Our Manifesto

We’re building Well Met to give people the kind of weekend they keep meaning to organise but never quite get around to: trying something new, doing a few things together, eating well, and staying somewhere comfortable that doesn’t involve tent poles or trawling through endless booking tabs at midnight.

Plenty of people like the idea of a weekend with a bit more life in it — a change of pace, a sense of having done something real — but the practicalities get in the way. Where to go, who to go with, what to book, how to avoid anything too intense, too awkward or too “out there.” Worse: we live at full tilt. Work, screens, headlines, endless scroll. Days blur and weeks disappear. No wonder most of us default to the sofa. 

Yet what most of us crave isn’t faster, smarter, or newer — it’s simpler. 

So we make it simple. To step outside and breathe.
To move because it feels good, not because it counts. Small groups, well-chosen houses, good meals, and days with just enough shape to feel interesting without feeling scheduled. There might be a coastal dip, a stretching session, a game or something you’ve never tried before — all optional and easy to join. We include a few light, friendly challenges that get people talking without forcing anything. No Lycra, no gurus, no awkward circles.

We lean into the best parts of being away: early light in a quiet room, the right pub at the right moment, steam rising from a sauna, a fire you didn’t mean to sit beside for quite so long. Scenes that feel straightforward, a little nostalgic, and quietly restorative.

If you like the idea of weekends that are sociable but not awkward, grounding without being solemn, and simple to join — we’d love you to help us build Well Met.

Make sense?

How we shape a weekend

Ideas that make time outdoors feel natural, sociable and good.


Wide views, dark nights

Places that stretch your eyes and slow your pulse. We trade screens for skies and end the day feeling more human, not more wired.

Doing beats overthinking

Simple, satisfying movement: a walk, a dip, a paddle, a game. Not exercise culture — just the kind of doing that clears the head.

Unhurried food

Fresh, local and lingered over. Long tables, good timing, nothing rushed — meals that make the day feel complete.

Outdoors, by default

Paths, fields, coastlines, doorstep wanderings, breakfast — if it can happen outside, it usually does. Weather included.

Heat and Water

Cold wakes you up; warmth brings you back down. Rivers, seas, saunas — different temperatures, same effect: clarity.

People make the place

We take care of the planning so guests can settle in easily. No forced bonding — just a relaxed way to meet new people and let the group find its natural rhythm.

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Meet new people, naturally. Well Met is launching soon — a new kind of weekend away club: relaxed, sociable, grounding, and easy to join. Good houses, shared meals, simple activities, no awkward bits. We’re building the first weekends now. If you’d like to be a founding member, tap the link and tell us what you think :) #wellmet #meetnewpeople #newkindofweekend #simplewellbeing #escapeuk #ukweekend Image by Theo Laflamme
Meet new people, naturally. Well Met is launching soon — a new kind of weekend away club: relaxed, sociable, grounding, and easy to join. Good houses, shared meals, simple activities, no awkward bits. We’re building the first weekends now. If you’d like to be a founding member, tap the link and tell us what you think :) #wellmet #meetnewpeople #newkindofweekend #simplewellbeing #escapeuk #ukweekend Image by Theo Laflamme