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Caroline McGee lying on her back on a low outdoor bench, hips lifted and both legs extended straight overhead in a roll-over, with ornamental grasses and pine trees behind

Classical Pilates · North Barn, Crowlink · Seven Sisters

Power.
Posture.
Performance.

Six-week courses in a barn on the South Downs. A maximum of 9 people. Taught by Caroline McGee, a Pilates teacher of 25 years.

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Timetable · East Sussex

Six-week courses at North Barn

Small classes with a maximum of 9 people. Each mat is a day; each line is a course.

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Classes run as six-week courses. Zoom Pilates is taught live from the studio. Full timetable

Fees

What it costs

East Sussex Prices

North Barn, Crowlink

  • Six week course (Live Class)£72
  • Six week course (Zoom Class)£42
  • 1-2-1 Session£60 per hour

How to join a class

Call or email Caroline

New to Pilates Life? Please fill in the health questionnaire before your first class.

Classes

The original 34 exercises, beginner to advanced

Teaching the original 34 classical exercises as developed by Joseph Pilates, progressing from beginner to advanced, with emphasis on flow, precision, and the mind–body connection.

Caroline McGee in profile holding a reverse plank on a low outdoor bench, head tilted back, ornamental grasses and pine trees behind her

Six-week course · £72

Mat Pilates

Focus the mind and challenge the body through Pilates. Release tight muscles improve flexibility and activate your core to its full potential. Become strong in mind and body.

The North Barn studio seen from above during a Zoom class: Caroline on a mat in a V-sit facing a large screen on a stand, two softbox lights either side and a laptop below the screen

Six-week course · £42

Zoom Pilates

Mondays, 9:00–10:00. Taught live from the North Barn studio.

A Mens Pilates class at North Barn: a row of men lying on mats, one leg extended, holding small balls between their hands as they lift into a curl

Six-week course · £72

Mens Pilates

A challenging pilates workout.

Two people lying face down on mats in the studio, upper bodies lifted in a gentle back extension, sunlight across the pine boards

Six-week course · £72

Rehab Pilates

Speed your recovery, following injury. Rehab Pilates identifies these imbalances and corrects them through deep activation of the core to regain stability.

A Pilates reformer with a white frame, dark padded carriage, springs and footbar, standing on the studio boards against a grey grid wall

1-2-1 · £60 per hour

Reformer Pilates

Increase strength and fitness. If you have done mat pilates, and understand the principles, it is a further game changer.

Three side-on photographs of the same woman standing against a white wall, showing her posture improving from the first to the third

1-2-1 · £60 per hour

1-2-1

Classes tailored to the individual. Caroline teaches live at her studio in both group, and 121 sessions. 121 sessions may be mat work or reformer.

Caroline McGee, head and shoulders, laughing at the camera, curly shoulder-length hair, wearing a zip-front sports jacket over a dark top with a pendant necklace, hands clasped, plain panelled wall behind

Caroline McGee · Studio Director

A Laban-trained dancer, teaching for 25 years

Caroline McGee is a leading bodywork specialist and an experienced, highly qualified Pilates teacher, recognised for her focus on the essential connection between mind and movement.

Highly experienced, having taught for 25 years, Caroline teaches live at her studio in both group, and 121 sessions. 121 sessions may be mat work or reformer. A former Laban-trained dancer, she teaches classical Pilates to create accessible classes suitable for all levels.

Caroline’s approach is rooted in the core principles of Pilates: balance, stillness, strength, and fluidity. Her clients includes athletes, performers, educators, and young people. Caroline welcomes individuals of every ability.

“The mind, when housed within a healthful body, possesses a glorious sense of power”

— Joseph Pilates

More about Caroline

The studio · North Barn, Crowlink

A barn inside the Seven Sisters National Park

25 years of teaching Pilates based on the South Downs offering classical Pilates in a beautiful studio set within the Seven Sisters National Park, Crowlink. Small classes with a maximum of 9 people which focuses on core stability, posture, strength, flexibility, alignment, and body awareness. Teaching the original 34 classical exercises as developed by Joseph Pilates, progressing from beginner to advanced, with emphasis on flow, precision, and the mind–body connection.

How to find North Barn

The empty North Barn studio from the doorway: seven dark mats with blocks laid in rows on pale pine boards, a shoji screen at the far end, a round clock on a stand and sunlight falling through the window on the right

Reviews

Strict, funny, and very good at it

“Caroline is as good as a pilates teacher gets. I would say she is the best in the world, but I haven’t tried them all yet… She is very strict and very funny. I used to think pilates was a bit boring but it is far from that at Caroline’s. Oh, and my back, which was twinging from a bulging disc, and my hips that were groaning from I don’t know what, are really good now.”

Georgia Byng, Writer, Alfriston · March 2026

“If your well-being matters to you. If you want to feel strong again. If you want to stand tall and move freely and confidently without pain then go to Caroline. She has helped me and many of my patients achieve all of the above… Put simply, Caroline is the best.”

Grahame Cudlipp, Osteopath · March 2024

“She knows everyone’s weaknesses and strengths, and she knows if you cheat too. There is no sneaking anything past her!… I feel taller and straighter after her classes… Also she’s hilarious….but do NOT laugh in class, you will get told off for not concentrating!”

Georgina Stevens · January 2026

“Caroline is an exceptional Pilates teacher!… Oh, and not to mention the studio is in the most beautiful setting in the South Downs adding to the overall sense of well-being.”

Andrea Florence, Wildlife Film Producer · March 2025

“Fabulous. Caroline knows exactly how to tailor the class to each participants needs and does so with encouragement and humour!”

Jennie Lathbury · January 2026
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Find us

North Barn

Crowlink Lane
Crowlink BN20 0AY
Seven Sisters, off the A259 at Friston

Directions

Off A259, At Friston Pond & Church, (on left from Eastbourne) drive down lane, through small National Trust Car Park – down private residents road over cattle grid – down lane for about half a mile, over 2nd cattle grid – North Barn immediately on right.

Map and full directions

Get in touch

Join the next six-week course

Call or email Caroline to ask about a place on a course, arrange a 1-2-1, or ask which class is right for you. Classes at North Barn run as six-week courses with a maximum of 9 people.

If you are new to Pilates Life, please fill in the health questionnaire before your first class so Caroline knows how to look after you on the mat.

Get in touch

Call 07932 811 732 Email Caroline Fill in the health questionnaire
Classes at North Barn run as six-week courses: £72 live, £42 on Zoom. 1-2-1 sessions £60 per hour.