Some People Just Want to Be Outside. You're Our People.

This one is for the group that's been trying to get together for two years. The birthday that doesn't need a theme. The friends who know that the best nights end around a fire, not a dance floor.

I started Hengarth after twenty years in an industry that runs on calendars and urgency and deliverables. I bought 101 acres in the Catskills to slow down, and I ended up with a small sheep flock, acres of forest to manage, and a piece of land that turns out to be exactly what a lot of people are quietly looking for.

Not a resort. Not a package with three tiers and a gratuity line at the bottom. Just a property, a handful of really nice bell tents with real beds and thoughtful set-ups, a fire pit pointed at a view that doesn't need a filter, and a whole lot of nothing scheduled.

The people who end up here are a specific kind of person. They're the ones who, when you ask what they want for their birthday, say "honestly, I just want everyone in one place." The ones who plan the trip three times before it finally happens. The ones who would rather stay up until two talking by the fire than go anywhere.

They're not looking for an experience that was designed by a hospitality team. They're looking for time. Real time, with the people they actually care about, somewhere that doesn't feel like everywhere else.

That's what I built Hengarth for. Not for the occasion — for what happens around it. The late dinner that turns into a late night. The walk through the fields in the morning before everyone's up. The conversation that only happens when there's no reason to leave.

If you're trying to figure out whether this is the right fit, here's the honest version of what a Hengarth gathering looks like:

• You have the whole place. No other guests, no shared spaces, no one else's schedule. The property is yours for the weekend, and that changes how people relax.

• The tents are actually comfortable. Real beds, proper linens, lighting that isn't a flashlight. The point isn't to rough it — the point is to be outside without sacrificing sleep.

• Nothing is mandatory. There's no itinerary, no "optional" group activity that's actually not optional. You do exactly as much or as little as the group wants.

• The work that went into this place is real. This isn't a glamping kit dropped on a rental property. It's a farm that's been built and lived in, and that comes through the moment you arrive.

The 2026 season runs June through October. We take a small number of group bookings each year — not because of artificial scarcity, but because I want every group that comes here to feel like the place was made for them. Which means I can't fill every weekend.

If you have a date in mind, or an occasion worth celebrating properly, just reach out. We'll figure out if it's a good fit from there.