Amy Winehouse’s Island Rehab
‘They tried to make me go to rehab, I said no, no, no. I’m not gonna spend 10 weeks have everyone think I’m on the mend …’
Amy Winehouse, Rehab
The Causeway is the world’s first private island rehab facility, offering treatments for alcohol and drug addiction, stress and overworking and general psychological problems. Amy Winehouse, of course, has already been and gone.
She spent less than 48 hours at The Causeway before leaving in a helicopter for London to have a brain scan. She met up with her husband Blake Fielder-Civil who took her to the London Clinic. After a night in the capital she flew back to Osea but left after a further few days. Others fighting addictions have stayed. The island clinic is fast becoming the rehab of choice for celebrities and the very wealthy.
Located off the Blackwater Esturary in Essex, just 30 minutes from central London, the retreat is only accessible by helicopter and an ancient causeway road that is visible for just an hour a day at low tide. it is owned by Nigel Frieda, brother of celebrity hairstylist John Frieda. Frieda bought Osea for £5.4 million in 2004
Offering complete privacy within a 350 acre island, the Causeway charges a £5,000-£10,000 weekly tariff dependent on what type of accommodation you choose (the fee also convers meals, 24 hour medical care, daily therapy, personal training and recreational activities like yoga and pottery).
The Causeway’s fans say its location makes it unique. It cuts people off from the world, quite literally, giving a sense of a new beginning. There are no pubs or bars and the ones on the mainland can only be reached after negotiating the causeway at low water. Getting back on the island would almost certainly involve waiting 12 hours until the next low tide.
Visitors can either stay in The Village made up of 2 and 3 bedroom houses where living accommodations are shared, The Manor house with private 5 star rooms or, an extension of that, The Cottages, which offer more discrete lodgings for individuals or couples.
There are sports facilities available if guests wish to play some tennis or go fishing for an afternoon and Causeway can even arrange one-to-one personal training sessions with the likes of Linford Christie. After their stay, which can range from 2 weeks to 2 years, the retreat and its staff provide free after care for a year to help guests maintain their new and improved lifestyles.
Count Gottfried von Bismarck, the great-great-grandson of Prince Otto, Germany’s Iron Chancellor spent six weeks on the island shortly before his death last month.
Nicholas Knatchbull, the great-grandson of Lord Mountbatten, godson of Prince Charles and a friend of Prince William at Eton was sent to The Causeway by his parents, Lord and Lady Brabourne.
www.thecausewayretreat.com/home.asp
(UK) +44 (0) 207 100 7260
(USA) 1 866 403 9672
The Causeway is the world’s first private island rehab facility, offering treatments for alcohol and drug addiction, stress and overworking and general psychological problems. Amy Winehouse, of course, has already been and gone.
She spent less than 48 hours at The Causeway before leaving in a helicopter for London to have a brain scan. She met up with her husband Blake Fielder-Civil who took her to the London Clinic. After a night in the capital she flew back to Osea but left after a further few days. Others fighting addictions have stayed. The island clinic is fast becoming the rehab of choice for celebrities and the very wealthy.
Located off the Blackwater Esturary in Essex, just 30 minutes from central London, the retreat is only accessible by helicopter and an ancient causeway road that is visible for just an hour a day at low tide. it is owned by Nigel Frieda, brother of celebrity hairstylist John Frieda. Frieda bought Osea for £5.4 million in 2004
Offering complete privacy within a 350 acre island, the Causeway charges a £5,000-£10,000 weekly tariff dependent on what type of accommodation you choose (the fee also convers meals, 24 hour medical care, daily therapy, personal training and recreational activities like yoga and pottery).
The Causeway’s fans say its location makes it unique. It cuts people off from the world, quite literally, giving a sense of a new beginning. There are no pubs or bars and the ones on the mainland can only be reached after negotiating the causeway at low water. Getting back on the island would almost certainly involve waiting 12 hours until the next low tide.
Visitors can either stay in The Village made up of 2 and 3 bedroom houses where living accommodations are shared, The Manor house with private 5 star rooms or, an extension of that, The Cottages, which offer more discrete lodgings for individuals or couples.
There are sports facilities available if guests wish to play some tennis or go fishing for an afternoon and Causeway can even arrange one-to-one personal training sessions with the likes of Linford Christie. After their stay, which can range from 2 weeks to 2 years, the retreat and its staff provide free after care for a year to help guests maintain their new and improved lifestyles.
Count Gottfried von Bismarck, the great-great-grandson of Prince Otto, Germany’s Iron Chancellor spent six weeks on the island shortly before his death last month.
Nicholas Knatchbull, the great-grandson of Lord Mountbatten, godson of Prince Charles and a friend of Prince William at Eton was sent to The Causeway by his parents, Lord and Lady Brabourne.
www.thecausewayretreat.com/home.asp
(UK) +44 (0) 207 100 7260
(USA) 1 866 403 9672
2 comments:
Used to live here before it became a rehab (in "The Village")... it was wonderful, but its now been spoiled..
The Causeway Retreat has recently updated their website which features much detailed information about it's services and also clearer design. It definitely worth considering if you or your friend is suffering from addictions or mental health problems.
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