is One of the Most Powerful Wellness Tools We Have

I Hear the Same Sentence Almost Every Week...

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Step Away.
Settle In. Restore.