Pale Hall

Spend the day fly fishing on the River Dee, one of Wales’ most celebrated salmon and trout rivers. With clear water running through wooded banks and open meadows, you’ll learn to read the current, cast precisely and handle each catch with care. Expert guides provide all the gear and know the best pools where fish rise.

Whether it’s your first cast or your fiftieth, you’ll find the process grounding and quietly rewarding. Between casts, take in the Welsh countryside and the sound of water moving past your waders – it’s time well spent and beautifully simple.

Take a short walk down to the cellar and spend an evening tasting wines chosen for their character and story. You’ll be guided through a selection that balances Old World tradition with New World creativity, each bottle introduced with insight and ease. Learn how soil, weather and patience shape every pour.

The setting is relaxed, the lighting soft and the experience as much about conversation as it is about the wine itself. Whether you’re deepening your knowledge or simply enjoying a good glass, it’s an evening that invites you to slow down and savour what’s in front of you.

Join the pottery classes at Palé Hall, held in the restored Fine Art & Antiques Studio with North Wales ceramicist Jo-anna Duncalf. You’ll learn how to shape, carve and glaze clay using traditional hand-building techniques, guided step-by-step by an expert who brings both skill and warmth to the process.

Each session gives you the space to slow down, focus and make something personal – whether it’s your first time at the wheel or you’re returning to a familiar craft. Surrounded by natural light and the calm of the Welsh countryside, it’s a creative break that leaves you with more than just clay under your nails.