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Honestly?@VNwalking , kia ora and how is you thinking on this topic?
I have heard good things about St. Cuthbert’s Way in Northumbria which goes to the lovely Lindisfarne. Also, there is a rather short one in Cornwall which I have heard is a nice route.This year the pesky Schengen visa requirements and my unalterable commitments conspire together to prevent me from walking in Spain. So I have been looking to Britain for solace, and escape from the Schengen Zone for a few weeks.
And I found this:
And oh what a rabbit hole it is! I know this wonderful website will absolutely be no news to many, but I have had my head in the Spanish sand - so have not been paying any attention to pilgrimages in Britain.
So anyone with feet on the ground and some walking experince...
Please can you give me a recommendation for your favourite week/10 day/2 week amble? It doesn't have to be one of the ones the BPT lists...anything is fair game at the moment.
Thanks!
I don’t think there is a maintained pilgrimage route, but St. David’s in Pembrokeshire is a pilgrim destination. There is a retreat centre nearby, St. Non’s. The cathedral is lovely. And the Pebrokeshire Coastal path is beautiful and goes on for miles.I have heard good things about St. Cuthbert’s Way in Northumbria which goes to the lovely Lindisfarne. Also, there is a rather short one in Cornwall which I have heard is a nice route.
Nope...nothing surfaced ⛏here yet...but I'll be sure to keep a lookout!
the John Muir Way
Do you have a link to the "Yorkshire Camino" blog. As our plans for April Camino Frances have sadly been put on hold we are looking for an alternative in the UK. Sorry if its already there and I can't see it.Another "Not a pilgrimage" route, but one we entitled "Our Yorkshire Camino" when we walked it in May 2018 having previously walked the Frances (twice) and the Portuguese from Lisbon in previous years.
This route is a combination of 'The Wolds Way' followed by a short section of the 'Cleveland Way', to just north of Scarborough. From there along the 'Tabular Hills Walk' to Helmsley, where followed the 'Cleveland Way' again from the other end, taking us around the North Yorkshire Moors, eventually ending back in Scarborough.
In total about 240 miles of very varied terrain. The rolling, pastoral, Wolds were followed by the forests of the Tabular Hills. Then the initial moorland stretch of the Cleveland Way' finishing with a glorious clifftop stretch along the rugged Yorkshire coast
This took us three weeks of generally easy walking, although some stretches were reasonably testing without being rugged. Accommodation was generally reasonably priced, but definitely NOT Camino de Santiago prices. It was reasonably easy to find, but ingenuity was needed in places.
I created a blog of the journey and have all the details of the route, including where we stayed, if anyone is interested.
We would both happily walk this delightful route again, and probably will.
At this point should we be thinking of walking anywhere at all?we are looking for an alternative in the UK
Unlike many of you on this forum, this was a one off chance to walk the whole Camino Frances in one go. We will never have this opportunity again. I see no problem with investigating and planning a walk nearer home. Of course I am not leaving today! I am front line NHS staff and as someone with PPE in my boot for community work I don't need to be lectured on the risks. If planning and dreaming and asking for information is not allowed on here so be it.At this point should we be thinking of walking anywhere at all?
Even if there are no emergency declarations in a given country, for the next little while we have to deal with a 'new normal' everywhere - one that does not encourage going here and there, but staying close to home and minimizing our interactions instead.
Who said that? Not at all. Indeed - planning and dreaming may well keep us all sane through this. But when it comes to walking as opposed to just dreaming, we need to be reaistic - and not so attached to our personal plans that we endanger others.If planning and dreaming and asking for information is not allowed on here so be it.
Kia ora koutou (greetings to you all)
I booked to return to France in April to complete Via Francigena.
Two weeks ago I decided to use the bookings to walk the length and breadth of the UK and then to Ontario and explore the Rideau Trail.
Today I have decided to not travel this year and explore with the airlines holding my payments as a deposit against travel on the same routes next year.
But, thanks to this thread by @VNwalking, and from other enquiries, I have about 20 pilgrimages in Scotland, Wales and England to explore in the years ahead.
I will post them as a list later this year for next seasons thinking.
Kia kaha koutou (take care, be strong, get going)
Looking forward to seeing that list, Alwyn!I will post them as a list later this year for next seasons thinking.
Hi. .....and sorry for the delay in responding to your request, due to a short period of (Non Covid-19 related) illness.Do you have a link to the "Yorkshire Camino" blog. As our plans for April Camino Frances have sadly been put on hold we are looking for an alternative in the UK. Sorry if its already there and I can't see it.
Hi AlwynKia ora koutou (greetings to you all)
I booked to return to France in April to complete Via Francigena.
Two weeks ago I decided to use the bookings to walk the length and breadth of the UK and then to Ontario and explore the Rideau Trail.
