ROUGH LOVE IN A RUGGED LAND

Wuthering Heights in Cornwall

DESTINATION
Cornwall County and London, England

DATES
May 15 – 23, 2010 (8 nights)

READINGS
Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights

Description/Itinerary
Unless one can envision a passion that transcends the grave one cannot begin to understand the love of Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff. And until one imagines a landscape capable of containing such a love is it possible to understand the magnetism of the jagged coast and the history-filled moors of Cornwall.

We will be returning to the south coast of Cornwall, to the unspoiled fishing village of Looe with its pretty old buildings, twisting streets, smugglers’ taverns and Cornwall’s finest restaurants. We will stay once again at the magnificently-situated Trehaven Manor, a gracious stone house offering spectacular views over the ever-changing estuary.

Mark Camp will show us the best of Cornwall, the Cornwall you can only reach on foot. In between discussions, we will explore a county of contrasting landscapes – from the salt sprayed sea cliffs, to patchwork fields criss-crossed by deep narrow lanes, from high rocky crags to long sun drenched sandy beaches.

This trip will be a thoughtful ramble through Bronte’s masterpiece brought to life by the rugged countryside of southwest England. Walks will vary in duration and difficulty.

And our time in Cornwall will be bookended by two nights in London’s literary Bloomsbury district. We will travel to and from Looe by train.

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Leaders
Gary Schoepfel is a veteran discussion leader with both Travel Pursuits and Toronto Pursuits. He is currently a faculty member at Harrison Middleton University, a Great Books distance learning institution, and formerly a vice president at the Great Books Foundation. Having fallen in love with Cornwall on his Classical Pursuits visit in 2008, he looks forward to a walk through Bronte’s masterpiece brought to life by the rugged countryside of southwest England.

Mark Camp is a local Blue Badge walking guide, the highest guiding qualification in Britain. Mark is one of the experts on the undiscovered, off-road treasures in Southeast Cornwall, especially the Bodmin Moor. Mark was our walking guide for our Arthurian trip to Cornwall in 2008.

Accommodatiation
Trehaven Manor, Looe (6 nights)
Goodenough Club, London (2 nights, 1st and last)

Fees
£1750 pp
single supplement: on request

Fee includes books, accommodation, two meals a day, discussions, walking tours, talks, excursions and the return train trip to and from London.

This trip has been priced in British Pounds. Once you’ve made a reservation, we will invoice you in British Pounds (which is the fixed cost). Your non-refundable deposit will be charged as C$500. Your balance of payment will be charged in CAN$ at our current exchange rate at the time of payment(s). Please Note: once final payment is made the currency exchange rate is guaranteed and there will be no currency exchange adjustments.