Another Pilgrimage

[Anniesantiago]

Looks like I'll have another pilgrimage route to try, although the rain and lodging may be tough.
Offa's Dyke was knee-deep in mud when we tried it.
The canal route in Wales was better, and beautiful, but lodging was an issue.

Wales' churches and chapels linked in religious trail

It aims to put Wales' churches and chapels on the tourism map, alongside its castles and mountains.

www.bbc.com

 

[Davey Boyd]

Looks great! I wonder if they have thought about accommodation at all though?

Davey

 

[Bradypus]

Looks great! I wonder if they have thought about accommodation at all though

Probably not. Seems to be mostly an online exercise to provide information about churches and chapels along existing routes. Not really a practical "bricks and mortar" project. I don't think there are any routes in the UK which have dedicated albergue-style accommodation. Even on long established walking routes like the West Highland Way or the Pennine Way low-cost options are very thin on the ground.

 

[Anniesantiago]

You would probably need to find lodging, then pay a taxi to take you to one end of your daily route and pick you up at the other end. Sometimes there may be lodgings along the way. It would take some research. That said, Wales has some spectacular walking trails. We stayed with friends there one year for a couple of months and had a great time walking.

 

[Akbunny59]

I think this is an area that definitely needs looking into. There is fabulous country here to be explored. Let's get some infrastructure in place and sell it to the rest of the world.....

 

[camino_rooky]

I think this is an area that definitely needs looking into. There is fabulous country here to be explored. Let's get some infrastructure in place and sell it to the rest of the world.....

There is a group with a website "champing.co.uk" that promote camping in historic churches throughout the uk. We came across one of them on the Saxon Shore Way this year . Although we didn't stay in it we thought it was a great idea . At the moment there is only one church in Wales on the list but the idea could easily be rolled out across the country .

 

[Kitsambler]

but lodging was an issue.

On the Geneva route, when it was new, there was also a lodging issue. So the pilgrim association set up a system of private homes with spare rooms. The association route guide gives the phone but not the physical or email address. Might that scheme work as well for Wales?

 

[Akbunny59]

It's a possibility....!