The Pilgrims’ Way
This guidebook describes an ancient pilgrimage route in southern England from Winchester in Hampshire, or Southwark, London to Canterbury, a 138 mile walk through wood and farmland, with views across the Weald. Divided into stages of about 10 miles, with route summary and information on public transport, accommodation and places of interest.
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A guidebook to walking the Pilgrims' Way, a 230 km (138 mile) historic pilgrimage route to Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, home of the shrine of the martyred archbishop, St Thomas Becket. With relatively easy walking on ancient pathways, it can be comfortably completed in under a fortnight.
The route is presented in 15 stages ranging between 7 and 22 kms (5-14 miles) and is described from both Winchester in Hampshire (138 miles) and London's Southwark Cathedral (90 miles), with an optional link to Rochester.
- 1:50,000 OS mapping for each stage
- Detailed information on accommodation, public transport, and refreshments for each stage
- Information on the historical background of the pilgrimage, historical figures, and local points of interest
- GPX files available to download
- Facilities table to help you plan your itinerary
Additional information
| Weight | 232 g |
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| Dimensions | 172 × 117 × 12 mm |
| Author | |
| Publisher | Cicerone Press |
| Imprint | Cicerone Press |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 224 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | |
| Dewey | 796.5109422 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |