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The Pilgrims' Way

To Canterbury from Winchester and London

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
208 Seiten
2024
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-85284-777-7 (ISBN)
CHF 24,90 inkl. MwSt
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.
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

Leigh Hatts has lived in both Hampshire and Southwark where the two historic Canterbury routes begin. He first became familiar with sections of the ancient Pilgrims' Way in the Home Counties, and the Darenth Valley on the London route, whilst responsible for the London Transport Country Walks book series. His Thames Walk Feasibility Study led to the 180-mile Thames Path national trail. He is author of London's 100 Best Churches and Cicerone's Thames Path and Lea Valley Walk guides. He worked as a reporter with the walkers magazine TGO and as arts correspondent of the Catholic Herald.

Map key

Route Summary Table

Overview map



Introduction

History of the Way

Renewed interest

Historical figures along the Way

Variations to the Way

Walking the Way

When to walk

Where to stay

Refreshments

Waymarking

Maps

Using this guide




Winchester to Canterbury

Stage 1 Winchester to Alresford

Stage 2 Alresford to Alton

Stage 3 Alton to Farnham

Stage 4 Farnham to Guildford

Stage 5 Guildford to Box Hill

Stage 6 Box Hill to Merstham

Stage 7 Merstham to Oxted

Stage 8 Oxted to Otford

Stage 9 Otford to Wrotham

Stage 10 Wrotham to Halling

Stage 11 Halling to Aylesford

Stage 11a Peters Village to Rochester

Stage 12 Aylesford to Harrietsham

Stage 13 Harrietsham to Boughton Lees

Stage 14 Boughton Lees to Chilham

Stage 15 Chilham to Canterbury



London Route

Stage 1a Southwark to Shooters Hill

Stage 2a Shooters Hill to Dartford

Stage 3a Dartford to Otford



Appendix A Itinerary planner

Appendix B Accommodation

Appendix C Further information

Appendix D Further reading

Erscheint lt. Verlag 20.8.2024
Reihe/Serie Cicerone guidebooks
Verlagsort Kendal
Sprache englisch
Maße 116 x 172 mm
Gewicht 240 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport
Reiseführer Europa Großbritannien
Reisen Sport- / Aktivreisen Europa
Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie
ISBN-10 1-85284-777-8 / 1852847778
ISBN-13 978-1-85284-777-7 / 9781852847777
Zustand Neuware
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