The British Pilgrimage Trust
@pilgrimtrust.bsky.social
Charity dedicated to reviving the ancient practice of pilgrimage in Britain — as a form of cultural heritage that promotes holistic wellbeing, for the benefit of all. Bring your own beliefs. https://www.britishpilgrimage.org
Folk is for the people, and it's non-commercial, according to Jeremy Deller, Jenn Reid and Daze Aghaji. We explored how ancient traditions – song, ritual, walking the land – are being rewritten, reclaimed and re-animated. Watch. it: www.britishpilgrimage.org/stories/expl...
November 13, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Folk is for the people, and it's non-commercial, according to Jeremy Deller, Jenn Reid and Daze Aghaji. We explored how ancient traditions – song, ritual, walking the land – are being rewritten, reclaimed and re-animated. Watch. it: www.britishpilgrimage.org/stories/expl...
What does it mean to rediscover pilgrimage — not just as a journey, but as a way of seeing landscape, meaning and self?
Walk with us through Britain’s renewal of this ancient practice.
🔗 britishpilgrimage.org/stories/the-history-of-pilgrimage––a-rediscovery-of-landscape-meaning-and-self
Walk with us through Britain’s renewal of this ancient practice.
🔗 britishpilgrimage.org/stories/the-history-of-pilgrimage––a-rediscovery-of-landscape-meaning-and-self
November 4, 2025 at 10:11 PM
What does it mean to rediscover pilgrimage — not just as a journey, but as a way of seeing landscape, meaning and self?
Walk with us through Britain’s renewal of this ancient practice.
🔗 britishpilgrimage.org/stories/the-history-of-pilgrimage––a-rediscovery-of-landscape-meaning-and-self
Walk with us through Britain’s renewal of this ancient practice.
🔗 britishpilgrimage.org/stories/the-history-of-pilgrimage––a-rediscovery-of-landscape-meaning-and-self
Death and the Lady, an old English folk song born in the time of the Black Death in the 15th c. Sung by British Pilgrimage Trust's Guy Hayward, it reminds us that song and story once helped people face mortality. Perhaps take a walk and light a candle for someone you miss this All Hallows' weekend.
November 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Death and the Lady, an old English folk song born in the time of the Black Death in the 15th c. Sung by British Pilgrimage Trust's Guy Hayward, it reminds us that song and story once helped people face mortality. Perhaps take a walk and light a candle for someone you miss this All Hallows' weekend.
Tonight, we arrive at the season of Halloween, All Saints’ Day, All Souls’ Day, Samhain, Nos Galan, and the Day of the Dead.
These are ancient thresholds between light and dark, summer and winter. Fires were lit to dispel the darkness and honour ancestors.
www.britishpilgrimage.org/stories/days...
These are ancient thresholds between light and dark, summer and winter. Fires were lit to dispel the darkness and honour ancestors.
www.britishpilgrimage.org/stories/days...
October 31, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Tonight, we arrive at the season of Halloween, All Saints’ Day, All Souls’ Day, Samhain, Nos Galan, and the Day of the Dead.
These are ancient thresholds between light and dark, summer and winter. Fires were lit to dispel the darkness and honour ancestors.
www.britishpilgrimage.org/stories/days...
These are ancient thresholds between light and dark, summer and winter. Fires were lit to dispel the darkness and honour ancestors.
www.britishpilgrimage.org/stories/days...
This Sunday is All Souls. Children once went door to door for soul cakes — sweet food for the returning dead.
Perhaps bake and walk for someone you miss.
Listen to the Souling Song by BPT’s Guy Hayward
www.britishpilgrimage.org/stories/days...
#SoulCakes #AllSoulsDay #britishPilgrimage
Perhaps bake and walk for someone you miss.
Listen to the Souling Song by BPT’s Guy Hayward
www.britishpilgrimage.org/stories/days...
#SoulCakes #AllSoulsDay #britishPilgrimage
October 30, 2025 at 5:39 PM
This Sunday is All Souls. Children once went door to door for soul cakes — sweet food for the returning dead.
Perhaps bake and walk for someone you miss.
