Charlotte Church has closed her Welsh wellness retreat, which she set up so to have a revenue stream outside music.
Charlotte Church has closed her Welsh wellness retreat.
The former child star, 40, had taken a step back from the spotlight in recent years to focus on running The Dreaming – a mansion in the Elan Valley where she ran wellness classes – but she has now shuttered the business.
A statement on The Dreaming’s Instagram page read: “After five beautiful years, it is time to say goodbye to The Dreaming.
“When we last wrote to you, we shared our plans for The Dreaming to pause, to go fallow, to rest and make space for whatever might come next. At that time, we had hoped this would be a period of hibernation, rather than an ending.
“Sadly, we’ve come to see that this is not simply a time of hibernation, but the end of our journey with The Dreaming. What a beautiful, wild and wonderful few years it has been.
“Together, we’ve sung, danced, laughed, cried, rested, feasted, wandered through the woods, plunged into cold water, sat around fires and gazed up at the stars.
“We’ve shared stories, made friendships, held space for one another and found moments of stillness in a world that so rarely allows us to slow down.
“Thousands of you have found your way to this little corner of the Welsh hills, each bringing something of yourselves, and each leaving a little something behind. You have made The Dreaming what it is.
“Thank you for being part of this extraordinary adventure. We couldn’t have dreamed it without you.
“Until we dance again, wherever that may be. With all our love, The Dreaming x.”
This comes just weeks after Charlotte put the retreat – which opened in 2023 and was based at Rhydoldog House – “into hibernation”.
A spokesperson said at the time that the retreat was closing because it is “a different world today than the one we started off in” and it needed to “reassess what it is we should be offering”.
Charlotte previously revealed she set up the wellness retreat because she did not want to be reliant on making a living from her music anymore.
She told The Guardian last year: “On a personal level, I also didn’t want to have to make a living from showbusiness any longer.
“I wanted to make art and music, but not be reliant on celebrity; to live more in line with my values. With the money I had left, I wanted to invest in the land.
“I’ve taken a lot of financial risk. But I fell in love, and that was it.”
Charlotte Church closes Welsh wellness retreat
