The Good Life Society

Intimate events, experiences, workshops and holiday accommodation designed to bring you joy. And now we have our All Day Feasts, too.

We run intimate events focusing on the great outdoors, community, food, craft, culture and music in incredible locations on two of Britain’s most beautiful private estates. Each of our events aims to be the most friendly and inspiring anywhere. Currently we run Camp Good Life which is a small festival for under 1000 guests on the storied Hawarden Estate in North Wales. We also have Summer Camp, wh

ich is an annual event, running across four long weekends, for up to 100 guests on the Hawarden Estate. Our first ever one-day events, hosted within the storied Walled Garden of Hawarden Castle. We also run Camp Glen Dye, an occasional event for around 30 guests on the Glen Dye Estate in Kincardineshire, Scotland.

03/09/2026

The view from one Hawarden castle to another, as seen at Summer Camp by Kirsty McLachlan and Lewis Whyld 📸

28/08/2026

High summer on Hawarden Estate. Sun-drenched days made for celebrations, holidays, weddings, retreats, birthdays, gatherings and feasts.

A lake to swim in. Trees to climb. Axes to throw. Woodlands to forage. Flowers to arrange. And spectacular food, grown in our fields, hedgerows and orchards, served at our pub, farm shop and in beautiful corners of the estate.

Stay for a night or spend a long weekend in our castle, cottage or cabin. Drop in for lunch, make camp, sup on a pint, learn something new.

Bring your family. Bring your friends. Bring your team.

Bring the dog!

This is a living, working estate with centuries of history and new stories being written.

Come for the beauty. Stay for the food, the adventure, the people and the feeling that you’ve stumbled across somewhere special.

We’d love to see you soon.

🏰 Hawarden Estate
🍻 The Glynne Arms
🏡 Hawarden Estate Holidays
🎪 Summer Camp by The Good Life Society
🌱 The Walled Garden School in Hawarden

🎥 Lily Colfox • Wedding + event filmmaker

27/08/2026

The great Paul Ives doing what he does best at Summer Camp 2026 🧡

Thank you, Paul!

📸 Kirsty McLachlan

04/08/2026

Sunday Service at Summer Camp 2026 with the great Mark McCabe and friends 🔥

The Henrock by Simon Rogan Head Chef was joined at the pass, and at a number of craft workshops over the weekend, by his old pals Mr Matthew Pennington and Nicola Cradock (authors of the excellent The Do Book Company title Do Ferment).

Thank you, Mark.
You nailed it!

📸 Kirsty McLachlan

24/07/2026

Summer Camp will return in 2027! 🧡

Here’s a quick tour of 2026 as seen by Rhys Jones

A BIG thank you to all our guests, makers, musicians, chefs, speakers, instructors and to our Team. Including:
Mark McCabe Matthew Burgess Tom Hayes
NAUGHTY NONNAS Kathy Slack🥬Food Writer & Veg Grower Caroline Dowsett Cáit McEniff Matt Gregory Wines Sophie Cliff | The Joyful Coach ™️
Studio Zef | Interior Design MUDHAUS - NORTH WALES POTTERY STUDIO Emma Garland | Yoga Teacher & Coach
Discover The Wild Llio James Life Drawing with HOP 𝙹𝚎𝚖𝚖𝚊 𝙶𝚞𝚗𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚁𝙴, 𝚁𝚆𝙰 Paul Ives Ellen Scott Owen Davies Ffion - Forest School Leader ↟
the kilometre club | Chester 🏃🏼‍♂️ Adam Bowles Pocket Sun Disco Freaks
Welshhomestead Smokery The Forest Distillery and many more!

What a weekend!
See you next year x

📆 16-19 July 2027
📍 Hawarden Estate
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Hawarden Estate
Hawarden
CH53FB

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https://thegoodlifesociety.co.uk/

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