THE LONG FIRE
A seven-day gathering in the Scottish Highlands
The Long Fire is an invitation to step out of the rush of everyday life and into a slower, steadier rhythm.
For one week, we live close to the land in the Scottish Highlands — cooking over open fire, walking in wide landscapes, learning practical skills, and sharing the simple work of daily life. Days are shaped by light and weather rather than schedules, and evenings stretch long around the fire.
Phones are put away. Hands get busy. Attention returns.
WHAT IT FEELS LIKE
People often arrive tired, full of noise, and carrying more than they realise.
As the days pass, something softens. Breath deepens. Sleep comes easier. A sense of belonging grows naturally through shared effort, laughter, and time spent outdoors together.
You don’t come to escape your life.
You come to remember how you want to live it.
LIFE BY THE FIRE
Fire sits at the heart of the week.
We cook together, eat together, and gather each evening around the flames. Fire becomes a place of warmth, nourishment, and connection — steady and grounding, day after day.
Through this rhythm, practical skills are learned quietly and naturally: how to tend a fire, prepare food simply, read weather, move through the land, and care for shared spaces.
TIME OUTDOORS
Every day includes time outside — walking, working, resting, and being with the landscape.
There is space for conversation and for silence.
For effort and for ease.
One day is given to spending time alone in the land, gently held by the wider group. It often becomes a turning point — a moment of clarity that lingers long after the week ends.
SHARED LIVING
Life here is simple and communal.
Meals are prepared together. Tasks are shared. No one is left to carry things alone. This shared responsibility creates a feeling of ease and trust that’s rare in modern life.
There are no roles to perform and nothing to prove. Just people showing up as they are.
THE PLACE
The gathering takes place in the far north of Scotland, in a place rooted in history.
Big skies. Changeable weather. Ground that steadies you.
The land isn’t a backdrop — it quietly shapes the experience, inviting presence, patience, and attention.
LEAVING WITH MORE THAN YOU ARRIVED
People leave carrying practical skills, stronger friendships, and a renewed sense of themselves.
Not because anything dramatic happened —
but because life was lived simply, well, and together.
JOINING
The group is intentionally small and formed with care.
An application process helps ensure the right mix of people and a safe, grounded container for the week.
If something in you is already leaning forward while reading this, that’s often the sign.