Listen to the Souling Song by BPT’s Guy Hayward
www.britishpilgrimage.org/stories/days...
#SoulCakes #AllSoulsDay #britishPilgrimage
Perhaps bake and walk for someone you miss.
Listen to the Souling Song by BPT’s Guy Hayward
www.britishpilgrimage.org/stories/days...
#SoulCakes #AllSoulsDay #britishPilgrimage
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Some images from yesterday's @pilgrimtrust.bsky.social event in London. It included some fascinating panels of speakers, my all-time favourite pilgrim speaker (Satish Kumar), and an improvised ritual at Little Wormwood Scrubs!
The natural environment, ritual, and inclusivity were recurring themes.
The natural environment, ritual, and inclusivity were recurring themes.
October 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Some images from yesterday's @pilgrimtrust.bsky.social event in London. It included some fascinating panels of speakers, my all-time favourite pilgrim speaker (Satish Kumar), and an improvised ritual at Little Wormwood Scrubs!
The natural environment, ritual, and inclusivity were recurring themes.
The natural environment, ritual, and inclusivity were recurring themes.
As the year turns, join us on a guided pilgrimage — from silent paths to ancient cathedrals, from lantern-lit wassails to solstice stones. Discover what pilgrimage might mean for you.
Places are limited. Walk with us.
👉 www.britishpilgrimage.org/events#bpt-h...
Places are limited. Walk with us.
👉 www.britishpilgrimage.org/events#bpt-h...
October 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
As the year turns, join us on a guided pilgrimage — from silent paths to ancient cathedrals, from lantern-lit wassails to solstice stones. Discover what pilgrimage might mean for you.
Places are limited. Walk with us.
👉 www.britishpilgrimage.org/events#bpt-h...
Places are limited. Walk with us.
👉 www.britishpilgrimage.org/events#bpt-h...
Our Pilgrimage Gathering 2025 is now sold out, but you can still join us on Thursday for a wonderful concert of reimagined folk songs -- presented in collaboration with Broadside Hacks. www.britishpilgrimage.org/events/pilgr...
September 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Our Pilgrimage Gathering 2025 is now sold out, but you can still join us on Thursday for a wonderful concert of reimagined folk songs -- presented in collaboration with Broadside Hacks. www.britishpilgrimage.org/events/pilgr...
✨ Michaelmas: The Pilgrimage of Angels ✨
On Sept 29 we honour St Michael the Archangel—protector, warrior, yet also loving and kind. How might you celebrate? See www.britishpilgrimage.org/resources/mi... for ideas!
#Michaelmas #Pilgrimage
On Sept 29 we honour St Michael the Archangel—protector, warrior, yet also loving and kind. How might you celebrate? See www.britishpilgrimage.org/resources/mi... for ideas!
#Michaelmas #Pilgrimage
September 29, 2025 at 9:35 AM
✨ Michaelmas: The Pilgrimage of Angels ✨
On Sept 29 we honour St Michael the Archangel—protector, warrior, yet also loving and kind. How might you celebrate? See www.britishpilgrimage.org/resources/mi... for ideas!
#Michaelmas #Pilgrimage
On Sept 29 we honour St Michael the Archangel—protector, warrior, yet also loving and kind. How might you celebrate? See www.britishpilgrimage.org/resources/mi... for ideas!
#Michaelmas #Pilgrimage
Henry VIII banned pilgrimage in 1538, so it may come as a surprise to discover that he once made his own pilgrimage -- to Southwick Priory -- donating 6s. 8d. worth around £250 today. Today marks the day of his pilgrimage. www.britishpilgrimage.org/places/south...
September 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Henry VIII banned pilgrimage in 1538, so it may come as a surprise to discover that he once made his own pilgrimage -- to Southwick Priory -- donating 6s. 8d. worth around £250 today. Today marks the day of his pilgrimage. www.britishpilgrimage.org/places/south...
Tomorrow day and night stand in perfect balance, and we welcome Mabon and the Autumn Equinox. Summer fades, winter approaches.
