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Fitness, Massage, Wellness nights, retreats & a touch of Spirituality in tranquil, private woodland on the outskirts of Durham City, Hamsterley Forest & South Shields beach ✨ Established 2018-With over ️15 years experience in events & therapies ✨️

06/03/2026

🌲✨ Friday Woodland Wellness Evenings ✨🌲
Back by popular demand, join us for a magical evening in Congburn Woods, Durham — within the prestigious grounds of The Woodlands Venue & Herbert Arboretum.

This private woodland space has been the home of Starboy since 2018 ❤️✨️

Slow down, breathe deeply, and unwind in nature. Surrounded by trees, birdsong, and the gentle sound of the stream, this is a Friday night designed for your wellbeing.

📅 Dates

• Friday 10th April
• Friday 1st May

⏰ 6:00pm – 10:00pm
Guests will return to the main car park around 10:30pm…
Just like an old-school Friday night out — but no taxi home needed! 😂

🌿 What’s included

• Two relaxing treatments (not one but two!)
– Indian Head Massage with Lisa
– Swedish Body Massage with Starboy
• Meditation fire gathering
• Freshly prepared served in handcrafted pottery
• Time to relax with birdsong, woodland stillness and nature
• Enjoy the sunset and stars above the trees

This is a small, closely connected gathering, limited to just 10 guests, creating a warm and personal experience where everyone is thoroughly pampered with stillness, massage and friendship.

💫 £49 per person

A perfect opportunity to invest in yourself, your health and your overall wellbeing.

📍 Congburn Woods, DH7 6DY

📩 Booking via Messenger
No booking or admin fees — and it’s me (Starboy) you’ll be messaging, ensuring everything runs with exceptional care and service.

⚠️ Only 10 spaces available per evening

🌿 A healthy Friday night, held by the trees.

05/03/2026

🌿 Did you know? Since I started hosting events in nature in 2018, every single gathering has included a short massage around the fire. It’s become a beautiful part of the experience – a moment to fully relax, connect, and ground yourself in nature. 🔥

This Sunday 8th March (5–9pm) we’ll be gathering again in the woods for a peaceful evening of:

✨ Sound Bath
✨ Guided Meditation
✨ Fire Circle Connection
✨ Short Relaxation Massage around the fire
If you prefer a non-contact approach, Reiki with Atusa will also be available as a gentle alternative.
Your team for the evening:

🌿 Myself – massage therapist with 15+ years experience in beauty & massage✨️

🌿 Fellow massage therapist Lisa✨️

🌿 Atusa offering Reiki after a magical woodland ✨️

📍 Location: Congburn Woods, Durham
📍 Postcode: DH7 6DY
🕔 Time: 5–9pm

🌟£29PP🌟 4 SPACES OF 25 LEFT 🌟

What a night! ❤️🌳✨️

🔥 Can’t make this one?

We’ll be back in this magical spot on Sunday 26th April.
There’s something happening most weekends until October, so if you’d like to see everything coming up, check the link in the comments for full details.

✨ NEW – FRIDAY EVENINGS RETURNING! ✨
I’m currently working on two different Friday evening retreat-style gatherings and would love your input.

These will focus on:
🌿 Massage
🌿 Meditation
🔥 Marshmallows around the fire
🌊 In the woods or at the beach

Simple, relaxing evenings with good connection around the fire, hosted by fully insured, qualified professional massage therapists.

With 15 years of experience in beauty and massage, creating safe, nurturing spaces like this is something I’m truly passionate about.

💬 Would Friday evening retreats work for you?
Let me know in the comments if this is something you’d love to see return!

05/03/2026

🌿 1-to-1 Personal Training in Nature - Train your body. Reset your mind. Feel stronger than ever.
If you’re looking for focused, 1-to-1 personal training in the outdoors, Starboy Fitness & Massage offers powerful sessions designed to help you lose fat, build muscle, improve performance and create healthy habits that last.

🌱 Why train outdoors?
Training in nature boosts mental health, focus and energy, helping you feel more motivated while reducing stress. Every session is personalised to your goals so you can progress safely and effectively.

🔥 Benefits of 1-to-1 Coaching • Burn fat & improve fitness

• Build lean muscle & strength
• Improve sports performance
• Develop long-term healthy habits
• Boost confidence & mental wellbeing
• Feel stronger, fitter and more energised

📍 Training Locations

🌳 Congburn Woods
DH7 6DY

🌲 Hamsterley Forest
Thursday & Friday - im back!

