TRIP PRICE: $4395 Single Room

WHAT’S INCLUDED

• Women-only group

• Gorgeous Georgian country estate, single occupancy (ONLY ONE SHARED ROOM AVAILABLE FOR $3395 PER PERSON)

• Most meals (6 Breakfast, 3 Lunch, 6 Dinners)

• Sudden Journeys Tour leader

• Private in-house chef throughout the week

• A small, friendly group of 8 people max

• All ground transportation (beginning at 2pm on arrival day & ending at 9am on departure day)

• All sightseeing, events, and visits as noted in the itinerary

• All entrance fees, service charges, and standard taxes

• Coach Driver gratuities

• Special dinner and welcome drinks

• Custom-designed gifts for your travels

• Fine print: You are responsible for the cost of your drinks and free-time sightseeing. See our Tour Conditions for important details regarding everything listed above.

Arrival Airport: London (LHR) highly recommended (group pick up at Taunton rail station)

Departure Airport: London LHR (group drop-off at Taunton rail station)

Note: The itinerary is descriptive, not definitive, and is subject to change. There also may be modifications due to weather, restoration works taking place are historic sites, and availability of local activities.

ACCOMMODATIONS | Georgian Country Estate House

Uncover the magic of a luxurious and private country estate in Exmoor. An enchanting tree-lined avenue leads to a beautiful homestay nestled in private woodlands on an estate of over three thousand acres. A large manor, cozy as a cottage. A moorland hideaway, close to the bustling North Devon coast.

Step behind the formal façade and find your every comfort catered for, with underfloor heating, a Sonos sound system and high-speed broadband.

Timeless elegance suffuses the living rooms. Sit before an open fire, tapestry rugs at your feet, antique dressers behind you and beautiful artworks on the walls. Gather in the drawing room, library or dining room, or chat over the kitchen island with a glass or two of English wine, produced on the manor’s sister estate in Herefordshire.

Outside, play tennis or croquet on the lawns, where there’s a marquee pitch too and a ha-ha. Explore the 6,000 acre moorland estate, where red deer roam, and sea eagles, otters and Exmoor ponies make their home. Go fishing, wild swimming and walking and when you return, relax and soak up the spectacular views.

The bedrooms are restful and appealing, with an abundance of four-posters, as well as luxury ensuite bathrooms and moorland views.

Meet Kyle, a wandering spirit born under the Southern skies of Tennessee. Kyle is not just a seasoned traveler, but a passionate wayfarer whose love for exploration was fostered by her parents from a young age. Over the last two transformative decades, Kyle evolved as a destination specialist, tour director, and passionate travel guide, leading student and small groups throughout the picturesque locales of Europe and the US.

Kyle knows firsthand the transformative impact travel can have on an individual. She is dedicated to creating immersive experiences within intimate settings that expand worldviews, soften hearts, and foster meaningful cross-cultural connections. She invites you to feel the pulse of places, to linger longer, and to encourage a curiosity for the world.

Simultaneously, she has spent a significant part of her career serving displaced peoples and refugees, weaving their stories and struggles into her teachings of history and global perspectives while inspiring and challenging her travelers to not consume and collect travel experiences but rather how do these experiences inform their lives and influence how they engage others in their communities once home.

The driving force before this one-of-a-kind tour is a combination of her refugee work, deep-rooted love for history, a desire to uncover the stories of our ancestors, and an insatiable curiosity about the world. It's an invitation for each of us to explore our own family narratives, make sense of our personal histories, and experience a profound sense of freedom that comes from understanding our past.

And even as she continues to embark on new adventures, Kyle's home base remains an 18th-century farmhouse nestled in the picturesque English countryside.

DAY ONE JULY 12TH (Arrival Day) Meet in Taunton at the rail station. Travel by private transportation and experience your first glimpses of the moors before arriving at the private country estate property. Settle in and relax. Come together around the fire for a time to get to know each other along with welcome drinks. Gather at the table for a celebratory feast!

