For our first ever group retreat we headed to the beautiful Shropshire countryside for three days, staying at Mindy Mundy Farm on the Pitchford estate. Mornings were spent discussing science, brainstorming new ideas, thinking about what the important questions that should be answered in our field are, and considering what our priorities for the next year are. The second afternoon we went hiking up Long Mynd, in the Shropshire Hills “area of national beauty”. Half the group cooked the first night, and the other half the second, but both evenings ended with everyone crowded around the bonfire outside. The question is only, where do we go next year?