🌊 South Shields
Most days available !

Whether your goal is fat loss, strength, fitness, or simply feeling better mentally and physically, these sessions are built around you.

📩 Message to book your 1-to-1 session and start your journey.

04/03/2026

HALF PRICE £29 – CONTINUES ✨
New client Kirsty Clark made the most of being local to Starboy HQ this evening — and what a lush night it was!

Her first Swedish Body Massage ✔
Relaxed body ✔
Uplifted energy ✔
Positive chat & beautiful vibes ✔

There’s something special about the energy in this space… and tonight was no exception.
Kirsty, it was lovely to connect — see you again soon ✨

📍 DURHAM DH7
💆‍♀️ Swedish Body Massage
🕙 Available most days until 10PM

Ready to book your slot at HALF PRICE £29? Message now - pre booked and pre paid ✨️

03/03/2026

2026 Beach dates ! Feel the waves. Breathe with the sea. Reset your soul. 🌊✨

Join us on the shores of South Shields Beach for an unforgettable Beach Soundbath & Wellness Evening — where the sound of the ocean becomes part of your healing.

£29 – Soundbath & Beach Wellness Evening
Sharing circle • Meditation • Massage or Reiki • Around the fire 🔥

🗓 Sunday 15th March | 5–9pm
🗓 Sunday 12th April | 5–9pm
🗓 Sunday 3rd May | 5–9pm
🗓 Sunday 7th June | 6–10pm
🗓 Sunday 21st June | 6–10pm

Only 25 spaces per evening for an intimate, powerful experience.

✨ Just 4 spaces left for our first 2026 gathering – Sunday 15th March. It’ll be here before you know it.

Let the waves wash away what you’re ready to release. 🌊🔥

02/03/2026

It doesn’t get more relaxing than this… ✨
Indulge in a full-body Swedish massage combined with a Kaeso natural facial — the perfect blend of relaxation and rejuvenation.

Every treatment is carried out with care, positive energy, and thoughtful attention to your individual needs. It’s more than just pampering — it’s a truly uplifting, spiritual✨️ experience designed to leave you completely unwound, refreshed, and glowing.
I love seeing new clients leave feeling satisfied, relaxed, rejuvenated, and replenished — and even better when they message to book again!

Diane has already rebooked for her own repeat therapy and is planning to return with her partner for a duo massage session 💆‍♀️💆‍♂️

With 16 years of experience, you’re guaranteed 5-star treatment — without the silly price tag.

🌿 Massage & Facial Combination – Just £49
🌿 Available late most days at
🌿 DH7

Inbox now to book your appointment and experience the calm for yourself.
Your relaxation journey starts here. 🌸

02/03/2026

🌿 From Woodland Wellness to Rebuilding Lives — A New Chapter Begins 🌿

Wow !

Sunday was filled with everything I love — kids’ woodland groups, forest soundbath & gathering, and some powerful 1-to-1 wellbeing sessions. Days like that remind me why I do this work✨️

Today I’m heading into discussions to shape something even bigger… a project close to my heart. One that will support people experiencing homelessness to rebuild their lives and some recover from addiction.

Helping people find their way.
Helping them rebuild.

Giving strength when they feel at their weakest.

This project will bring together activities, outdoor gyms, therapies, time in nature, real connection, shared laughter and purpose — all under the canopies of the trees.

If all goes well, this will stretch from Durham to Bishop Auckland, making full use of my forest sites in those areas to create safe, healing spaces where real change can happen.

Another epic chapter. Another mission rooted in nature.