Visit: www.britishpilgrimage.org/resources/ma... to learn about Mabon and get some ideas for how you can celebrate in your own home.
Visit: www.britishpilgrimage.org/resources/ma... to learn about Mabon and get some ideas for how you can celebrate in your own home.
Mabon and the Autumn Equinox: a celebration of balance, abundance, and nature’s transition - British Pilgrimage Trust
As the days grow shorter and the air becomes crisper, we approach the Autumn Equinox, also known as Mabon or Alban Elfed in the Druidic tradition
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September 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Tomorrow day and night stand in perfect balance, and we welcome Mabon and the Autumn Equinox. Summer fades, winter approaches.
Visit: www.britishpilgrimage.org/resources/ma... to learn about Mabon and get some ideas for how you can celebrate in your own home.
Visit: www.britishpilgrimage.org/resources/ma... to learn about Mabon and get some ideas for how you can celebrate in your own home.
September marks the Celtic Tree Calendar month of the Vine.
There is debate about which woody, winding plant Vine refers to. Grapes? Bramble? Both share an abundance of fruit at this season, and as more vineyards spread across Britain, you may well encounter both whilst out on the path.
There is debate about which woody, winding plant Vine refers to. Grapes? Bramble? Both share an abundance of fruit at this season, and as more vineyards spread across Britain, you may well encounter both whilst out on the path.
September 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
September marks the Celtic Tree Calendar month of the Vine.
There is debate about which woody, winding plant Vine refers to. Grapes? Bramble? Both share an abundance of fruit at this season, and as more vineyards spread across Britain, you may well encounter both whilst out on the path.
There is debate about which woody, winding plant Vine refers to. Grapes? Bramble? Both share an abundance of fruit at this season, and as more vineyards spread across Britain, you may well encounter both whilst out on the path.
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Join #SatishKumar for the 2025 #Pilgrimage Gathering: 2nd October, Ladbroke Hall, London
A day of #walking, #storytelling, #music & #ritual with Britain's leading folklorists, artists, mystics, historians and healers, hosted by @pilgrimtrust.bsky.social
Discover more > britishpilgrimage.org/events
A day of #walking, #storytelling, #music & #ritual with Britain's leading folklorists, artists, mystics, historians and healers, hosted by @pilgrimtrust.bsky.social
Discover more > britishpilgrimage.org/events
September 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Join #SatishKumar for the 2025 #Pilgrimage Gathering: 2nd October, Ladbroke Hall, London
A day of #walking, #storytelling, #music & #ritual with Britain's leading folklorists, artists, mystics, historians and healers, hosted by @pilgrimtrust.bsky.social
Discover more > britishpilgrimage.org/events
A day of #walking, #storytelling, #music & #ritual with Britain's leading folklorists, artists, mystics, historians and healers, hosted by @pilgrimtrust.bsky.social
Discover more > britishpilgrimage.org/events
Last Monday, Guy took a group of pilgrims on a new route for us — the Robin Hood Pilgrimage.
We began and ended at Edwinstowe Church — where outlaw legend Robin Hood and Maid Marian were married — a story first written down in 15th-century ballads, but likely rooted in even older oral traditions.
We began and ended at Edwinstowe Church — where outlaw legend Robin Hood and Maid Marian were married — a story first written down in 15th-century ballads, but likely rooted in even older oral traditions.
September 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Last Monday, Guy took a group of pilgrims on a new route for us — the Robin Hood Pilgrimage.
We began and ended at Edwinstowe Church — where outlaw legend Robin Hood and Maid Marian were married — a story first written down in 15th-century ballads, but likely rooted in even older oral traditions.
We began and ended at Edwinstowe Church — where outlaw legend Robin Hood and Maid Marian were married — a story first written down in 15th-century ballads, but likely rooted in even older oral traditions.
We're getting pretty excited over here at BPT about our Pilgrimage Gathering at Ladbroke Hall in London, Oct 2nd. Join us! The whole team will be there, with a lineup of Britain's leading folklorists, artists, mystics, historians and healers. Read on! 👇
www.britishpilgrimage.org/events/pilgr...
www.britishpilgrimage.org/events/pilgr...
