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18 May 2020 – How to get started in beekeeping the idle way. Country garden day course…. Read more
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10 Jul 2020 | Festivals
10-12 July – Learn how to be idle over a weekend of philosophy, husbandry and merriment at Fenton House, Hampstead.… Read more
La Dolce Vita Retreat with Kamin Mohammadi and Henry Eliot
12 Sep 2020 | Retreat
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The Idler Eastern Philosophy Retreat with Tom Hodgkinson, Mark Vernon and Tim Richardson – October 2020
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