The Cake Business Club Retreat 2026
17th - 20th November

NOW SOLD OUT

The Cake Business Club Retreat will take place on 17th - 20th of November 2026 in Wildboarclough
in the beautiful Peak District at the stunning Arc Peaks.

The retreat is only for members of The Cake Business Club. So to attend this or any future retreat, you need to join The Cake Business Club - just another great reason to be a member!

“I had the most incredible experience at the retreat. You could feel how thoughtfully and meticulously Kate prepared every detail - everything was truly taken care of.

The location was a dream, set in the most beautiful surroundings.
The food was amazing: delicious, varied, and full of surprises.

Honestly, I could list every single thing I experienced, because everything made an impact. It was a relaxing, eye-opening, flavourful, loving, and truly wonderful retreat”.

Inès - Cheffis Pastries

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“An unforgettable experience - inspiring, restorative and filled with thoughtful touches that made every moment feel special.

This retreat was exactly what I needed - from the beautiful surroundings in the Peak District, incredible food, meaningful activities, the warm, supportive group, every detail thoroughly considered made this retreat outstanding. I left feeling refreshed, inspired and more connected to myself and my business.”

Sheryl - Skye High Cake Design

The Retreat Venue & What’s Included

The venue has 10 en suite bedrooms which can be sole use (king size) or shared (twin) and a cosy 10 bed dormitory room with private curtained bedroom alcoves in the eaves and two shared bathrooms. The venue is approximately 45 minutes from Manchester Airport. The nearest train station is Macclesfield (around 20 minutes away). There is free car parking on site. You can see lots of images of the venue here.

The bedrooms all have lovely comfy pillows, duvets and linen. Each bedroom has its own private bathroom and the dorm room has two bathrooms to share, one with a bath and shower over and one just with a shower.
Both shared bathrooms have toilets.

The gorgeously stylish venue - a 200 year old post office building and former printworks - has plenty of space to relax and unwind and includes a large indoor heated pool, an outdoor log fired hot tub, an outdoor fire pit and a cosy cinema room with huge projector screen. There are lovely walks nearby too if you want to get out and explore the Peak District.

The retreat cost includes everything: 3 nights accommodation, all meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) prepared by our own private chef, drinks (a welcome drink, a pre dinner cocktail, half a bottle of wine with dinner - but you can also bring your own) and all activities - a range of business, wellness, relaxation and fun!

The exact activities will be confirmed nearer the time but I promise you’ll have the best time!

However, I can confirm, that one of the activities will be a mini photo shoot with Karen of With Passion & Purpose so you’ll get a handful of professional images to use in your marketing, website, social media etc after the event. Just like these:

The retreat is only available to members of The Cake Business Club.
Please note, that is an additional cost to the membership.

There will be a maximum of 21 places available on the 2026 retreat.

The cost per person on the 2026 retreat will be:

Shared ensuite twin room: Sold Out
Solo ensuite kingsize room: Sold Out
Dorm rooms: Sold Out

All prices include VAT at 20%.

And let’s not forget that the retreat is a totally tax deductible business expense!

Once the deposit has been paid, you can pay the remainder of the balance in full next October or
split the remaining balance across interest free monthly instalments.

I am so excited to make the Retreat happen again next November!

“The 2025 cake business club retreat was AMAZING!!!!

The venue was perfect, the attention to detail that Kate supplied for this event was just phenominal!

The mix of activities and sessions were fantastic.

In short, I can't think of any negatives, I definitely want to go next year!”

Niki - Niki Lowe Cake Design

“Kate literally thought of everything and more… I cannot recommend it highly enough.”

Vicky - The Baking Butterfly

“It was the most peaceful three days spent with like-minded cake professionals - a beautiful atmosphere, a refreshing adventure, and a much-needed chance to step back, relax, and reflect.

Just perfect.”

Alison - The Kilted Cake Company

“This retreat is the perfect antidote to the stress and pressures of running a cake business. Being able to get together with likeminded people in a beautiful venue to chat all things cake and make lasting friendships was amazing.

Kate made all this possible and more. Her attention to detail was superb, with sessions designed to make you think about your business future with awareness, and sessions on self care including yoga and a sound bath, the relaxation was also helped enormously with visits to the venues pool and hot tub, plus the delicious food.

Kate looked after us all superbly, always being there, encouraging, chatting and joining in with the yoga as well as pouring the cocktails! We arrived not knowing each other and perhaps a little nervous, and left having laughed all week, having formed new friendships and eager to get back to our businesses recharged for the year ahead - all thanks to Kate!

If you’re reading this and considering signing up for next years retreat, I would highly recommend it, you will not regret it.”

Carol - Carol James Cake Design