September 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
We're getting pretty excited over here at BPT about our Pilgrimage Gathering at Ladbroke Hall in London, Oct 2nd. Join us! The whole team will be there, with a lineup of Britain's leading folklorists, artists, mystics, historians and healers. Read on! 👇
www.britishpilgrimage.org/events/pilgr...
www.britishpilgrimage.org/events/pilgr...
🌿 Step into the story and spirit of pilgrimage, as we enter high summer and autumn. Join the British Pilgrimage Trust for guided pilgrimages to York, Canterbury, Glastonbury and Sherwood Forest. Led by our team, each journey is a chance to walk with meaning. www.britishpilgrimage.org/events
August 11, 2025 at 9:37 AM
🌿 Step into the story and spirit of pilgrimage, as we enter high summer and autumn. Join the British Pilgrimage Trust for guided pilgrimages to York, Canterbury, Glastonbury and Sherwood Forest. Led by our team, each journey is a chance to walk with meaning. www.britishpilgrimage.org/events
Delighted to share news of the launch of the final 40 mile long section of the Athelstan Pilgrim Way in North Wiltshire, with a programme of events to be held over the weekend of 6 and 7 September.
You can find all the latest routes at athelstanpilgrimway.org/routes/
You can find all the latest routes at athelstanpilgrimway.org/routes/
August 4, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Delighted to share news of the launch of the final 40 mile long section of the Athelstan Pilgrim Way in North Wiltshire, with a programme of events to be held over the weekend of 6 and 7 September.
You can find all the latest routes at athelstanpilgrimway.org/routes/
You can find all the latest routes at athelstanpilgrimway.org/routes/
All 42 English cathedrals. With a cello. On a bike! That's how Kenneth Wilson has been spending his time since May of this year. A truly inspiring and unique #pilgrimage. This is his last week -- he finishes in Carlisle on Friday It'll be a toasty week to finish! Bravo! kennethwilsoncello.com.
June 30, 2025 at 2:21 PM
All 42 English cathedrals. With a cello. On a bike! That's how Kenneth Wilson has been spending his time since May of this year. A truly inspiring and unique #pilgrimage. This is his last week -- he finishes in Carlisle on Friday It'll be a toasty week to finish! Bravo! kennethwilsoncello.com.
Do you know someone living with grief? We offer gentle, nature-based pilgrimages for those carrying loss. These shared journeys can bring solace through the power of walking in nature.
🌿 June 27–29: 3-day pilgrimage to Bath
🌿 July 5–6: 2-day pilgrimage to Bath
www.britishpilgrimage.org/events
🌿 June 27–29: 3-day pilgrimage to Bath
🌿 July 5–6: 2-day pilgrimage to Bath
www.britishpilgrimage.org/events
Our Events - The British Pilgrimage Trust
Explore upcoming pilgrimage events with the British Pilgrimage Trust, a charity founded in 2014. Join guided walks, sacred site tours, and community-led journeys across Britain.
britishpilgrimage.org
June 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Do you know someone living with grief? We offer gentle, nature-based pilgrimages for those carrying loss. These shared journeys can bring solace through the power of walking in nature.
🌿 June 27–29: 3-day pilgrimage to Bath
🌿 July 5–6: 2-day pilgrimage to Bath
www.britishpilgrimage.org/events
🌿 June 27–29: 3-day pilgrimage to Bath
🌿 July 5–6: 2-day pilgrimage to Bath
www.britishpilgrimage.org/events
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Had a fantastic time on a medieval-themed @lincoln.ox.ac.uk Day Out following the @pilgrimtrust.bsky.social route from Islip to Oxford! 🥾🎉
www.britishpilgrimage.org/portfolio/is...
www.britishpilgrimage.org/portfolio/is...
May 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Had a fantastic time on a medieval-themed @lincoln.ox.ac.uk Day Out following the @pilgrimtrust.bsky.social route from Islip to Oxford! 🥾🎉
www.britishpilgrimage.org/portfolio/is...
www.britishpilgrimage.org/portfolio/is...
