Aerosol provision system and a method of providing an aerosol

A method of generating an aerosol in an aerosol provision device, the method comprising:

• providing aerosol generating medium;
• providing a source of energy for heating;
• providing a housing with a protected region;
• moving the source of energy for heating from a stowed position in which the source of energy for heating is located in the protected region to an aerosol generating position in which the source of energy for heating is located proximate to the aerosol generating medium;
• and
• heating the aerosol generating medium to form an aerosol.

An aerosol provision device configured to receive aerosol generating medium, comprising:

• a source of energy for heating, wherein the source of energy for heating is configured to, in use, cause heating of the aerosol generating medium to form an aerosol;
• and
• a housing for housing, in use, the aerosol generating medium and in which the source of energy for heating is located, the housing further comprising a protected region for protecting the source of energy for heating;
• wherein the source of energy for heating is configured to, in use, move within the device between an aerosol generating position proximate to the aerosol generating medium and a stowed position in which the source of energy for heating is in the protected region.