Legends & Lore
You’ve been reading about these landscapes for years. Now, walk into the story.
Let’s be real—your body knew you needed this before your calendar did. You’re not here for a generic tour bus or a "retreat" involving forced journaling. You’re here for heavy wine, ancient stones, and a group of women who actually understand why you’re still not over that one fictional death.
Only a few spots left. This tour is nearly full before it even hits public socials.
The "Drexler" Access: This is the only trip where Caitriona walks you through the actual ruins that inspired The White Knight.
This isn't a "meet and greet." It’s an immersion. Caitriona Drexler, the mind behind the atmospheric worlds we’ve lived in on the page, is joining us for the full journey.
Tri isn't just here to sign books; she’s here to walk the ruins of the Tower with us, talk plot holes over heavy pours of wine in 12th-century pubs, and help us see the "shadow history" of every location. Whether we're discussing the morality of her latest anti-hero while crossing the Cotswolds or dissecting the folklore of Sherwood, you’re getting a week-long, unscripted look into the mind of an author who lives for the lore as much as you do.
We skip the "icebreakers." Our Welcome Dinner is a 3-course affair with the first glass of wine on us. This is where the "Found Family" begins.
Slow down with Champagne Afternoon Tea at L’Orangerie at Kensington Palace, followed by a panoramic drive past the icons: Buckingham Palace, Westminster Abbey, and St. Paul’s.
We travel west to Stonehenge. Legend says Merlin used sorcery to fly these "healing rocks" from Ireland as a memorial for the British lords fallen to Saxon treachery. Stand in the shadow of the Henge and feel the thrum.
In Bath, a walking tour traces 2,000 years of history. We’ll visit the Roman Baths and the Temple of Sulis Minerva, a goddess of both healing and justice. We’ll look for the "curse tablets"—ancient prayers for revenge thrown into the sacred springs by people seeking justice for stolen cloaks and broken hearts.
Today is for walking slowly through three distinct villages. Stroll the High Street in Burford (the "Gateway to the Cotswolds") and wander Arlington Row in Bibury—17th-century honey-hued cottages that look exactly like the setting of a mythic anthology.
We finish in Bourton-on-the-Water, where clear rivers are crisscrossed by romantic stone bridges.
We head north to Nottingham. Explore the City of Caves beneath the streets—tunnels woven into the tales of the outlaws who defied the Sheriff. We’ll stop at Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem (est. 1189), a pub carved into the castle rock where Crusaders once drank.
Drive through Sherwood Forest specifically through The Birklands, a stretch of ancient, gnarled oaks that look much as they did in the 14th century. We’ll stop at St. Mary’s Church in Edwinstowe, where legend says Robin Hood and Maid Marian were married under the arch of the door.
Spend the morning in the Lake District National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site defined by "fells" (mountains) and deep water. This is the landscape of the Matter of Britain; visit King Arthur’s Round Table, a Neolithic henge at Eamont Bridge thought to be the King's jousting arena or parliament site.
After lunch, we continue to Manchester for a final 3-course Farewell Dinner to toast the legends we followed and the new ones we’ve made.
