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The blog for The Mill France located in Saint Georges De Luzencon. Find out about our ceramic, artistic, holistic, and creative workshops and residencies. Yoga, Pilates, and Meditation retreats. This area of France hosts the Course Viaduc Millau, Festival des templiers, Cardabelle Rally, Natural Games Festival, Verticausse. We’re 3km from the Millau Viaduc.

Artists, Writers, Creatives- There is something you need to know…

Dearest Mill fam,

In line with the current economic shit-show, and general global f****ery I’ve realised creativity and community matters more now than EVER. 

I am excited to share all the great ways to stay at The Mill and to introduce our newest, most AFFORDABLE offer enabling all you creative folk an opportunity to escape the craziness of the world.

‘Art is an act of resistance and we have to find ways to continue to make it!
— RIck Rubin

Introducing our newest offer! 

 Artist’s and Writer’s Rooms

Come and stay at The Mill for between 1-4 weeks, create, make, writer read and get inspired.

1 WEEK - 450€

2 WEEKS - 750€

3 WEEKS - 950€

4 WEEKS - 1110€

Room rental includes use of all our communal facilities and creative spaces with our Albion printing press, ceramics studio, electric, fast fire wood burning, and gas Raku kilns (Autumn and Spring only) and our Flour Store Space. You’ll be surrounded by incredible landscape, riverside, with easy access to the nearby medieval market town of Millau.

Rooms Available JULY / AUGUST / OCTOBER

Creative Getaways

Alongside our newly launched Artist and Writer’s rooms offering, we also have our Creative Getaways. These offer the amazing opportunity to create alongside and hang out with some really special guest artists and friends of The Mill. Rupert, Abi and Rob will be sharing their experience through relaxed talks and workshops, offering insights and expertise for you to incorporate into your own projects. We've kept these super cheap also to be as accessible to everyone. With 1 week costing 555€. But we highly recommend a longer stay - three weeks from 1200€ as everyone always says a week is never long enough!

For more information and to book our Creative Getaways click on the dates below

Abi and Rupert AKA RUDE - 4th - 25th June (limited availability 1-3 week stays) 

Rob Ryan Paper Cut Artist - 2nd-23rd September (filling up fast 1-3 week stays)



 Self Directed Writer’s Retreats

We have 3 more Self Directed Writers retreats running this year. These retreats are fully catered (bar 2 evening meals). Come work in the company of other writers for some valuable inspiration, solidarity and accountability in the stunning surroundings of The Mill.

For more information and to book click on the dates below

May 2-9 

May 12-19

 June 28- 5 July


 Pay it forward

If you want to support an artist or writer and help them get the time away they need to progress their work you can purchase a gift card with gorgeous artwork by @thisisrude.com for any amount just drop me an email.

Sharing this blog post & letting everyone know about what we do here is really appreciated

If you're new here and want to find out a bit about me click here for a recent interview by the lovely Jess@thisthingwithceramics - if you're into pottery in any way I highly recommend a follow on insta and also check out her website - a great resources for makers and pottery geeks alike.

I was also featured by RENT.BLOG in a beautifully crafted piece about slow-living written by the talented Emily Pascale.

As promised here's your cat content - looking particularly regal and embodying his namesake Maahes, The Egyptian Lion God with The Boss vibes.

Nathalie Edwards