List of All Places in the Small Pilgrim Places Network
Bridgeham World Peace Centre
An open air prayer place on the bank of the River Thet
Address 76 Whitegate, Bridgham, Norfolk NR16 2AB Show map
On the main street at Bridgeham, take the East Harling road from the A11 and turn right to Bridgeham. Please phone (01953 718114) or e-mail in advance of your visit
The centre is in the grounds of Williams home and studio
Warm Pre-Victorian Baptist Chapel-between Oxford and Witney. Tea and coffee available - Toilets - comfortable chairs - Peaceful atmosphere - Someone always available.
Address Lombard St, EYNSHAM, Oxfordshire OX29 4HT Show map
Bus/Car from Oxford/Witney Follow sings for Eynsham village.
OS Map ref: 164 432092
Open Wednesday/Thursdays
Feb 9 - March 24
May 4 - Sept 29
Nov 30 - Dec 15
Hospitaller Mrs Jean Towns
119 Spareacre Lane
Eynsham
OX29 4NN
Tel: 01865 880430
Greyfrairs Stour at Canterbury
The oldest Franciscan building in the U.K. Has a permanent exhibition on the ground floor and a chapel (used daily by the Anglican Franciscan brothers) on the first floor. Available for prayer groups, pilgrimages and quiet days. Toilet and water available nearby. Three acres of garden including an English Meadow.
Address Greyfriars, 6A Stour St, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2NR Show map
Find the pedestrian main Street of Canterbury. Stour Street is at the side of the Post office. Entrance to the Greyfriars Gardens and building is through the arch at the side of the Greyfrairs Guest House 100 metres from the main street.
OS Map ref: TR147578
Weekly Eucharist on Wednesday at 12.30pm.
Open to the public
Daily 2.00 - 4.00 Ester till end of September. Other times by arrangement
Hospitaller Brother Austin S.S.F,
The Friary
6A Stour St
Canterbury
Kent CT1 2NR
Tel: 01227 479364 Email:
Haughland House and Hollandstoon Unitarian Chapel
Set in the beautiful and peaceful Island of Shapinsay, 25 minutes by ferry from mainland Orkney, Haughland House is a retreat centre with a chapel converted from a stable.
Address Skethaways, Haughland, Shapinsay, Orkney. KW17 2DZ Show map
Phone 01856711750 and someone will pick you up from the ferry
3 acres of quiet hillside woodland, herbaceous borders, ponds and views with plenty of places to sit.
Address Hole Farm, Bickington, Newton Abbot, TQ12 6PE Show map
From the A38 turn off on the A towards Newton Abbot. Take the next right and follow the map to Hole Farm
Opening Times: By appointment - phone 01626-821298
Hospitaller The Rev. Ian Graham-Orlebar Email:
Little Gidding
The church was made famous by T.S. Eliot's poem Little Gidding. It is adjacent to Ferrar House named after Nicholas Ferrar. He founded a lay community here in 1625. Among his famous visitors were Charles I, the poet George Crawshaw. Church open from 10 a.m. to sundown. Quarterly evensong on Fifth Sunday's 6 p.m. in summer 3 p.m. in winter.
Address Ferrar House, Little Gidding, Huntington, PE285RJ. Show map
The church is next to Ferrar House in the hamlet of Little Gidding in Cambridgeshire only minutes from the A1.
From the North (A1 southbound)
Leave the A1 at junction 16 (Norman Cross) marked A15 Yaxley (Ramsey B660). At the roundabout take the third exit signposted Ramsey B660 and then the first left. Follow the road for approx 2 miles. Turn left after the flyover marked Ramsey and the Giddings B660. At the T-junction turn left marked The Giddings B660. Stay on the B660, through Glatton to Great Gidding (approx 3 miles). Once in Great Gidding, turn left before the Fox and Hounds down Mill Lane. Continue about half a mile until the road down to Little Gidding on the right. Ferrar house is at the bottom of the lane.
From the South and East (A1 northbound)
Leave the A1 at junction 15, signposted B1043 (B660) to Sawtry and Ramsey. At the roundabout take the 3rd exit, signposted Conington and Glatton. Continue through Sawtry following signs for Glatton. In Glatton turn left at the T-junction, signposted Great Gidding on the B660. Once in Great Gidding, turn left before the Fox and Hounds down Mill Lane. Continue about half a mile until the road down to Little Gidding on the right. Ferrar house is at the bottom of the lane.
From the West (A14 eastbound)
Leave the A14 at the junction marked for Kimbolton and Ramsey (B660). At the T-junction turn right. At the next T-junction turn right. Drive through Old Weston. Stay on the main road at the sharp left-hand bend and take the next junction right to Winwick (B660). Drive through Winwick on to Great Gidding. Once in Great Gidding, continue up Main St and turn right after the Fox and Hounds down Mill Lane. Continue about half a mile to the road down to Little Gidding on the right. Ferrar House is at the bottom of the lane.
Quiet church in lovely countryside. Accommodation available in Ferrar House
A small pilgrim place for quiet prayer, simple hospitality, and thoughtful conversation. Llandecwyn was the original pilot project for the Small Pilgrim Places Network.
