The Pilgrims' Way: To Canterbury from Winchester and London

by Leigh Hatts

Overview

A guidebook to walking the Pilgrims’ Way, a 230 km (138 mile) historic pilgrimage route to Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, home of the shrine of the martyred archbishop, St Thomas Becket. With relatively easy walking on ancient pathways, it can be comfortably completed in under a fortnight.

The route is presented in 15 stages ranging between 7 and 22 kms (5-14 miles) and is described from both Winchester in Hampshire (138 miles) and London’s Southwark Cathedral (90 miles), with an optional link to Rochester.

• 1:50,000 OS mapping for each stage
• Detailed information on accommodation, public transport, and refreshments for each stage
• Information on the historical background of the pilgrimage, historical figures, and local points of interest
• GPX files available to download
• Facilities table to help you plan your itinerary

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783624614
Publisher:	Cicerone Press
Publication date:	02/14/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	208
File size:	27 MB
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About the Author

Leigh Hatts has lived in both Hampshire and Southwark where the two historic Canterbury routes begin. He first became familiar with sections of the ancient Pilgrims' Way in the Home Counties, and the Darenth Valley on the London route, whilst responsible for the London Transport Country Walks book series. His Thames Walk Feasibility Study led to the 180-mile Thames Path national trail. He is author of London's 100 Best Churches and Cicerone's Thames Path and Lea Valley Walk guides. He worked as a reporter with the walkers magazine TGO and as arts correspondent of the Catholic Herald.
Leigh Hatts has been walking the Thames towpath and exploring the river and Docklands since 1981, when he worked on the Thames Walk Feasibility Study – which resulted in the Countryside Commission persuading the government to designate the 180-mile route as a national trail. In addition to writing three Thames books, Leigh spent a decade as author of the London Transport Walks Book series. He also devised the 20-mile Bournemouth Coast Path, which now links the South West Coast Path to the Solent Way to create a 652-mile coast route from Minehead to Emsworth. In addition to a guide to this route, he has written walking books featuring Dorset's coast and countryside and the New Forest. Leigh has also worked as a reporter for the walkers' magazine TGO .

Table of Contents

Map key Route Summary Table Overview map Introduction History of the Way Renewed interest Historical figures along the Way Variations to the Way Walking the Way When to walk Where to stay Refreshments Waymarking Maps Using this guide Winchester to Canterbury Stage 1 Winchester to Alresford Stage 2 Alresford to Alton Stage 3 Alton to Farnham Stage 4 Farnham to Guildford Stage 5 Guildford to Box Hill Stage 6 Box Hill to Merstham Stage 7 Merstham to Oxted Stage 8 Oxted to Otford Stage 9 Otford to Wrotham Stage 10 Wrotham to Halling Stage 11 Halling to Aylesford Stage 11a Peters Village to Rochester Stage 12 Aylesford to Harrietsham Stage 13 Harrietsham to Boughton Lees Stage 14 Boughton Lees to Chilham Stage 15 Chilham to Canterbury London Route Stage 1a Southwark to Shooters Hill Stage 2a Shooters Hill to Dartford Stage 3a Dartford to Otford Appendix A Itinerary planner Appendix B Accommodation Appendix C Further information Appendix D Further reading