Yeotown Madeira

About Us

Our award winning signature 5-day Health & Wellness programme is known as “The Yeotox”. We are not a juice fast, detox spa, bootcamp, weight loss holiday or fat farm but rather a healthy lifestyle retreat and way of approaching health with joy and inspiration. The programme is more focused on what you can gain rather than deprivation or restriction. That being said, instead of preaching about what we should give up for greater health, Yeotown merely encourages a break from certain things in order to gain perspective and clarity. Becoming aware of what ingredients are hurting more than helping, may lead you to let them go. While a new understanding may allow you to enjoy other things in a more mindful and balanced manner. Our food at Yeotown is colourful, creative, plentifully nutritious, and nutrient dense. Our dishes have been mindfully designed to cultivate optimum gut health. It is now widely known a healthy gut leads to a healthier mood and mind, and this is the aim of our Yeotox menu.

Our multi-award winning programme is a modern day take on an old school detox or weight-loss retreat in that we are more focused on what you can gain rather than what you will lose. We are more interested in how to detox the mind, and lighten the spirit, rather than solely focusing on the body. We believe the weight of the being often times far outweighs any extra weight our bodies may be carrying, and it is this heaviness of heart we are more focused on dropping.

Madeira has been dubbed by many travel lovers as the ‘Hawaii of Europe’. We have been successfully welcoming guests since November 2021 to the island to enjoy all it has to offer. Harmonising with our 13-year-old, steadfast programme in Devon, our 5-night island retreat blends with Madeira’s vibrant culture. The winters are famously mild here; the place rarely drops below 15C even at night, and many days are long and sunshine-filled even during Winter.

From the mountains to the sea, from the ancient forests to the enchanting collection of flora and fauna – a symphony of nature’s best is the backdrop to your stay with us. You will arrive at the smell of flowers, breathe in fresh ocean air, and the welcome song of a thousand fledglings. Colourful bird of paradise flowers native to the island are peppered throughout whilst our talented chefs mindfully prepare your meals alfresco. Retreats run from Monday to Saturday and include rejuvenating sessions such as daily yoga for all levels at sunrise, breath-taking coastal hikes, forest meditation, cold water immersion, breathing workshops at sunset, nutritional talks, bio-hacking discussions, healthy cooking classes, functional fitness sessions, wild swimming, natural pool dips, and a variety of signature massages. Oh and of course a few of our signature “surprise” sessions!