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Northern Saints Trail to Durham Cathedral - Way of Life
North of England
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Northern Saints Trails: The Way of Life – Gainford to Durham – 27 miles, 3 days
Orange line on map below
The route is connected to St Cuthbert’s last journey in his coffin from Ripon to Durham, during which Cuthbert spoke to the monks carrying him whilst dead in the coffin! It begins at St Mary’s Well by the Tees in Gainford before crossing sparsely populated farmland to West Auckland, then the Etherley Incline rail path before meeting the complete Saxon church at Escomb. Bishop Auckland’s museums and its Spanish and Mining art galleries follow, before you come to a wonderful ‘Mount Joy’ view of Durham Cathedral.
Highlights
- Inspired by the stories of the A-Team of Northern Saints
- Lots of route options within a relatively compact geographical area
- County Durham and Northumberland’s open landscapes
- Durham being a keystone of these routes
Holy Places on the Northern Saints Trails that are mentioned in Britain’s Pilgrim Places book:
- Hartlepool
- Escomb
- Durham
- Newton Hall / Finchale Priory
- Chester-le-Street
- Monkwearmouth
- Jarrow
- Tynemouth
- Newcastle
Route highlights
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Nearby Sanctuaries
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Discover holy places, and bring your own beliefs.
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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