• Welcome drinks and introduction time

• Free Time: Late afternoon

• Candlelit welcome dinner with a private chef

Light walking: 1-2 miles throughout the afternoon. Bus 1 hr to property.

DAY TWO JULY 13TH | DUNSTER & EXMOOR This morning will be spent at the property lingering in bed, reading by the fire or in a cozy snug, relaxing or going for a walk. Lunch at the house. In the afternoon, travel to the medieval market town of Dunster. You’ll have time to visit Dunster Castle and explore the village. Stop at the Exmoor Pony Center where you’ll learn about and meet the ponies. Go for a walk on the moorland before returning to the house. Dinner at the property.

• Free morning at the country house

• Explore the charming medieval market town and castle of Dunster

• Visit the Exmoor Pony Center, meet the ponies

• Drive through Exmoor National Park, possible moorland walk

Light walking: 2-4 miles throughout the afternoon. Bus 1 1/2 hours.

DAY THREE JULY 14TH | KNIGHTSHAY, DULVERTON & EXMOOR Late in the morning, travel south to Knightshayes House and Gardens, a sprawling, Gothic Revival Victorian country mansion set in formal gardens. Knightshayes is a masterpiece of architectural planting, home to one of the most outstanding botanical collections in the country. Amongst champion trees and rare plants, including some first introductions to this country, there are hidden glades and pathways leading to discover far-reaching views of the Exe valley. Later visit Dulverton, a delightful market town where the streets are lined with over 40 independent shops, cozy cottages and charming tea rooms, pubs and restaurants. In the evening, enjoy dinner in a country pub nestle in Exmoor Forest.

• Visit Knightshayes Court and Gardens, a Gothic Revival Mansion

• Explore Dulverton, delightful market town

• Dinner: Exmoor Forest pub 

Moderate walking: 2-4 miles throughout the day. Bus 2 hours.

DAY FOUR JULY 15TH | REST DAY You'll have a free day to do as you like. Sleep in. Explore the private estate’s moorland. If it’s warm, go for a swim in the river. For additional cost, you could spend the day going horseback riding. There is also an option to learn to make scones with out in-house chef for a cream tea experience. Come back together in the evening for dinner under the stars.

• Stay at the property. Free Day to enjoy roaming the coast, resting, and opportunity for scone making, horseback riding (additional cost), wild swimming and moorland walk.

• Scone-making session and afternoon tea experience

• Dinner at the property

This day is determined by you. No Bus.

DAY FIVE JULY 16TH | APPLEDORE, CLOVELLY & DEVONSHIRE COAST Perched on a hillside on the rugged North Devon coast, the quaint fishing village of Appledore welcomes visitors to explore its maze of winding cobbled streets strung with bunting and lined with the prettiest of pastel-colored houses, decorated with cheery hanging baskets and a scattering of lobster pots. After lunch travel to the village of Clovelly. There’s no place quite like Clovelly. The historic village in North Devon clings to the cliffs, with cobbled, traffic-free streets leading down past whitewashed fishermen’s cottages, pubs, shops and cafes to the working harbor. One of the most unique locations in the UK, the village has been privately-owned since Elizabethan times, which has helped preserve the traditional atmosphere and charm. Return to the estate for dinner in the evening.

• Appledore, quaint fishing village with pastel-colored houses

• Clovelly, a privately-owned village with whitewashed fishermen’s cottages

• Explore the rugged Devonshire coast

Moderate walking: 4-6 miles throughout the day. Stairs and steep hills in Clovelly. Bus 2 1/2 hours.

DAY SIX JULY 17TH | REST DAY On your final day, you have free to do as you like. If you’d like to hire a private driver to take you deeper into Devon or even to Cornwall, this is possible for an additional cost. In the evening, gather together for a special and intimate farewell dinner.

• Stay at the property. Free Day to enjoy roaming the coast, resting, and moorland walk.

• Farewell Feast with a private chef

This day is determined by you. No Bus.

DAY SEVEN (Departure Day) Departure breakfast together. After six days of rest and reclaiming time for yourself, it is sadly time to leave. You will depart for the Taunton train station.