England and Wales are beautiful countries richly blessed with Catholic churches, chapels, shrines, and cathedrals - places of profound encounter with Our Lord Jesus Christ. This section focuses on walking pilgrimages in our dioceses.
This area of the website does not relate to international pilgrimages and commercial operators. Instead it focuses on pilgrimage routes in England and Wales. We also profile the two national shrines – The National Catholic Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady at Walsingham, and The National Catholic Shrine of St Winefride, Holywell, north Wales.
The Hearts in Search of God project promotes and supports walking pilgrimages in England and Wales. These Pilgrim Ways can be walked from the cathedral of each of our dioceses to one or more shrines within the same diocese. The Ways are an opportunity for Christians to deepen their faith, and for people of all faiths and none to share in the experience of a walking pilgrimage in a Catholic context.
The project lead for ‘Hearts in Search of God’ is Phil McCarthy and the episcopal patron is the Right Reverend Patrick McKinney, Bishop of Nottingham.
Walking Routes, Cathedrals, and Shrines.
All Pilgrim Ways are supported with interactive maps, walking directions, GPX files and background notes.
