Steven Baggs
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I love the idea Steven. Just a thought: if you work out some extended version of the route which takes the total distance over 25km then you might consider negotiating with the cathedral in Santiago to have your route formally recognised as the overseas part of a longer camino.
That sounds like an interesting idea, lets see how it goes, I'm sure it would be possible.I love the idea Steven. Just a thought: if you work out some extended version of the route which takes the total distance over 25km then you might consider negotiating with the cathedral in Santiago to have your route formally recognised as the overseas part of a longer camino. People might then complete their Camino in Spain by walking the more traditional Camino Ingles path from A Coruna rather than Ferrol. Taking advantage of the special exemption to the 100km rule which underpins the idea of the 'Celtic Camino' and which our Irish friends are very actively promoting.
My limited web design skills are preventing me from adding the GPX file at the moment but I hope to be able to work this out soon!I love this! Living in Hereford, this is definitely something I would walk. The website is really nicely made and functions well. Any chance of the GPX file being downloadable in future?
A friend of mine, who lives in Herefordshire sent me your information on Facebook. It sounds very interesting and my husband and I are hoping to join the pilgrimage in July.Dear friends, I am a Church of England parish priest and veteran of a number of camino's and I am trying to set up a short camino between two of my little rural medieval Churches both dedicated to St James. I am hoping to launch this on St James' day this year, 25th July 2020. The walk is only 15kms but can easily be extended as it links to a number of public footpaths, all through the English countryside. I have a web site in draft form with more details if you are interested. Hopefully we can leave this set up as a permanent route if this is what people would like. Any feedback at this early stage would be appreciated.
The Way of St. James ~ New launch date, The Feast Day of St James, Sunday 25th July 2021!
After a year of waiting for Covid restrictions to lift we are now looking forward to welcoming visitors to our churches and to officially opening the Camino Frome Valley on the Feast of St James, 25th July. Visitors will be able to collect a 'credencial' at St James, Stanford Bishop and stamp it...caminofromevalley.simplesite.com
We plan to the 102 mi of the Cotswold Way in June. Is this near where we will be walking?Dear friends, I am a Church of England parish priest and veteran of a number of camino's and I am trying to set up a short camino between two of my little rural medieval Churches both dedicated to St James. I am hoping to launch this on St James' day this year, 25th July 2020. The walk is only 15kms but can easily be extended as it links to a number of public footpaths, all through the English countryside. I have a web site in draft form with more details if you are interested. Hopefully we can leave this set up as a permanent route if this is what people would like. Any feedback at this early stage would be appreciated.
The Way of St. James ~ New launch date, The Feast Day of St James, Sunday 25th July 2021!
After a year of waiting for Covid restrictions to lift we are now looking forward to welcoming visitors to our churches and to officially opening the Camino Frome Valley on the Feast of St James, 25th July. Visitors will be able to collect a 'credencial' at St James, Stanford Bishop and stamp it...caminofromevalley.simplesite.com
We're not too far from the top end of the Cotswold Way walk, just the other side of the Malvern Hills (another place you may want to walk)We plan to the 102 mi of the Cotswold Way in June. Is this near where we will be walking?
I met a young Italian man on the way down from the Grand Saint Bernard pass on the Via Francigena. The halfway point for me but his very first morning. He had a huge pack which he said weighed 17kg because he was trying to save money by carrying food and camping gear. We shared a room the next night in a church hostel and before going for a shower he took 2kg of dried rice and a huge cotton bathrobe out of his pack. The next morning - his third day - he gave up because of knee pain and went home by train.On that first day, he wrecked his knees from over-enthusiasm and went home, loaded with lots of pain medication from the local farmacia. His Camino ended after day one, poor thing.
Any feedback at this early stage would be appreciated.
*sigh*I met a young Italian man on the way down from the Grand Saint Bernard pass on the Via Francigena. The halfway point for me but his very first morning. He had a huge pack which he said weighed 17kg because he was trying to save money by carrying food and camping gear. We shared a room the next night in a church hostel and before going for a shower he took 2kg of dried rice and a huge cotton bathrobe out of his pack. The next morning - his third day - he gave up because of knee pain and went home by train.
In the web address I have called it 'Camino Frome Valley' but it's early days yet. I have spoken to the Confraternity of St James and there is the possibility of extending it by 11kms to 26 which may then qualify for the first part of a Camino Inglaise. But for now I would just like to see how the walk goes on 25th July. So far I'm overwhelmed with the responses, keep them coming!Will it have a name? (Besides "the world's shortest camino".)
The civil parish includes the hamlet of Hope's Rough.