Lots more to come with this latest project 🌲✨

Spring 2026 - lets go ! 🔥✨️

01/03/2026

NEW ! 🌿✨ ARTS, CRAFTS, YOGA & MASSAGE OVERNIGHT RETREAT £99 🌿✨️
📍 TCR The Hub – Barnard Castle
🗓 Sat 8th & Sun 9th August

💷 ONLY £99 – Including Accommodation! & talented Durham-based Artist Chrissy Morgan 🎨

✨ Spotlight on Chrissy coming tomorrow, along with further details of the arts & crafts…

I continue my pledge to make therapy, connection & community accessible and affordable ❤️

What an exciting retreat to host & facilitate!
Here’s what’s included:

🎨 Arts & Crafts Lakeside
• Saturday evening in the summer sunshine
• Part 2 after breakfast on Sunday
(Weather permitting – creating by the lake, surrounded by trees, birdsong & stillness)

🔥 Massages by the Fire – Saturday Evening
With Starboy (as featured on BBC TV – Robson Green’s Weekend Escapes) or Lisa
Relax, unwind and fully switch off

🌅 Sunset Meditation & Yoga – Saturday
Led by one of our fabulous yoga instructors
Align, breathe, reset

🍕 D.I.Y Stone-Fired Pizzas

🔥 Gathered around the fire pit under the stars

🛏 33 Bed Capacity

Shared room accommodation included
This retreat is all about:

✨ Comfort
✨ Stillness
✨ Alignment
✨ Creativity
✨ Mental wellbeing
✨ Being fully present and in the moment
All of this for just £99.

Spaces are limited (33 beds only).

Message to book your spot 🌿💛

Starboy as featured on Robson Green Weekend Escapes 📺

Can't make this date ? Check out Saturdays post
With all 2026 events & retreats listed ✨️

01/03/2026

Return to following death of my son Ben.

Today marked my return to hosting wellness events & retreats up at — my second home since 2020 🌲🤍

After the most difficult year and a half of my life, it felt deeply grounding to gather again in the forest. Thank you to everyone who came, connected, and simply were in the moment with us.

This gathering was a simple forest meet-up — with Starboy meditation followed by a beautiful Soundbath with Atusa AKA Just a Girl and her Gong 🌿✨️

There’s something powerful about this kind of therapy in nature. The forest regulates the nervous system naturally — lowering stress hormones, calming the mind, and creating space to breathe again. When you combine that with guided meditation and the deep vibrational frequencies of a gong soundbath, it becomes a full-body reset.

The sound waves travel through you, helping release stored tension and emotional heaviness, while the trees hold the space in quiet strength. It’s gentle, but transformative 🌿✨

Next Sunday – our 1st Woodland Wellness Night of 2026 ! ❤️✨️

📍 HQ: Congburn Woods, Edmondsley,
🗓 Sunday 8th March | 5–9pm
💫 Only 5 of 25 spaces left !!

This one is special…

• Fire by the stream, held under the trees
• or fireside
• full Private woodland space
• Close to our resident owls & deer

• ONLY £29 per person - NO BOOKING FEE !

An evening to reset, reconnect and recharge in nature’s therapy room 🔥🌲

Next date – 17th May 2026
I’m holding events pretty much every Sunday across...

— both before and after this date.

SEE LAST NIGHTS POST (SATURDAY) FOR FULL CALENDAR & LIST OF

Thank you so much for the continued support.
Losing Ben to ***de has changed me forever.

It’s been the hardest chapter of my life… but I’m still here. Still standing. Still creating beautiful spaces. Still doing it all in style ✨

If you’d like to join us, message for details.
Much love🤍

Ps 🔥FULL BODY SWEDISH MASSAGE 60 MINUTE! HALF PRICE ALL OF APRIL £29. DUOS AVAILABLE OR MASSAGE & FACIAL ONLY £49 🔥

01/03/2026

🌿✨ Today Marked the Start of 2026 Woodland Kids Club! ✨🌿

What a wonderful way to begin the year! Today we moved our bodies, had fun, and fully embraced the beauty of nature. The children connected with one another, stayed present, and truly enjoyed being in the moment.

After a light-hearted, light-to-moderate workout, we worked together to build a woodland den before gathering around the fire to enjoy marshmallows and reflect on our teamwork. Some chose to work independently, others in pairs or as a group — and every single child achieved something to feel proud of.

It really was a fantastic experience for everyone involved. 🌲🔥

These woodland sessions are open to all children, with a recommended age of 4–11 years.

💷 £13 per child

👨‍👩‍👧 Parents are welcome to stay on site and observe from a distance while their child enjoys the great outdoors.

There’s something incredibly therapeutic about time in nature — something we all need from time to time, both children and adults.

