Inklings Abroad

27/07/2025

UPDATE: Inklings Abroad 2026 is now full. Please contact a leader should you wish to be added to our waitlist.

ORIGINAL POST:

Greetings (potential) travelers!

We are excited to announce the 2026 Inklings Abroad trip, traveling to Oxford, Wales, and Cornwall. New this year: we will be staying at YHA St. Briavels Castle, a youth hostel in a nearly 1000-year-old castle near the Forest of Dean at the border of England and Wales. We have updated our website with the details, including an itinerary sketch, dates, and price. All of this can be found at:

www.inklingsabroad.com

To stay in the loop, please join both of our 2026 WhatsApp chats using these links:

2026 Updates Chat: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DdUFw1EMWnTFbSfPa2by1k

2026 Main Chat: https://chat.whatsapp.com/H0YgGZu2ayv3ehR7jFQKg4

To secure your spot on Inklings Abroad 2026, you must do both of the following:

1. Fill out this registration form:

https://forms.gle/Kxv6VxrXMQj5nvrB9

2. Send a $750.00 per person non-refundable deposit (or $1000.00 for 2 family members traveling together). We have information about how to pay deposits or contact leaders here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lU-dNDijhAq27Lwl4N4chOpJkpAootnjct0cpk5_3fA/edit?tab=t.0 =id.pcvgnzfixlko

We will accept travelers in the order we receive forms and deposits. If you wish to pay by check, we will count your deposit date as the date you confirm to a leader that you mailed the check.

The group size for our trip is limited to 24. Last year, we filled up in only 8 days, and we expect to fill up again quickly this year. Please contact any of our leaders or post in the 2026 Main Chat on WhatsApp with any questions about this year’s trip.

Aslan is on the Move!
- The Inklings Abroad Leadership Team

24/07/2025

Stay tuned for the trip announcement for Inklings Abroad 2026 in the next few days!

02/10/2024

Going to see this tonight, if anyone wants to join us! ❤️☕🫖🍿📽️

A feature documentary chronicling one summer at L’Abri, a short-term “monastery hostel” in the English countryside providing shelter for spiritually-homeless people and a hospitable space for honest questions. Join us for our next screening on the release tour, followed by a Q&A discussion wit...

19/08/2024

Great news! Dave has put his trip talks on Recovery, Escape, and Consolation into a new book entitled _Chasing a Disaster of Amazing Good_! It's available on Kindle / Amazon for $5.00 at the following link.

Chasing a Disaster of Amazing Good: Recovery, Escape and Consolation in J. R. R. Tolkien’s On Fairy Stories

19/08/2024

Great news! Dave has put his trip talks on Recovery, Escape, and Consolation into a new book entitled Chasing a Disaster of Amazing Good! It's available on Kindle / Amazon for $5.00 at the following link.

Chasing a Disaster of Amazing Good: Recovery, Escape and Consolation in J. R. R. Tolkien’s On Fairy Stories

13/07/2024

And....the trip is full! 24 of our 24 spots are full!
Any further travelers interested in our 2025 trip to Oxford, the Lake District, and Scotland are welcome to be added to our wait list. :)
So excited - what a wonderful group of travelers we have!

05/07/2024

Greetings friends and (potential) travelers!

We are excited to announce the 2025 Inklings Abroad trip, traveling to Oxford, the Lake District, and Scotland. In addition to our usual Lewis and Tolkien content, this trip will have a special emphasis on J.K. Rowling and Beatrix Potter.

We have updated our website with all of the new information, including an itinerary sketch, dates, and costs. All of this can be found at:

www.inklingsabroad.com.

We also recommend joining the WhatsApp, Inklings Abroad 2025 Main Chat, where potential travelers can ask questions (this is different from the 2025 Updates Chat). If you are not already in this chat, please join it here:

https://chat.whatsapp.com/KD1fkT3DAM94lchGyDLyoK

The trip is limited to 24 travelers, including leaders. Anticipating high interest in this year’s trip, we will fill spots as we receive deposits.

To ensure your spot on Inklings Abroad 2025, you should do both of the following:

1. Send a $750.00 per person non-refundable deposit (or $1000.00 per couple). We have information about how to pay this here:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lU-dNDijhAq27Lwl4N4chOpJkpAootnjct0cpk5_3fA/edit?usp=sharing

If you wish to pay by check, we will count your deposit date as the date you in writing confirm that you have mailed the check.

2. Fill out our registration form. This form is new this year and assures that travelers have familiarized themselves with our most important policies and provide us with basic information:

https://forms.gle/jvrhvvvqbAvXcVWk9

We will be having some meetings later this year to discuss the trip in greater depth and build community. However, if you already know you are interested, we recommend signing up or at least contacting a leader for more information.

Aslan is on the Move!

- The Inklings Abroad Leadership Team

02/07/2024

Following a successful annual leaders meeting, we will be announcing the itinerary and other details for Inklings Abroad 2025 in the next few weeks. If you or someone you know is interested in hearing more about that trip, please join (or invite others to join) the Inklings 2025 WhatsApp group using the link below! You’ll be the first to get a sneak peek of our new itinerary and have the first opportunity to sign up. 🥰🌊🏰📚

https://chat.whatsapp.com/K2JKipikpLOHiUNCtKXVy2

02/07/2024

Another successful Inklings Abroad trip is in the books! We’ll be posting more photos in the coming weeks, but thank you so much to everyone who travelled with us. Your friendship, creative community, and adventurous spirits are why we keep doing these trips every year. Stay in the loop for 2025’s trip with the links in our bio!

30/06/2024

Following a successful annual leaders meeting, we will be announcing the itinerary and other details for Inklings Abroad 2025 at some point in the next few weeks. If you or someone you know is interested in hearing more about that trip, please join (or invite others to join) Inklings 2025: Updates on Whatsapp. (Link below; if it doesn't work, send us a message and we'll send it to you!)
We have no marketing other than our website, and rely on word of mouth from those who had a good experience on Inklings Abroad to generate interest for the following year. Speaking of the website, it will be updated in the next few weeks as well.

05/06/2024

Some photos of this year's trip so far... Oxford, Cornwall... now on to the Cotswolds! (No flying!!)