Our Mission

This is a weekend of profound connection, deep work, gentle ceremony and ritual, and nature-based adventure all designed to initiate a man into marriage armed to be the greatest man he can, with his beloved brothers by his side.​

Our fully facilitated events are based at the Nomad base Camp seated in the wild fringes of Eyryri ,Snowdonia. This offering is infused with adventure, ancestral food, fire, music and inner exploration.

​The groom will be held and supported into a deep understanding of himself; what he is bringing into marriage and what he wishes to leave in the ashes of ceremony. His brothers will witness, support & encourage this man through this lost rite of passage so he can more easily integrate his new masculine energy into his home-life, accountable to his community of brothers and them to him.

​Why a Ceremonial Stag Do?

​Modern Stag Do’s have become a toxic rite of passage, organised by our shadows and designed to shame and escape.

​We want our ceremonial offering to establish something different. This is an opportunity to shift the paradigm of the man in our society so he can stand tall in his community, witnessed in his wholeness and supported to be the best man he can be in his marriage.

About the Weekend

Our benchmark Rite of Passage is a full weekend held by our experienced guides.

Ceremony can be defined as ‘the marking of something that it is important we do not forget’. Kingly Stag endeavours to curate a weekend that will be remembered for the rest of your lives; a time held dearly by all the men in attendance. It is fun, challenging and deeply connecting.

This weekend will bond these men in ways they may never have felt before, with stories to be quietly shared around fires long into the future. This will be an opportunity to be challenged and to find your edges.​

This work aligns to the four male archetypes of Lover, Warrior, Magician and King, unlocking access to the whole of ourselves, revealing shadows and liberating the gold we have inside.

All the activities are designed to empower the men into a new way of being in the world.

Ben Stopford

Tom Otter

Lawrence Joye

Tom has been working in the outdoors since 2010 but playing in the outdoors since he was a young boy. Inspired by the mountains in the Lake District he began mountaineering and climbing in his teens.​

During your retreat he will be guiding you through every aspect of the journey, physically as we meander through the mountains, and mentally as we journey within. Tom's passion and commitment is what makes his facilitation so powerful.

Lawrence is a facilitator, coach and creator of connected experience. He finds deep fulfilment in his work supporting groups and individuals to deeply meet themselves and others and to cultivate more trust, joy and reverence for life.

As a founding member of YES&: Conscious Living, Lawrence co-curates and runs events and retreats as well as offering 1:1 and Group Developmental Coaching.

He lives with his family at Cae Mabon in Gwynedd, where he hosts and co-facilitates Men's Retreats as well as managing other in-house projects.

Ben is a facilitator, gardener & gatherer whose mission is pollinating deeper connections to both the inner & outer landscapes.​

His group facilitation stems from contemporary Rites of Passage (vision quest) &The Work that Reconnects, having trained under Rupert Marques & Molly Young Brown.​

Ben is the founder of Conscious Roots & co-creator of Deepen Your Roots, a year-long transformational journey into connection and belonging. He lives at Cae Mabon where he co-facilitates retreats & teaches foraging & permaculture.