Everyone hits a rut at some point in the road of life, whether it be from dissatisfaction with family members, finances, jobs or even spouses. At the turning point of their mid-life years, Rose and Greg exist in a stagnant tolerance of their marriage, one that began on such warmth and intimacy and is now ticking along with an acceptance of mediocrity. At the urgings of their close friends, they consider an unconventional holiday, a coach journey to Northumberland. After the arrival at their destination, a gorgeous isolated castle, Rose and her 23 fellow travellers are eager to make sense of their highly recommended but mysterious trip. Under the leadership of Leo, their guide, the group learns to, individually and collectively, dissect topics of intimacy and strive to achieve long-lost happiness and self-awareness. Layers is a moving tale of mid-life crises and of how, when determined, anyone can strive to peel back some of their own self-limiting layers.