Most people who want to write about travel don’t lack passion or ideas. They lack a clear understanding of how the industry actually works — and someone to show them. That’s what the TTW Residential is for.
We’re award-winning travel writers, Steph Dyson and Lottie Gross, and we’re taking our hugely successful travel writing course to the Notgrove Estate in the Cotswolds. This four-day event will help you work through the framework that’s helped our past attendees land bylines in The Telegraph, The Independent, BBC Travel and Wanderlust. Expect a small group, hands-on learning and zero fluff.
Here are the essential details:
- 16–19 November 2026 | Notgrove Estate, Cotswolds; Arrive noon on the 16th, depart from 10am on the 19th.
- £695 early bird — available until 5 April (Full price £795 after that. A £260 deposit secures your spot now, with two further instalments due by 1 June and 1 September.
- What’s included: Three nights’ accommodation in a private bedroom with en-suite on a breakfast and dinner basis, press trip-style activities, seminars with Lottie and Steph, and a year’s free subscription to our award-winning newsletter, Talking Travel Writing.
- Places are limited to 15. We keep it small deliberately — so you actually get our attention, not just a seat in a room.
What actually happens at the residential?
This residential is for new, aspiring or early-career travel writers who want to arm themselves with the tools for success in the travel media. We’ll dive deep into the nuts and bolts of how the industry actually works, how to pitch and write award-worthy stories and how to make a living from this dream career.
You’ll work through the same framework we use ourselves: the PR-journalist relationship, finding editor contacts, matching ideas to the right publications and writing pitches that actually get commissioned. You’ll go on press trip-style activities so you can practise generating stories from real experiences. And, in our Pitching Clinic, we’ll give you personal feedback on how to strengthen your story angles.
You’ll leave with pitches ready to send and a clear sense of what your next step looks like — not a vague feeling that you learned something useful.
Is this residential for me?
It’s a good fit if you’re new to travel writing, or a few pitches in and not yet getting the traction you’d hoped for. You don’t need a journalism degree or any prior experience — just a genuine interest in making travel writing part of your career.
It’s probably not the right fit if you’re already regularly commissioned and looking for advanced-level strategy. We’d love to have you along, but we want to be honest about who gets the most out of it.
What past residential attendees have said
Our past attendees have had bylines published in The Telegraph, The Independent, BBC Travel, Wanderlust, i paper and many more. Here’s what they said about the experience:
Got questions?
Still on the fence? Drop us an email at [email protected]. We’re happy to answer anything before you book.