Today I have decided to not travel this year and explore with the airlines holding my payments as a deposit against travel on the same routes next year.
But, thanks to this thread by @VNwalking, and from other enquiries, I have about 20 pilgrimages in Scotland, Wales and England to explore in the years ahead.
I will post them as a list later this year for next seasons thinking.
Kia kaha koutou (take care, be strong, get going)
This walk might keep you busy for a while!!
I've re-read the thread and have narrowed it down to two, for whenever the need and opportunity arise:But, thanks to this thread by @VNwalking, and from other enquiries, I have about 20 pilgrimages in Scotland, Wales and England to explore in the years ahead.
I was hoping 'someone' marooned at home in Covidtime would chime in with a more up-to-date perspective. Thanks Fleur!Thus says one who has walked 2,500km plus during 2021 and all within the county where I live.
My husband walked the St Cuthbert’s this July, he thought it was stunning. Fortunately, they had good weather all the way. He recommends doing it over 5 days, not four as there are some hard stretches (and loads of cattle, which counts me out!I've re-read the thread and have narrowed it down to two, for whenever the need and opportunity arise:
1. St Cuthbert's (This wins hands down unless the time I have to walk is winter.)
2. Winchester - Canterbury.
Maybe I'll never take these up, who knows? But like books waiting to be read, you can never have too many possible long walks - so long as there's no 'have to' about it. Which is absolutely true un my case.
That clinches it. I am fond of cows, with their damp inquisitive noses. (Bulls are another story. In a 'past life' as a ornithologist, a colleague was caught out in a paddock by a bull, and ended up being chased cartoon-style around the trunk of a massive tree, until he managed to find a foothold to climb up. I can't remember how he escaped, but he felt himself lucky, as we were working in the same area that 150 years previously Scottish botanist David Douglas (of Douglas Fir fame) had been killed in a pit trap for wild cattle.)loads of cattle
The Surrey Hills area has a huge variety of tracks and paths to explore. Open views as well as wonderful wooded areas. Leith Hill, Box Hill, Reigate Hill.I was hoping 'someone' marooned at home in Covidtime would chime in with a more up-to-date perspective. Thanks Fleur!
Given where you've walked this last year, have you a favorite place?
@VNwalking @Sabine - as you know....I am not fond of cows, but they are fond of me!That clinches it. I am fond of cows, with their damp inquisitive noses. (Bulls are another story. In a 'past life' as a ornithologist, a colleague was caught out in a paddock by a bull, and ended up being chased cartoon-style around the trunk of a massive tree, until he managed to find a foothold to climb up. I can't remember how he escaped, but he felt himself lucky, as we were working in the same area that 150 years previously Scottish botanist David Douglas (of Douglas Fir fame) had been killed in a pit trap for wild cattle.)
Indeed. Your bovine incident post is a masterpiece. So I guess St Cuthbert will have to do without you?as you know....I am not fond of cows, but they are fond of me!I hope you are both well! T
This year the pesky Schengen visa requirements and my unalterable commitments conspire together to prevent me from walking in Spain. So I have been looking to Britain for solace, and escape from the Schengen Zone for a few weeks.
And I found this:
And oh what a rabbit hole it is! I know this wonderful website will absolutely be no news to many, but I have had my head in the Spanish sand - so have not been paying any attention to pilgrimages in Britain.
So anyone with feet on the ground and some walking experince...
Please can you give me a recommendation for your favourite week/10 day/2 week amble? It doesn't have to be one of the ones the BPT lists...anything is fair game at the moment.
Thanks!
Definitely Offas Dyke. Not a pilgrimage as such but and interesting walk. I camped some and found a couple of cheap pubs along the way.This year the pesky Schengen visa requirements and my unalterable commitments conspire together to prevent me from walking in Spain. So I have been looking to Britain for solace, and escape from the Schengen Zone for a few weeks.
And I found this:
And oh what a rabbit hole it is! I know this wonderful website will absolutely be no news to many, but I have had my head in the Spanish sand - so have not been paying any attention to pilgrimages in Britain.
So anyone with feet on the ground and some walking experince...
Please can you give me a recommendation for your favourite week/10 day/2 week amble? It doesn't have to be one of the ones the BPT lists...anything is fair game at the moment.
Thanks!
