TRIP PRICE: $4595 Single Room

WHAT’S INCLUDED

• Women-only group

• Gorgeous Georgian country estate, single occupancy with private bathroom and beautiful tub.

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

• Sudden Journeys Tour leader

• Private in-house chef throughout the week

• A small, friendly group of 6 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 & local guide 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, founder of Sudden Journeys—a seasoned travel guide and storyteller born in Tennessee and shaped by more than two decades of leading intimate journeys across Europe and the U.S. Her work blends deep historical curiosity, a reverence for place, and years spent alongside displaced peoples and refugees, whose stories continue to inform how she understands migration, identity, and belonging. Kyle designs travel not as consumption, but as encounter—experiences meant to expand worldviews, soften hearts, and invite reflection on how where we come from shapes how we live and love today. When she’s not on the road, she calls an 18th-century farmhouse in the English countryside home.

Why This Tour Is Special

This is not a tour designed to rush you from highlight to highlight rather it is an invitation to slow down and be held by the landscape. Set on a private country estate in Exmoor, the rhythm of the journey balances wild beauty with deep rest: moorland mornings, fireside evenings, long meals, and unhurried conversations.

You’ll travel through some of England’s most storied and atmospheric places… from windswept moors and dramatic Cornish cliffs to medieval villages and hidden market towns while leaving space for solitude, reflection, and choice.

With intimate group size and women only, thoughtful pacing, and moments of true stillness woven throughout, this experience is for those who crave connection over consumption, presence over performance, and a kind of travel that lingers long after you return home.

DAY ONE JULY 4TH (Arrival Day) Meet in Taunton at the rail station. Travel by private transportation and experience your first glimpses of the moors. We will stop in the medieval market town of Dunster for a time together for tea and get to know each other. You’ll also have time to visit Dunster Castle and explore the village. Next we will stop at the Exmoor Pony Center where you’ll learn about and meet the ponies 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

• Explore the charming medieval market town and castle of Dunster

• Visit the Exmoor Pony Center, meet the ponies

• Candlelit welcome dinner with a private chef

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

DAY TWO JULY 5TH | 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, we will go for a special tour by Land Rover and experience real Exmoor: the Exmoor Ponies, Red Deer, Birdlife, and the Flora and Fauna. Hear about the intriguing local legends and marvel at the beautiful scenery. Go for a walk on the moorland before returning to the house. Dinner at the property.

• Free morning at the country house

• Special tour by Land Rover across Exmoor National Park, possible moorland walk

Light walking: 2-4 miles throughout the afternoon. Land rover 2 - 2 1/2 hrs.

DAY THREE JULY 6TH | ST AGNES HEAD, PORT ISSAC, TINTAGEL & BODMIN MOOR. Today we travel south to Cornwall and trace England’s wild western edge, beginning at St Agnes Head, where dramatic cliffs and abandoned tin mines overlook the vast Atlantic (Poldark country). From there, we wander the narrow lanes of Port Isaac, a privately owned fishing village of whitewashed cottages and quiet harbors, seemingly untouched by time. Turning inland, the landscape opens into the haunting expanse of Bodmin Moor, stopping at the storied Jamaica Inn, long associated with smugglers and legend. As we continue through Cornwall and into Devon, rolling moorland and hedgerows unfold, a day shaped by sea air, stone, and the enduring myths of the English countryside.

• Visit St Agnes Head, abandon ruins of former tin and copper mines (Poldark locations)

• Lunch in Port Isaac, a privately-owned village with whitewashed fishermen’s cottages

• Drive through Bodmin Moor and stop at the famed Jamaica Inn

• Special farm to table dinner

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

DAY FOUR JULY 7TH | 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 8TH | DARTMOOR, ASHBRUTON & KNIGHTSHAY. Today moves gently between moorland, market town, and manor house. We begin the morning exploring the wide, windswept beauty of Dartmoor, where granite tors, open skies, and ancient pathways create a landscape that feels both untamed and deeply storied. This is one of my very favorite places in all of England. From the moor, we travel to Ashburton, a delightful Devon market town, for lunch and time to browse its antiques shops, craft studios, and independent boutiques. In the afternoon, we visit Knightshayes Court and Gardens, a striking Gothic Revival mansion surrounded by richly designed Victorian gardens; romantic, unexpected, and full of detail. The day concludes with a relaxed dinner at the local pub where good food and warm atmosphere offer a fitting close to a day.

• Visit Knightshayes Court and Gardens, a Gothic Revival Mansion

• Lunch time, Explore Ashbruton, delightful market town for antiques and crafts

• Visit the expansive and mysterious landscape of Dartmoor

• Dinner: local county pub

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

DAY SIX JULY 9TH | 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 JULY 10TH (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.