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Great Stones Way
Southwest England
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The Great Stones Way: Swindon to Salisbury – 36 miles – 4 days
This pilgrimage links the North Wessex Downs to Salisbury Plain, across the Vale of Pewsey – connecting us with our deep, prehistoric past. From the tranquil meads beside the river Avon to the sun-stained high chalk at Marlborough Down, this landscape is consecrated by stone circles, henges, barrows, and historic churches – as well as cosy pubs and pretty little villages: England’s Summerlands.
Pilgrimage here is an ancient practice, with raised banks called cursuses revealing processional routes many thousands of years old. Connect two of Britain’s greatest megalithic temples – Avebury and Stonehenge – with your footfalls; feel the green turf of Old Sarum beneath your boots; before a final flourish in Salisbury’s magnificent Cathedral Close.
See also Salisbury Cathedral Pilgrimage in a Day – 7 miles, 1 day – Great Dunford Church via Old Sarum to Salisbury Cathedral.
Low-cost hostels along route – Stonehenge Hostel and across region.
Read more about the Great Stones Way on English Heritage.
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Pilgrimage by foot is connected with places and landscape, and how those places make you feel. Read about holy places.
At the British Pilgrimage Trust, we believe a pilgrimage should be made on an individual’s own terms. We are founded on the principle that we can all bring our own beliefs to the journey, accessible and welcoming to all.
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