Tomorrow is St Godric's of Finchale's Day. He was the first recorded British pilgrim to Santiago. The Finchale Camino Inglés is recognised as an English section of the #caminodesantiago
Explore: www.britishpilgrimage.org/portfolio/fi...
Or a 1 day route: www.britishpilgrimage.org/portfolio/du...
Explore: www.britishpilgrimage.org/portfolio/fi...
Or a 1 day route: www.britishpilgrimage.org/portfolio/du...
May 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Tomorrow is St Godric's of Finchale's Day. He was the first recorded British pilgrim to Santiago. The Finchale Camino Inglés is recognised as an English section of the #caminodesantiago
Explore: www.britishpilgrimage.org/portfolio/fi...
Or a 1 day route: www.britishpilgrimage.org/portfolio/du...
Explore: www.britishpilgrimage.org/portfolio/fi...
Or a 1 day route: www.britishpilgrimage.org/portfolio/du...
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The British Pilgrimage Trust invites churches & individuals to revive the ancient tradition of Rogation Sunday. It’s a call to bless the land through prayer and pilgrimage.
⬇️ Learn more and get involved here.
www.britishpilgrimage.org/resources/su...
⬇️ Learn more and get involved here.
www.britishpilgrimage.org/resources/su...
Our Rogation Sunday Campaign — The 2025 Participating Communities - British Pilgrimage Trust
www.britishpilgrimage.org
May 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The British Pilgrimage Trust invites churches & individuals to revive the ancient tradition of Rogation Sunday. It’s a call to bless the land through prayer and pilgrimage.
⬇️ Learn more and get involved here.
www.britishpilgrimage.org/resources/su...
⬇️ Learn more and get involved here.
www.britishpilgrimage.org/resources/su...
Listen to Guy Hayward of the BPT talk to author Clare Gogerty about her wonderful new book The Water Remedy, and discover Clare's most enchanting discoveries on her journey writing this book.
Read more and listen: www.britishpilgrimage.org/resources/th...
Or on YouTube: youtu.be/uZUomKYttIw?...
Read more and listen: www.britishpilgrimage.org/resources/th...
Or on YouTube: youtu.be/uZUomKYttIw?...
The Water Remedy: Folklore, ritual and wisdom — a conversation with author Clare Gogerty - British Pilgrimage Trust
The Water Remedy: Folklore, ritual and wisdom — a conversation with author Clare Gogerty and Guy Hayward of the British Pilgrimage Trust
www.britishpilgrimage.org
May 19, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Listen to Guy Hayward of the BPT talk to author Clare Gogerty about her wonderful new book The Water Remedy, and discover Clare's most enchanting discoveries on her journey writing this book.
Read more and listen: www.britishpilgrimage.org/resources/th...
Or on YouTube: youtu.be/uZUomKYttIw?...
Read more and listen: www.britishpilgrimage.org/resources/th...
Or on YouTube: youtu.be/uZUomKYttIw?...
Sunday, May 25th, is known as Rogation Sunday. It's an ancient festival that marks the blessing of the land to bring forth good growth.
www.britishpilgrimage.org/resources/support-our-rogation-sunday-campaign
www.britishpilgrimage.org/resources/support-our-rogation-sunday-campaign
May 14, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Sunday, May 25th, is known as Rogation Sunday. It's an ancient festival that marks the blessing of the land to bring forth good growth.
www.britishpilgrimage.org/resources/support-our-rogation-sunday-campaign
www.britishpilgrimage.org/resources/support-our-rogation-sunday-campaign
Join us on Friday for this FREE event to celebrate Farnham's ancient pilgrimage heritage. From Waverley Abbey via Mother Ludlam's Cave to St Andrew's Church, a site known to have played an important role in receiving pilgrims. Register: www.britishpilgrimage.org/events/farnh...
May 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Join us on Friday for this FREE event to celebrate Farnham's ancient pilgrimage heritage. From Waverley Abbey via Mother Ludlam's Cave to St Andrew's Church, a site known to have played an important role in receiving pilgrims. Register: www.britishpilgrimage.org/events/farnh...