18–20 September 2026 · Bruton
Big Brue x Ancient + Brave
Movement, restoration and ritual, curated by local yoga and massage practitioner Lisa Butler.
See sessions & booking linksSauna rituals, movement, yoga and a guided walk. Choose a session below to find booking details.
See all Happenings, workshops & foodAmong its rolling green hills, ancient woodland, open skies and winding lanes, life seems to move to a gentler rhythm. Bruton has long drawn people seeking a closer connection to nature, creativity and community. It is a place where walking, swimming, movement, good food and time outdoors become part of the everyday, offering space to breathe, reset and find a little equilibrium.
For our Big Brue guests, we wanted wellness to feel like a natural extension of that landscape: not an escape from the festival, but part of its rhythm.
Together with our sponsor, Ancient + Brave, we have created a very special programme of movement, restoration and ritual, curated by local yoga and massage practitioner Lisa Butler.
Ancient + Brave’s philosophy centres on simple daily rituals, nature, nourishment, movement, rest and community, making this a particularly natural collaboration for Big Brue. Their own approach considers wellness across the course of the day, from morning rituals that create a moment of calm and renewal to evening rituals that encourage us to slow down and rest.
Together, we have brought together this thoughtful collection of teachers, practitioners and experiences especially for Big Brue guests. Lisa’s curation reflects the character of Somerset itself: grounded rather than glossy; restorative without being earnest; active, social and open to everyone.
Move. Breathe. Stretch. Sweat. Plunge. Walk the Big Brue way.
The Big Brue festival is about ideas, debate, culture, food, music, nature and community sharing the same space. So, across the weekend, find your own ritual and you won’t want to leave Bruton by the end of it.
Location: ///sideburns.spooked.ladder
Sacred Steam Ritual with Sian Hurrell. Aromatherapy ice balls, mineral-rich face clay, foraged scrubs and sauna and cold immersion with a sauna master.
25% off for Big Brue ticket holders with code BIGBRUE.
Book nowMax Fraser · Real Movement Club
Location: ///sideburns.spooked.ladder
Wake up outdoors with movement specialist and BBBoC-qualified coach Max Fraser, founder of the Real Movement Club, who hosts regular exercise workout classes in Bruton. Expect mobility, strength, cardio, coordination and a little playful competition.
Booking details coming soon.
Location: ///sideburns.spooked.ladder
Tim’s thirty years of experience as a yoga and movement specialist have developed a gentle, flowing combination of Qigong and yoga designed to get the body moving, open up stiff muscles and leave you feeling calm, stretched and energised.
Book Qigong + YogaGuy Hayward · British Pilgrimage Trust
Starts at Hotel No. 1 Bruton
Start the second day at Hotel No. 1 Bruton with croissants and coffee, then walk out into the town at a slow pilgrim pace. Local historian Andy Pickering and Guy Hayward of the British Pilgrimage Trust lead a two-hour circuit through Bruton’s layers: the medieval centre, the Lower Backway where the river Brue once drove the town’s industry, the Anglo-Saxon church, and the Dovecote on the hill, looking down on the ground where an abbey became a mansion then a park. Traditional folk songs along the way are sung by Guy, and the reasons why the author Steinbeck was happiest here are elucidated by Andy.
Ends at Hauser & Wirth in time for the day’s programme.
Book the pilgrimageMove. Breathe. Stretch.
Walk. Sweat. Rest.