Cowarne probably relates to 'cow barn' one village had 'much' and one just a 'little'. Stoke Lacy is where the Morgan family lived, the Parish Priests son built the first Morgan sports cars https://www.stokelacyheritage.co.uk/the-morgansI'm fascinated by the place names on the map. Little Cowarne, Much Cowarne, and between them Stoke Lacy. Stoke Lacy really ought to be called Just Enough Cowarne.
Signed up.Dear friends, I am a Church of England parish priest and veteran of a number of camino's and I am trying to set up a short camino between two of my little rural medieval Churches both dedicated to St James. I am hoping to launch this on St James' day this year, 25th July 2020. The walk is only 15kms but can easily be extended as it links to a number of public footpaths, all through the English countryside. I have a web site in draft form with more details if you are interested. Hopefully we can leave this set up as a permanent route if this is what people would like. Any feedback at this early stage would be appreciated.
The Way of St. James ~ New launch date, The Feast Day of St James, Sunday 25th July 2021!
After a year of waiting for Covid restrictions to lift we are now looking forward to welcoming visitors to our churches and to officially opening the Camino Frome Valley on the Feast of St James, 25th July. Visitors will be able to collect a 'credencial' at St James, Stanford Bishop and stamp it...caminofromevalley.simplesite.com
I have just done the route between the churches via Google Earth and it is a very easy way. Though paths are mentioned, and most of the way is by very small roadways, I doubt that the paths provided would shave much distance.
I have just received my 4 'sellos' unique stamps with pictures of each of the churches on them and have a draft design for a 'credencial'. Check them out on the website http://caminofromevalley.simplesite.com/445344359
I will be in Newport, South Wales, on 25 July - I am soooooo tempted to join you!
Oh, I love this! My husband and I are planning on walking England next year. I'll definitely be following you.Dear friends, I am a Church of England parish priest and veteran of a number of camino's and I am trying to set up a short camino between two of my little rural medieval Churches both dedicated to St James. I am hoping to launch this on St James' day this year, 25th July 2020. The walk is only 15kms but can easily be extended as it links to a number of public footpaths, all through the English countryside. I have a web site in draft form with more details if you are interested. Hopefully we can leave this set up as a permanent route if this is what people would like. Any feedback at this early stage would be appreciated.
The Way of St. James ~ New launch date, The Feast Day of St James, Sunday 25th July 2021!
After a year of waiting for Covid restrictions to lift we are now looking forward to welcoming visitors to our churches and to officially opening the Camino Frome Valley on the Feast of St James, 25th July. Visitors will be able to collect a 'credencial' at St James, Stanford Bishop and stamp it...caminofromevalley.simplesite.com
Still hoping to come, if we're allowed out of Wales!Dear friends, I am a Church of England parish priest and veteran of a number of camino's and I am trying to set up a short camino between two of my little rural medieval Churches both dedicated to St James. I am hoping to launch this on St James' day this year, 25th July 2020. The walk is only 15kms but can easily be extended as it links to a number of public footpaths, all through the English countryside. I have a web site in draft form with more details if you are interested. Hopefully we can leave this set up as a permanent route if this is what people would like. Any feedback at this early stage would be appreciated.
The Way of St. James ~ New launch date, The Feast Day of St James, Sunday 25th July 2021!
After a year of waiting for Covid restrictions to lift we are now looking forward to welcoming visitors to our churches and to officially opening the Camino Frome Valley on the Feast of St James, 25th July. Visitors will be able to collect a 'credencial' at St James, Stanford Bishop and stamp it...caminofromevalley.simplesite.com
Personally I am still holding out for a September Camino Madrid to Sahagun as long as I don't have to quarantine for 2 weeks when I get home!
Dear StevenDear Friends, despite trying to remain optimistic to the end, unfortunately due to the current situation with Covid 19 some of our Parochial Church Council's have decided not to re-open their Churches at this time. After reviewing the current regulations from the Church of England it was felt that we do not have sufficient resources in terms of volunteers to fulfil all the cleaning and social distancing rules needed to open some of the Churches.
Disappointed as I am, I fully understand and support their decision, it's not been an easy one. Thank you to everybody on this site for all the messages of support and encouragement since I came up with this idea. We will get there in the end!
The walk itself is across public footpaths and all accesible but sadly most of the Churches will remain closed. In that sense it may feel more like a camino in Spain where in my experience almost every church I came to was locked! Sadly this of course means that there will be no pilgrim passports, stamps or refreshments available.
I will over the course of the next few months try and get the waymarkers put up and maybe we could try and launch the walk again properly next year.
Personally I am still holding out for a September Camino Madrid to Sahagun as long as I don't have to quarantine for 2 weeks when I get home! And then it's a 6 week Sabbatical in the spring on the Via de la Plata.
