Bancroft, ON
A plant-based retreat on spring-fed Chalice Lake outside Bancroft, with saunas, thermal tubs and a cold plunge.
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A retreat on spring-fed Chalice Lake outside Bancroft, running since 1993. The lake water goes into the baths, the steam and the kitchen, and the day is built around saunas, thermal tubs, plant-based food and evening meditation.
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01 - Arrive
02 - Feel
Chalice Lake
A spring-fed, alkaline lake. Its water is used in the baths, steams, therapies and cooking, and there are canoes and paddle boards to take out on it.
The hot and cold circuit
A dry and wet sauna, thermal tubs at 98 and 104 degrees, a cold plunge and a lounge deck outside, and an infrared sauna indoors.
The day
Morning movement, plant-based meals and snacks, a guided nature walk, and meditation in the evening. Take as much or as little as you want.
The grounds
A labyrinth, a prayer grotto, peace cairns and a crystal mound, with a forest walk to a crystal outcrop on Mondays and Saturdays.
Treatments
Massage, craniosacral work, sound healing, red light therapy and a steam tent, booked before you arrive.
One guest at a time
No group bookings, at most two people to a room, and guests are 16 or older.
03 · Live here
Arrive and settle
Check in, tour the grounds, and set your intention for the stay.
Restore daily
Yoga, meditation, spa time, and time on the lake at your pace.
Deepen (optional)
Workshops, coaching, silent retreat time, or guided hikes.
Return renewed
Leave with practical tools and a clearer mind to carry home.
04 - Stay
The Grail Foundation Retreat
From $360 a night per person sharing, $545 alone
Two to seven nights, all-inclusive: a wellness suite, plant-based meals, morning movement, evening meditation, the forest walk, saunas and plunges.
Book this packageCleanse & Renew
From $510 a night per person sharing, $670 alone
The Foundation Retreat with daily cleanse treatments. Four or five nights.
Book this packageInner Healing
From $510 a night per person sharing, $670 alone
The Foundation Retreat with daily inner healing treatments and welcome and closing sessions. Four or five nights.
Book this packageNourish My Soul
From $510 a night per person sharing, $670 alone
The Foundation Retreat with spa treatments and workshops, and welcome and closing sessions. Five nights.
Book this packageDay Retreat
$249 plus tax
Morning movement, lunch, the tea bar, the saunas and water circuit, and a $100 spa credit. Book by phone on 1-613-332-0154.
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Morning Yoga
All-levels flow on the lake deck or indoor studio.
Evening Meditation
Guided meditation to close the day in stillness.
Forest Mindfulness Walk
Guided hike on property trails with mindfulness prompts.
More of the place
05 - Know
2004 Bay Lake Road, Bancroft, Ontario. About two and a half hours by car from Toronto, by Highways 115 and 28 rather than the slower Highway 62 from Belleville, and about two and a half hours from Ottawa by the scenic Highway 41 route, which they do not recommend in winter. By train, VIA Rail to Belleville, then about an hour by taxi. Check-in is 4 to 8pm.
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2 nights minimum for most packages
Taxes
13% HST applies to published rates
If plans change
See grailsprings.com reservation policy at time of booking
Pets
Contact the retreat for pet policy
Children
Family-friendly options vary by program. Inquire when booking
The Foundation Retreat includes your suite, plant-based meals and snacks, morning movement, evening meditation, the forest walk on Mondays and Saturdays, and the saunas, thermal tubs and cold plunge. Treatments are extra and booked ahead.
Their packages page lists the Foundation Retreat from $360 a night per person sharing or $545 alone, and the four or five-night wellness journeys from $510 sharing or $670 alone. A day retreat is $249 plus tax. Confirm the rate for your dates when you book.
Not all of them. The kitchen is plant-based and works with peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, soy, wheat, corn and nightshades, and says it cannot prepare meals free of cross-contamination. Call them before you book if you have an allergy.
They do not take group bookings, a room holds two people at most, and guests must be 16 or older.
About two and a half hours from either by car. From Toronto they recommend Highways 115 and 28 through Bancroft, not Highway 62 from Belleville, which takes an hour longer.
Check-in is 4 to 8pm, and the front desk closes at 8:30pm. Check-out is 12pm.
Their policy allows cancellation without penalty within 24 hours of making the reservation. They do not provide cancellation insurance.
Book online at grailsprings.com, call 1-613-332-0154 or 1-877-553-5772, or email reservations@grailsprings.com.
06 · Go
Grail Springs Wellness Retreat
A retreat on spring-fed Chalice Lake outside Bancroft. The water runs through the baths, the steam and the kitchen.
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