Your Inner Quest for the Grail

Sacred Sites and Crop Circles of Southwest England

Tour offered in cooperation with Ancient Sacred Sites Tours

July 13 to 24, 2013

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Day One – Sat. July 13 (D)

The tour begins at Heathrow airport, where we will pick you up and drive you to Redruth in Cornwall, doing some sightseeing on the journey. In the afternoon, we reach our base in Far West Cornwall where you will feel the untamed, remote spirit of a region, rich with many Neolithic stone circles and quoits (also known as dolmens or cromlechs).

You will have a chance to settle in at the Penventon Hotel, a Georgian Mansion on the outskirts of Redruth in Cornwall. It was built in 1792-1862 and is set in eight acres of grounds. This allows you time unwind at your own leisure. As today is the longest travel day — we have driven from Heathrow to Cornwall — we find that travelers welcome some time to theselves. We will enjoy a welcome dinner – a chance to meet and get to know the other people in the group.  Accommodation: Penventon Hotel, Redruth. Meals: Welcome Dinner.

Day Two – Sun. July 14 (B, D)

Today we explore the hidden Neolithic stone circles and quoits on the wild moorland heaving with massive granite tors. These speak of other, more mysterious times. We visit Lanyon Quoit, Men-An-Tol, Boscawen-Un, Carn Euny Settlement with the Fogou and Holy Wells. At these ancient sacred sites, we participate in mediation, ritual and dowsing. Accommodation: Penventon Hotel, Redruth. Meals: Breakfast and Dinner.

Day Three – Mon. July 15 (B, D)

Travel to Marazion where we take a ferry to St Michael’s Mount ‘s an original Benedictine Priory built in the twelfth century, and the beginning of the St Michael and Mary Ley Lines which converge on Glastonbury Tor and Avebury.  Afterwards browse through Marazion, which is one of Cornwall’s oldest chartered towns. On the way home, we visit the Merry Maidens, a perfect stone circle just outside Penzance. Accommodation: Penventon Hotel, Redruth. Meals: Breakfast and Dinner.

Day Four – Tues. July 16 (B, D)

We journey to where the legend of King Arthur began in North Cornwall from Merlin’s Cave at Tintagel.

We see Tintagel where Arthur was reputed to have been born and where truth or legend commenced its journey into the history books.

We will stay in the beautiful village of Boscastle with its 16th C quay and 14th C cottages clinging to the hillside.  Accommodation: The Riverside, Boscastle. Meals: Breakfast and Dinner.

Day Five – Wed. July 17 (B, D)

In the morning we will visit, St Nectan’s Kieve, which is a peaceful tropical valley dedicated to St Nectan, a Celtic Saint. Here we will have an opportunity to connect with nature and the spirits of the place. We see the Rocky Valley “labyrinth” craving which can be seen on the wall. While in Boscastle, we take the opportunity to visit the Witch Museum.Accommodation: The Riverside, Boscastle. Meals: Breakfast and Dinner.

Day Six – Thurs. July 18 (B, D)

In the morning, we will leave North Cornwall and drive down to Glastonbury and Wells the gateway to the sacred landscape. On the way down, we will visit the Merrivale Stone Lines that stand on Dartmoor can be viewed as a huge complex including stone circles, stone rows, avenues, cists and hut circles. We will be staying at the Swan Hotel in Wells, which is over 600 years old, and it overlooks Wells Cathedral, this Cathedral gives you a feel as to what Glastonbury Abbey must have looked like at height of fame.

Accommodation: Swan Hotel, Wells. Meals: Breakfast and Dinner.

Day Seven – Fri. July 19 (B, D)

Today, we will meet Ronald Hutton and spend the day discovering Glastonbury, reliving the past through sites that are rich in timeworn history, sacred heritage, and Arthurian adventure and magic. We also have a chance to participate in meditations, healings and rituals at the spiritually significant Glastonbury Tor, Chalice Well and Glastonbury Abbey.

Accommodation: Swan Hotel, Wells. Meals: Breakfast and Dinner.

Day Eight – Sat. July 20 (B)

A free full day in Glastonbury or Wells has been allocated, so you can attune to Glastonbury’s own mysterious and magical energies. You can enjoy it at your own pace with the freedom to meditate on the Tor or the Chalice Gardens, or simply explore one of these fascinating places. Accommodation: Swan Hotel, Wells. Meals: Breakfast.

Day Nine – Sun. July 21 (B, D)

Leaving Wells, we will journey to Salisbury and stay in the Red Lion, a beautiful 13th century hotel, ideally located in the centre of Salisbury, very close to the Cathedral; it was originally built to house the stone masons while constructing Salisbury Cathedral.

At lunch we will meet Caitlin Matthews, and afterwards we’ll do a three-hour workshop with her, “Blessings of the Ancestors.” From our immediate family to the deep collective ancestors who are the ancestors of us all, the ancestors have become a mystery to modern society. Caitlín shares practical ways of re-connecting with them, approaching the ancestral wisdom and how we can start to listen to it once more. Accommodation: Red Lion Hotel, Salisbury. Meals: Breakfast and Dinner.

Day Ten – Mon. July 22 (B, D)

We start this very special day with an early morning ritual at the centre of Stonehenge, which will be conducted by Caitlin Matthews. Then head back to the hotel for a beautiful English breakfast.

We will journey to Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow and Silbury Hill (the largest prehistoric man-made hill in Europe) where we will meet with Peter Knight to explore this sacred landscape. We will have an opportunity to dowse the St Michael and Mary ley lines. Accommodation: Red Lion Hotel, Salisbury. Meals: Breakfast and Dinner.

Day Eleven – Tues. July 23 (B, D)

After breakfast, we will spend the day exploring the phenomenon of mysterious Crop Circles.  Whilst in the circles you will have opportunities to meditate and feel the energies of these wondrous creations.

Then we will visit Savernake Forest, which is one of the remaining forests, that is over 1000 years old, which allows us to imagine when England once was covered by these forests. Within the quiet of the forest, we can meditate and take part in a ritual honouring the earth. Accommodation: Red Lion Hotel, Salisbury. Meals: Breakfast and Dinner.

Day Twelve – Wed. July 24 (B)

Our memorable “Immrama” ends by returning to Heathrow Airport. You may choose to extend your stay in England to enjoy many more places. Meals: Breakfast.

“Thank you for an amazing journey, physical, intellectually, psychic and spiritual. It was transformative experience for me, thanks to your wonderful efforts in planning, organising, and most of all designing this fascinating trip.”
– Barbara Bradshaw  USA

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