When Gavin is unexpectedly made redundant from his job at the glass works, he decides to set off on a walking adventure in search of his own personal utopia.

But when he unwittingly becomes embroiled in a horse riding accident, it appears his plans may have taken a turn for the worse. However, fate intervenes and further on in his journey, his encounters on the road lead him back to the scene of the accident, the Manorfields stables to which it seems he is destined to become tied.

Through the stables, his life changes forever, but will he find his utopia?