This week brought the charming news that a group of Chaucer enthusiasts are planning to mark the 625th anniversary of the origins of The Canterbury Tales by retracing the famous journey themselves.
A literary pilgrimage can be a wonderful way to experience travel if you’re dedicated enough – from following Hemingway’s footsteps across the beauty spots and bars of Europe, to searching for Wordsworth’s beloved daffodils in the Lake District, to following Victor Frankenstein up Mont Blanc.
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…But that’s all rather boring. Instead, we’ve rounded up 6 of the most downright foolish, dangerous and just pointless literary pilgrimages you could ever hope to spend your summer pursuing.
Feel free to add any of your own below.