BPT chosen by Financial Times' How to Spend It

Thanks Financial Times and their ‘How To Spend It’ team for announcing us as one of 'five extraordinary walking holidays' across the world.

“Lately, the pilgrimage – those Celtic and early-Christian walking routes-as-rituals of yore, often evolved along ancient pagan pathways – has been experiencing a revival in popularity: slow journeys that take in wilderness, sacred sites, and monuments are reconnecting walkers to old and deep traditions. One of the leaders here is Guy Hayward, co-founder of the British Pilgrimage Trust.

Together with Dawn Champion, Hayward is currently re-establishing the Old Way, a 250 mile route from Southampton to Canterbury dating to the 13th century, which brought devout English and Europeans alike to Thomas Becket’s shrine. Hayward – a Cambridge grad with a side hustle as one half of a musical comedy duo, who is by several trusted accounts a brilliant guide – leads private pilgrims and small groups throughout the year. They range from half a day to several days, staying in historic pubs and inns along the route. In March and April, his colleagues will host a series of day-long mini-pilgrimages, including a section of the Old Way from Icklesham to Rye, and a London pilgrimage from Tower Hill to Westminster Abbey. One-day pilgrimage event from about £54; private pilgrimage itineraries, prices on request, britishpilgrimage.org”

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