Blessings, and watch this space.
Steven
Hi Galloglaigh. I see that you have attached the GPS track as a post in a cycling website. Can you make it clear that the route is definitely NOT for cycling. Much of the way is on footpaths NOT bridleways, so cyclists should not be using them anyway, even if they were suitable for cycling, which many of them are not, and there are loads of styles. Thanks.Here is your GPX as a map.
Frome Valley Camino [Walk not Cycling]
Much of the way is on footpaths NOT bridleways. Too many styles to navigate. HatTip Felice on https://www.caminodesantiago.me/ - 9.2 mi, +315 ft. Bike ride in Stanford Bishop, Englandridewithgps.com
Hi Galloglaigh. I see that you have attached the GPS track as a post in a cycling website. Can you make it clear that the route is definitely NOT for cycling. Much of the way is on footpaths NOT bridleways, so cyclists should not be using them anyway, even if they were suitable for cycling, which many of them are not, and there are loads of styles. Thanks.
Just a reminder that the launch event on St James' Day has been cancelled this year due to the pandemic and sadly the churches remain locked until such time as we can safely receive visitors again without having to sanitise averything. Up until now some of these churches had not been locked for years, just left open 24/7, it's all very sad but there's always next year.
Wonderful news, Steven.we are now looking forward to welcoming visitors to our churches and to officially opening the Camino Frome Valley on the Feast of St James, 25th July.
I am hopeful that we can add another St James Church to the route at a later stage that will give us the exact distance we would need to do this. At this point though I am just happy that we may have finally got somewhere with this!Wonderful news, Steven.
These churches look very special.
After the extra year there will no doubt be many ready to get ouf there and walk! Any headway on making this a recognized pilgrimage for those who want to continue to Santiago on the Ingles from A Coruña?
I'm sorry I can't make it this year as my husband has a big birthday. Of course I'd consider it a great way to celebrate a birthday but he is a committed non-walker! I'm sure it will be a great success and I hope you truly enjoy this St James' Holy Day.Just back from walking Hadrian's Wall, an interesting experience compared to a Camino, following an archaeological feature rather than heading for a destination and meeting people doing the walk in the opposite direction too.
Just a reminder that it looks like our little Camino will go ahead on 25th July. It will also be the first day that St James' Stanford Bishop has had a Mass in 18 months, this starts at 8.30am for early risers, there are also services in Bishops Frome at 10am and Much Cowarne 11.30am for those who wish to join. There is however no assumption that people will come for Church services so feel free to wander in and out of the Churches to get your stamps and some refreshments.
Looking forward to seeing some of you on the day, the walk of course will remain open indefinitely (we hope and pray!) so if you can't make it on the 25th feel free to come and explore the Camino Frome Valley another time.
I am from the U.S. My husband and I really want to walk the Cotswold Way in England. We were advised by a tourism company there to delay our plans until '22. U.S. travelers must quarantine for 10 days after arriving. Where are you from and what restrictions did you face? Thank you.Just back from walking Hadrian's Wall, an interesting experience compared to a Camino, following an archaeological feature rather than heading for a destination and meeting people doing the walk in the opposite direction too.
Just a reminder that it looks like our little Camino will go ahead on 25th July. It will also be the first day that St James' Stanford Bishop has had a Mass in 18 months, this starts at 8.30am for early risers, there are also services in Bishops Frome at 10am and Much Cowarne 11.30am for those who wish to join. There is however no assumption that people will come for Church services so feel free to wander in and out of the Churches to get your stamps and some refreshments.
Looking forward to seeing some of you on the day, the walk of course will remain open indefinitely (we hope and pray!) so if you can't make it on the 25th feel free to come and explore the Camino Frome Valley another time.
Miguel - only saw your post last evening, too late to say that we could help you! We took 2 cars, leaving one at each end of the route. Also, when I arrived at the church of St James in Ocle Pychard, I met the churchwarden who said that all the villagers were prepared to help ferrying pilgrims back to the start. If only we'd known....I was hoping to walk this route on Sunday 25th July but there appears to be no public transport (bus) running on Sundays so it is not possible to get back and pick up car at the start point. I will save it for another day but Buen Camino to those walking on Sunday.
Oh thank you for replying. I was originally planning to meet someone and do the same thing in terms of leaving cars but temporary ill health put pay to that, hence the need to bus. I hope that you had a great day. I'll get there soonMiguel - only saw your post last evening, too late to say that we could help you! We took 2 cars, leaving one at each end of the route. Also, when I arrived at the church of St James in Ocle Pychard, I met the churchwarden who said that all the villagers were prepared to help ferrying pilgrims back to the start. If only we'd known....
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