Cathedrals · South East England
Britain's pilgrim routes
Canterbury, Walsingham, St Davids, Lindisfarne — the country's medieval pilgrim destinations.
Medieval England's three great pilgrim destinations were Canterbury (the shrine of St Thomas Becket, killed there in 1170), Walsingham in Norfolk (the 'England's Nazareth' shrine), and Glastonbury (Joseph of Arimathea, Arthurian legend). Wales had St Davids (two pilgrimages = one to Rome). Scotland's Iona was the cradle of Christian Britain. All are still open; all reward a visit.
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📷 5Cathedrals · South East England
Canterbury Cathedral
Canterbury Cathedral is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the spiritual leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Located in Canterbury, Ken
📷 5Museums · East Midlands
Walsingham
Walsingham — a museum in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
📷 5Abbeys & priories · South West England
Glastonbury Abbey
Glastonbury Abbey — former Benedictine abbey at Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
📷 3Cathedrals · South Wales
St Davids Cathedral
St Davids Cathedral (Welsh: Eglwys Gadeiriol Tyddewi) is a Church in Wales cathedral situated in St Davids, Britain's smallest city, in the county of Pembrokeshire, near the most westerly point of Wal
📷 3Abbeys & priories · Scottish Highlands
Iona Abbey
Iona Abbey — abbey in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, UK.
📷 3Abbeys & priories · Central Scotland
Lindisfarne Priory
Lindisfarne Priory — Grade I listed priory on Holy Island, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom.
★ Iconic📷 3Cathedrals · North East England
Durham Cathedral
The greatest Romanesque building in Britain, shrine of St Cuthbert.
★ Iconic📷 3Cathedrals · East of England
Ely Cathedral
Ship of the Fens — Norman cathedral with a unique octagonal medieval timber lantern.