“Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher”– William Wordsworth

In the aftermath of the French Revolution and while the Napoleonic Wars ravaged continental Europe, a very special literary movement was born among a group of British poets. Leaving behind the constructs of classicism and rejecting the sterile confines of the Enlightenment, these writers celebrated nature as a healing and spiritual force. They embraced the concepts of myth, symbolism, and spirituality. They espoused finding redemption in the innate powers of the good Earth.  Join us to explore the poetry of the Romantics as we pass an exhilarating week in the magical English Lakeland walking among the very fells, lakes, and valleys that provided inspiration for some of the most memorable lines of verse ever written.