📍 Location: Congburn Woods, Durham, DH7 6DY
(On-site café, bar & restaurant at the Woodlands venue — perfect for a coffee or even a Sunday dinner while you wait ☕🍽️)

🌟 NEXT DATES 🌟

🗓 Sunday 29th March – 11:30am–1:00pm (Nearly fully booked – only 13 spaces available!)

🗓 Sunday 26th April – 11:30am–1:00pm
✨ NEW DATE ADDED!

If you’d like to attend the March session, please drop me a message today or tomorrow to secure your space.

Let’s get kids outdoors, moving, connecting, and making memories. 🌿💚

28/02/2026

🌿SEASON STARTS TOMORROW MARCH-OCT✨️2026 EVENT DATES 🌿

Reconnect. Reset. Rise.

£29 Evening Wellness Nights
£99 Overnight Retreats including accommodation
Unless otherwise stated.

Limited spaces — booking essential.

🌳STARBOY HQ Congburn Woods Durham DH7🌳

£29 – Soundbath & Woodland Wellness Evening
Sharing circle • Meditation • Massage or Reiki

🗓 Sunday 8th March | 5–9pm
🗓 Sunday 26th April | 5–9pm

£39 🔥Firewalking & Break the Arrow Experience

Firewalking • Break the arrow • Sharing circle • Woodland gathering

🗓 Sunday 5th April | 5–10pm

🌊 South Shields🌊🌊🌊🌊

£29 – Soundbath & Beach Wellness Evening
Sharing circle • Meditation • Massage or Reiki
🗓 Sunday 15th March | 5–9pm
🗓 Sunday 12th April | 5–9pm
🗓 Sunday 3rd May | 5–9pm
🗓 Sunday 21st June | 6–10pm

🌲 Hamsterley Forest🌲🌲🌲
£19 – Soundbath & Forest Gathering
🗓 Sunday 1st March | 3:30–6pm

£29 – Soundbath & Massage Evening
🗓 Sunday 17th May | 5–9pm

🌿 Brinkburn Day Retreat – Northumberland
£89 – Day Retreat

Soundbath • Massage • Meditation, buffet & more
🗓 Monday 25th May | 10am–5pm

🏰 Lumley Castle🏰
£49 – Nature & Castle Evening Retreat
Soundbath • Massage or Reiki • Sharing circle • Meditation

🗓 Sunday 29th March – SOLD OUT ⚠️
🗓 Sunday 31st May – NEW | 4–9pm

🌄 Barnard Castle – OVERNIGHT RETREATS
Capacity 33
Available spaces currently female-only rooms
🗓 21st–22nd March – SOLD OUT⚠️
🗓 18th–19th April – 3 spaces left £99 PP
🗓 13th–14th June – 1 space left £99 PP
🗓 25th–26th July – 5 spaces left £99 PP

👑 NEW – WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT & WELLBEING OVERNIGHT RETREATS
Capacity 33
Barnard Castle – £109pp
Keep fit • Yoga both days • Conflict management • Self defence
Evening massages around the 🔥 under the stars

🗓 Sat 29th – Sun 30th August
🗓 Sat 26th – Sun 27th September

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

🎨 NEW! Arts, Crafts, Yoga, Keepfit & Massage Retreat

🗓 Sat 8th – Sun 9th August

£99 PP !!! NOT TO BE MISSED ❤️
Full details posted Wednesday & Thursday gone.

🌟 SPECIAL OFFER🌟

👌HALF PRICE MASSAGE OFFER – £29 (60 MINUTES) DUO MASSAGES AVAILABLE

👌KAESO FACIAL & MASSAGE – £49
Offer ends 1st APRIL.

Book direct via Messenger with Starboy.
No booking fee.

🌿 Nature heals.
🔥 Courage transforms.
✨ Community empowers.

ALSO AVAILABLE-

🌟 Team-building days
🌟 Kids Woodland club
🌟 Weekly woodland group workouts £7pp
🌟 Private Retreats
🌟 Personal Training from £30 per hour
🌟 Woodland yoga
🌟 Corporate events

Established 2018 ,15 years experience in events.

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Congburn Garden Centre
Durham
DH76DY

Opening Hours

Monday	7am - 10pm
Tuesday	7am - 10pm
Wednesday	7am - 10pm
Thursday	7am - 10pm
Friday	7am - 10pm
Saturday	7am - 10pm
Sunday	10am - 11pm

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http://Www.starboyretreats.com/

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