A retreat to Seabeck 2026
Retreat in Picturesque Seabeck, Washington!
Thursday, February 26, 2026 to Sunday, March 1, 2026
The Washington Regency Society leadership has organized ANOTHER retreat away from the hustle and bustle of today!
Join us in picturesque Seabeck, Washington, for an early Spring Retreat at the Seabeck Conference Center. The Center, originally a 19th century mill town, is situated on 90 wooded acres overlooking Hood Canal and the Olympic Mountains
We will converge February 26th (Thursday) until March 1st (Sunday). Two-night or Three-night options (starting Thursday or Friday) will be available. Room & meals are included.
Price for three-night package is $425 per person (Thursday evening through Sunday morning)
Price for two-night package is $320 per person (Friday evening through Sunday morning
Custom payment plans are available – you and the WRS treasurer will work out the details of what is feasible for you. Please email treasurer@waregency.org.
Here is a link to the Payment information page: https://waregency.org/seabeck-payment-page-2026/
We invite you to join friends and like-minded people for:
- rest and relaxation
- walks in nature
- sewing projects
- workshops
- games
- Regency costumes!
We are working on some additional workshops that may have supplies fees, those details will be shared as we know them.
We will be housed in the Historic Inn building which was built in 1869 and the annex (connected). Similar to European Pensiones, the toilet and bath facilities are shared and at the ends of the hall.
Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner are included and supplied by the conference center in the attached Dining Hall.
Additionally, WRS will provide an afternoon tea set up with some small sweets and savories mid-afternoon in our sitting area. You are invited to bring your Regency styled teacups or mugs from home for the afternoon teas.
Here are some photographs from the 2025 retreat:
Example annex room
Breakfast in Dishabille
Group photo before a walk
Example of Tara’s pressed flower workshop
Examples of ribbon flower workshop
Watercolor workshop in action
Trekking to local historic cemetery for a history lesson
Busy day room with multiple activities
What do I wear?
This is a great opportunity to wear your warm Regency clothing! You made that Pelisse, Redingote or Great Coat – here is a chance to wear it.
What?? You say you haven’t made these warm outer garments but just needed a reason to do so? Well, here is your inspiration!
Of course, the buildings are heated with modern furnaces, so these garments are not essential if they are not of interest to you personally.
Regency Era Day wear (dresses, coat, vest and and breeches, etc. will be admired throughout the day.
If you choose you may change to evening wear (fancy gowns or evening men’s wear) for after dark.
Some folks even enjoy wearing Regency era night clothes such as wrappers, dressing gowns, night robes, and Banyans.
As with all our events, Regency dress is more admired than required; but we do ask folks to try to dress in Regency styles at the retreat to help foster the illusion that we have traveled back in time. We do have a few loaner items as well as plenty of help with sourcing purchased items and recommendations for patterns and sewing. Please contact any of the WRS board for help with costume questions.
- Seabeck Conference Center
- 13395 Lagoon Dr. NW
- Seabeck, WA 98380-8753
There are many ways to get to Seabeck. Some folks from the south may find it best to travel up US-101 from the Olympia, WA area eventually merging into WA-3. Others may find it easier to head to Tacoma and take the Narrows Bridge and WA-16 until it merges with WA-3. Still others may take a ferry to cross the sound to reach WA-3 and eventually the Seabeck Hwy. Please do your own research to find the best way for you to get to Seabeck based on your starting point!