The excursion to Tintern Abbey offered delegates a chance to experience firsthand a landscape that profoundly shaped Romantic-era literature and thought. As one of the most celebrated ruins in the British Isles, the abbey inspired generations of writers who found in its weathered stones a powerful emblem of transience, imagination, and the passage of time. Walking the same grounds that once moved poets and artists to reflect on nature, history, and human feeling, conference participants were able to connect scholarly discussion with the living cultural heritage of the Romantic period. This immersive journey into the Wye Valley deepened the conference theme of imprints, tracing how place leaves its mark on creative expression.

The Digital Reader prepared for the excursion exemplifies how Romantic studies continue to evolve through new scholarly methods. By gathering contextual materials from literary and historical sources, the reader enabled delegates to approach Tintern Abbey not merely as a tourist site but as a text to be interpreted from multiple perspectives. This integration of digital resources with traditional fieldwork reflects the broader emergence of interdisciplinary approaches within Romantic scholarship. Such tools help illuminate how the consolidation of national and regional identities during the Romantic period was intertwined with antiquarian interests, publishing cultures, and the changing European political landscape, all of which left lasting imprints on the literature and art of the era.