SACRED BRITAIN
Day 1 to Day 5
Day 1: Wednesday June 2nd
This morning we’ll arrive into London Heathrow Airport and gather up the group by 11AM. Then we’ll drive to Tintagel (4 hrs) with a lunch stop halfway at Exeter services. Late afternoon free to sleep and/or explore. In the early evening we’ll gather for cocktails just before dinner and get to know each other and set our intent for our journey. Overnight at the Bossiney House Hotel & The Avalon which is near the location of King Arthur's final battle.
Day 2: Thursday June 3rd
After a wonderful breakfast, our group will gather together and by noon we’ll leave hotel for lunch at Jamaica Inn, made famous by the novel of Daphne du Maurier. After our lunch we’ll visit to the enchanted Dozmary Pool. Here we come into the presence of the Lady of the Lake at her mystical and watery home. It was at this lake that the Lady bequeathed Excalibur and its enchanted scabbard to King Arthur. Understanding the importance of this gift and paying tribute to the Lady will enable us to receive a gift of our own to accompany us on this pilgrimage. After our beautiful experience we’ll return to Tintagel for free time. After dinner this evening we’ll have a wonderful presentation by a local Arthurian expert. Overnight at the Bossiney House Hotel & The Avalon.
Day 3: Friday June 4th
All sites in Tintagel are dominated by everything Arthurian and you’ll have the opportunity to re-live the stories of the Arthurian legend. Traveling back in time we may discover how these archetypes can help us in our world today. Today we’ll learn the stories of the Arthurian legend and about the lives of the fabled Knights of the Round Table. King Arthur’s Great Halls were constructed entirely of crystal-studded granite using sacred geometry in its layout. We’ll have a leisurely lunchtime to allow time to experience the many gift shops and cafes that Tintagel High Street has to offer. Then we cross the footbridge that is now the only means of access to Tintagel Castle, the fabled birthplace of Arthur, which sits in splendid isolation on its rocky promontory. Descending the castle cliffs to the beach below, we’ll enter Merlin’s Cave accessible for a short time at low tide each day. (Order of the day may change according to the tide schedule.) Free evening. Overnight at the Bossiney House Hotel & The Avalon.
Day 4: Saturday June 5th
This morning we’ll visit the magical wooded St Nectan’s Glen with its waterfall and kieve. Walking along a quiet lane with fragrant hedgerow flowers we’ll then come beside a beautiful and energetic woodland stream and reach the waterfall at its head. St Nectan’s former hermitage cell is now a shrine where we’re free to meditate, pray or light a candle. After lunch we’ll travel to Bath for 4 nights. Dinner at the hotel. Overnight at the Francis Hotel.
Day 5: Sunday June 6th
After breakfast we’ll meet with the group and then have the rest of the day free to discover this lovely city. Bath is built around hot thermal springs which were revered in Pagan times and enclosed by the Romans into their bath-houses and temples. Personally experience the baths at Britain’s original and only natural thermal spa, the Thermae Bath Spa – included in tour price. For those who wish to book and pay for a private healing treatment there will be time blocked for our group with the spa therapists. Evening free. Overnight at the Francis Hotel.
Itinerary for Day 10 to Day 13 ~ Knights Templar Tour Extention: Scotland
