Explore beautiful Britain as you travel through the homes of William Shakespeare, Beatrix Potter, the Brontë sisters, Jane Austen, and more! This special trip is for book lovers and those who want to connect with like-minded women, fall in love with England, and discover its literary heritage through its authors.
To sign up for this tour, please fill out this application or hit the Apply Here button, and we will get back to you very soon!
This trip will cover a large amount of England. Beginning and ending in London, we will travel to Oxford, home to many famous writers; the beautiful Lake District, home to Beatrix Potter and William Wordsworth; Yorkshire, home to James Herriot and the Brontë sisters; Stratford-Upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare; and finally to Bath and Chawton, where Jane Austen spent her years writing.
What’s Covered:
When she was a little girl, Vanessa lived in Scotland with her grandmother, who was working on her PhD in British Literature. This experience, touring historic English manors, gardens, and abbeys as a child sparked a lifelong love of Brit Lit and turned her into a tea drinking, scone eating Anglophile for life.
Vanessa has been making pilgrimages back to “The Motherland” ever since! And when she’s not walking the moors or exploring London’s alleyways, you can find her with a cup of tea and a good book. She also runs Wanderlust Crew and loves to help people find their passion through travel. She has 4 children who she loves to read with and drag around the world. Vanessa’s favorite author on this tour is Beatrix Potter.
Tamara has always been a bookworm, finding childhood kindred spirits in Matilda, Anne Shirley, and Ramona. Her love affair with books continued through college years spent working as a bookseller, a literary study abroad in the UK, and habitually starting book clubs (five at last count).
She has worn many hats, most notably as a National Park ranger in Alaska and an elementary school teacher. These days you will find her helping run an online business with her husband and homeschooling her two children in Tennessee. She is very excited to team up with Vanessa for Book Club Tours, which combines her favorite things; books, travel, and friends. Her favorite book from this tour is Pride and Prejudice.
Because this trip is essentially a Book Club taken to the next level, we will be preparing for our literary adventure by reading books and discussing them before we leave. There will be a good mix of classic and modern books, as well as novels and biographies.
You will be invited to a private Facebook group and receive emails about specific books with thought prompts, discussion topics, and more! We really want to deep dive into these works so that we will be prepared to walk in the footsteps of the authors.
Reading books beforehand is not required, but encouraged. There are always audiobooks and movies if you’re short on time. Anything extra will make this tour more meaningful.
A complete book list will be provided shortly after booking.
The British Book Club Tour is for like-minded women who have a deep appreciation for British literature. There will be a fun and interactive book club leading up to the trip where we can all get to know each other and get to know the authors before we walk in their footsteps together. This trip is meant to be educational, relaxing, communal, and fun!
The British Book Club Tour does require a good amount of walking. Please be sure you are physically fit enough to walk several miles daily.
We will be using a large van for transportation. If you suffer from car sickness, please keep this in mind and plan accordingly.
We will only be allowing only 12 participants on the British Book Club Tour. We want to keep this group small so that we will be able to take private tours, enjoy dining together, and bond over our love of literature. You’re sure to make friends for life on this trip!
The cost for the British Book Club Tour is:
Absolutely! We can set up a payment plan, just get in touch.
A deposit of $500 is required to secure your place on this tour.
All payments must be made in full 30 days prior to departure.
Your deposit is nonrefundable. If you cancel after making payment in full, if we find a replacement, we will refund you your payment.
Please fill out the application here. We’ll be in touch shortly with more information! If you have any questions before booking, please email us at thebookclubtour@gmail.com
