The Pilgrims' Way: To Canterbury from Winchester and London - Softcover

Hatts, Leigh

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1852847778 ISBN 13: 9781852847777

Verlag: Cicerone Press, 2021

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I bought a copy of the new Pilgrim's Way guide and am wowed by it. Leigh Hatts has made a cracking job of it, and your team in Milnthorpe has once again came up trumps in putting together another attractive guide that scores on every count. You ve all done a great service to pilgrims of the future. --By email, Feb 2017

"Another great Cicerone publication, in their tradition of producing attractive and accurate walking guides... Pocket size - but the contents are certainly not pocket size. Inside, on glossy paper, we find a huge amount of information backed by excellent colour photos. There are clear directions [and] the practical things... are all clearly and succinctly presented. Hatts includes the historical, spiritual and literary background, which makes this book much more than just a guide to walking a footpath. In his introduction and inserted into the walk at strategic points, is fascinating and relevant information about saints, historical figures, churches, writers and artists - enriching the walk both at the planning stage and as it is undertaken. this amount of material makes it also very readable for anyone doing some armchair travelling. This must be the definitive guide to the Pilgrim's Way... a pleasure to browse, dip into, use for a local walk, or study before or during the walk - highly recommended." Helen Willson, the Confraternity of Saint James --Helen Willson, the Confraternity of Saint James

"Clear descriptions and maps for people seeking to make the pilgrimage in the 21st Century" --The Great Outdoors

Reseña del editor

This guidebook details the Pilgrims' Way, an historic pilgrimage route to Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, home of the shrine of the martyred archbishop, St Thomas Becket. The route is described both from Winchester in Hampshire (138 miles) and London's Southwark Cathedral (901/4 miles), with an optional spur to Rochester Cathedral. With relatively easy walking on ancient byways, the route from Winchester is presented in 15 stages of 5-14 miles: it can be comfortably completed in under a fortnight. It follows a major chalk ridge through scenic countryside, taking in characterful towns and villages and historic churches. The route from Southwark is described in 10 stages and includes a visit to the ruined Lesnes Abbey. Detailed route description is accompanied by 1:50,000 OS mapping, advice on making the most of a trip and information on the historical background to the pilgrimage, key historical figures and local points of interest. Accommodation listings and details of facilities and transport links can be found in the appendices. Pilgrimages to Becket's shrine began within a few years of the his death in 1170, although Canterbury was a popular destination even before this time due to the nearby shrine of St Augustine. The route has featured in literature, drama and film, and forms the setting for Geoffrey Chaucer's famous Middle English work, The Canterbury Tales.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Cicerone Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• ISBN 10: 1852847778
• ISBN 13: 9781852847777
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 208