YURTWORKS AND CORNISH YURT HOLIDAYS

"When you enter the yurt, turn your back on the night outside and close the doors behind you, nature is not shut out but instead you become closer to it, sheltered in a felt cocoon. "

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Source

Yurts provide an ideal starting point for going forwards into Nature . All our work at Yurtworks and Cornish Yurt Holidays looks at different ways of exploring and making that relationship with the earth real again.

 

 

 

 

 

Cornish Yurt Holidays

Yurtworks was one of the first companies to pioneer yurt camping in the UK, setting up the first yurt in 2001. Since then we have expanded in a small way to three yurts and two bathroom yurts on our 40 acre smallholding. The aim is still to offer people maximum comfort, seclusion and peace in close touch with the natural surroundings.

 

 

 

 

Yurt Hire

Yurts have been popular for many years for special events and whether its festival camping, story telling, weddings, honeymoons, family gatherings, retreats music and dance, yoga, or just plain getting away from it all, these versatile spaces create an atmosphere that intensifies the experience of whatever is going on inside them. We have a number of sizes to suit a wide range of events.

 

 

 

 

Courses

In 2009 our courses will include yurt making, long bow making, traditional knife making, bushcraft skills and wild food cooking. (Details and dates to follow on the Courses page).

With Bushcraft Leadership and Forest School qualifications we are developing our Bushcraft and Nature Awareness programme so that we can start to provide a fully integrated range of courses for adults, children and schools.

 

 

 

 

Gallery

After two visits to Mongolia and a visit to Kyrgyzstan we have assembled a comprehensive range of photographs and other teaching material. Whether its a slide presentation and discussion for adults or a more hands on session for schools we can adapt the content according to customer or curriculum.

 

 

 

 

 

Yurts for Sale

We have been making yurts for over 10 years. Visits to the Kyrgyz Republic and Mongolia to meet yurt and ger makers has helped us explore in more depth,what it is that makes these tents so unique. We specialise in the Kyrgyz style yurt and while some changes have been made to suit our climate the aim has been to build yurts to a very high standard that still retain the beauty and strength of the originals. This year we also have some second hand yurts for sale.

 

 

 

 

Camera Obscura

In addition to our normal range of yurts to hire, our camera obscura yurt is available for photography workshops or to hire as an attraction on its own at festivals and other events.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Website last updated September 2008