# | km | way name | from | to | |
1 | 130 | S Cuthbert | Melrose | Lindisfarne | bucket list |
2 | 160 | S Oswald | Lindisfarne | Hexham | bucket list |
3 | 75 | Way of light | Hexham | Durham | bucket list |
# | km | way name | from | to | |
4 | 130 | 3 Saints | Killin | S Andrews | bucket list |
5 | 100 | S Margaret | S Andrews | S Margaret's Chapel, Edinburgh Castle | bucket list |
6 | 215 | Whithorn | Glasgow Cathedral | S Ninian's, Whithorn | walked |
# | km | way name | from | to | |
7 | 110 | S Winefride | Shewsbury | Holywell | bucket list |
8 | 210 | North Wales | Holywell | Bardsey | bucket list |
# | km | way name | from | to | |
9 | 60 | S Albans | London Cathedral | S Albans Cathedral | bucket list |
10 | 255 | North Downs | Winchester Cathedral | Canterbury Cathedral | |
11 | 130 | (A Canterbury Tale) | Southwark Cathedral | Canterbury Cathedral | walked |
12 | 110 | Augustine Camino | Rochester Cathedral | S Augustine, Ramsgate | bucket list |
No kidding.In 2019, I guess your plans ahead got disrupted quite quickly.
St Cuthbert way is on my list too. But at the moment Spain calls.......I had planned to walk the St Cuthbert Way but had to cancel, and have not yet replanned that one. It means timing the crossing to Lindisfarne.
But I am hoping to get to the Dingle Way this year which has the benefit of also being a Camino route (Celtic Camino) (and for me not have to plan getting off the island). There is a mix of hostels and B&Bs
And if you have dates in mind it can sometimes be cheaper to fly rather than train (despite the environmental implications of train vs plane)
This walk might keep you busy for a while!!
Katar1na will doubtless fill in the details, but I understand Ireland is not part of the Schengen area and therefore a stay in the Republic won't affect a Spanish visa.I did not see this fact clearly stated above, but while time spent in the UK is or may be out of the EU Schengen free travel area, the Irish Republic is in the EU. So time spent in Ireland is the same, visa wise, as time in Spain.
if I am wrong, please correct me. Both Ireland and the UK both have wonderful pilgrimage routes.
Johnnie Walker would be a good “go to” source. Also, the Camino Society of Ireland would be a good source for the Irish routes.
There's a new route from Reading (an old pilgrimage site) via Winchester to Southampton. There have been recent posts about it but I am not sure where. We did the first stage to Silchester. It is newly way marked and a pretty walk.This year the pesky Schengen visa requirements and my unalterable commitments conspire together to prevent me from walking in Spain. So I have been looking to Britain for solace, and escape from the Schengen Zone for a few weeks.
And I found this:
And oh what a rabbit hole it is! I know this wonderful website will absolutely be no news to many, but I have had my head in the Spanish sand - so have not been paying any attention to pilgrimages in Britain.
So anyone with feet on the ground and some walking experince...
Please can you give me a recommendation for your favourite week/10 day/2 week amble? It doesn't have to be one of the ones the BPT lists...anything is fair game at the moment.
Thanks!
Greetings from Ireland.Katar1na will doubtless fill in the details, but I understand Ireland is not part of the Schengen area and therefore a stay in the Republic won't affect a Spanish visa.
Thanks for your very detailed post. I'm a Brit living in the UK and it makes me wince every time I read a post that just refers to regulations in "Europe" as if Europe was a simple single unit! If only...I'm commenting because I've seen a few queries in this very interesting thread so I thought I'd shed some light on what this means.
I walked this recently and was impressed. I only met two other pilgrims, and I'll get around to finishing the write up at some point soon...There's a new route from Reading (an old pilgrimage site) via Winchester to Southampton. There have been recent posts about it but I am not sure where. We did the first stage to Silchester. It is newly way marked and a pretty walk.
https://www.visit-reading.com/ideas-and-inspiration/itineraries-and-breaks/pilgrimage#:~:text=The St James's Way is,where St James is buried.
But even with the collapse of Sterling, it isn't going to be cheap.
Please!I walked this recently and was impressed. I only met two other pilgrims, and I'll get around to finishing the write up at some point soon..
Thanks for the link to your article and now more than ever plan to undertake this route in 2023Oh I think you must do St Cuthbert, it is one of the best 100km possible (outside Spain, claro, he adds hurriedly), taking in several fine abbeys, Walter Scott's gaff, Roman ruins and a road, glorious border countryside (the border I live on), the end of the Pennine Way, the magnificent rolling high empty Cheviot hills, the meanders of the Tweed and, best of all, the walk across the sands to holy Lindisfarne - take your boots off and walk barefoot at low tide across the sucking sands for the best (free) foot massage ever. Let me know when/if you're coming and stay at my place on the way there/back.
When I was still writing for the Guardian I did a few pieces on it:
Over the sands and on to Holy Island
With a nearly miraculous cure for blisters, the Guardian Northerner's sturdy pilgrim Alan Sykes completes his journey along St Cuthbert's Waywww.theguardian.com
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