Address Eglwys Tecwyn Sant, St Tecwyn’s Church, Nr Harlech, Gwynedd Show map
Find your way to Talsarnau on the A496 between Maentwrog and Harlech. By the Honda garage, turn up a minor road signposted ‘Llandecwyn’. After 100 yards turn sharp left. In about a mile at a T-junction turn left. In 300 yards turn right (trust the no through road sign). Go over a cattle grid. After 200 yards, alongside a lake, Llyn Tecwyn Isaf, bear left up a hill. Again, trust the no through road sign. In less than half a mile, you will come to the church.
The church will usually be open between 2.00 pm and 5.00 pm from late May to late September and at other times by request.
Candlelit Prayer: 8.30 pm on Sundays in July and August
The Poustinia and its garden is where you can come for up to 24 hours and just ‘be’.
Address Duncombe House,Churcham,Gloucestershire .GL2 8BD Show map
On the A40 between Gloucester and Ross-on-Wye
The Poustinia is an old Russian institution. The Pous-tinik wanders from place to place, stopping where he is needed, for however long, in a special, very simple hut, with just a bed, chair and table and of course the Bible.
Hospitaller Sr.Elly-Maria Email:
Prior Crauden's Chapel, Ely
14th Century Chapel a quiet place in a bustling cathedral close. Available most days from 7.30 a.m. - 7 p.m. Get the keys from and book quiet dayswith the Cathedral vergers. Tel.No. 01353 660342
The Chapel is housed in the old monastic buildings next door to Prior Crauden's House. Passing through the Porta from the Gallery , on your right you will see the monastic barn (14th century), part of which is now the school dining room. To the immediate left is a path that leads to the Chapel
A small church in the heart of Exeter; of Saxon origin, still used for services and especially for private prayer and quiet.
Address The Guildhall Shopping Centre, Exeter Show map
How to get there
St Pancras Church is in the middle of the Guildhall Shopping Centre in the heart of Exeter. It lies just north of the High Street behind the Guildhall.
The church is usually open Mon-Fri 10:00am - 4:00pm. There is a midweek Eucharist on Tuesdays at 1:05pm.
Hospitaller Averil Swanton
5 Pennsylvania Close
Exeter EX4 6DJ Email:
12th century church occupying an ancient site, on a rise overlooking, and on a bend of the River Ouzel
Address Old Lindslade Road, Old Lindslade, Leighton Buzzard, Beds Show map
Take the road to Rushmere off the A4146. The church is on the right before the bridge.
The church is open on summer Sunday afternoons, between Easter and the end of September between the hours of 2.30 a.m. and 5 p.m.. And on Thursday afternoons, between mid-May and the end of September between the hours of 2.30 p.m. and 5 p.m..
The Centre exists to explore concepts of peace through daily and weekly rhythms of prayer, yoga and gathering together in the Christian tradition. We aim to celebrate a contemporary spirituality in a more intimate context, through providing safe, inclusive space in which we can share, welcome, build relationships and find stillness
Address 308 Kennington Lane, Vauxhall, London SE11 5HY Show map
Not far from the Oval on the Surrey side of Vauxhall Bridge
Morning Meditation at 7.45 a.m.
Evening Meditation at 6.30 p.m.
Launch of the Centre on 15th Sept 2007 after which opening will be more extensive
Hospitaller St. Peter's Community Email:
St. Thomas a Beckett, Milford Haven
11-12 a.m. and 3-5 p.m. in the summer months (usually open earlier and closed later)
Opened by request at other times
The Church of the Storms! A 14th century church in a wild place of peace and beauty. It nestles out of the wind, beneath a rocky outcrop, beside a sandy beach where Atlantic rollers pound against the Lizard Peninsular. The church is on the site of St. Winwaloes 6th century monastery!
Follow the coastal footpath and walk over the headland from Poldhu Cove. By car: park at the National Trusts, Gunwalloe Car Park. Take A3083 from Helston and turn right 1ml past main RNAS Culdrose entrance.
This little gem, set in a meadow of natural beauty, with a stream running behind it and where bird songs fill the air, is a place of peace and tranquilly, where many find it a special place to meditate, pray and praise our Lord and Creator.
The church is 14th century and in it is a first half of 6th century memorial stone which commemorates the elite of western Britian in this period and was brought into the church in the 1950's.
Address Mynydd Bodafon, Llanerchymedd, Anglesey . LL71 8BL Show map
from the Menai Bridge take the A5025 to Brynrefail, 2 miles after the Moelfre roundabout. In Brynrefail take the first left to Mynydd Bodafon (not signed) about half a mile up the road is a sharp bend. The church is then in front of you, across the field before you turn the corner
The church is open each day throughout the year and in July and August between the hours of 2.00pm and 5.00pm there will be someone to welcome you and, if desired, to have a conversation and some refreshment. Services are at 11.30pm each Sunday.
Hospitaller Michael Hurton
Ty Gwyn
Brynrefail
Dulas
Anglesey
LL70 9PJ
01248 410167 Email:
The Pales, Llandegley
The Pales is the oldest Quaker Meeting House in Wales in continuous use. It is an active place of worship (3 p.m. on the 3rd Sunday of every month) and a place for prayer and reflection
Address The Pales, Llandegeley, Llandridod Wells, Powys.LD1 5UH Show map
From the A44 at Llandegeley go north uphill and turn left along the contours.
This is a hand crafted 21ft Mongolian style tent which (although portable) usually resides in a garden at the northern edge of London. It is a unique, organic space and is available (by prior booking) for individuals and small groups. Tea, coffee and toilet facilities are available in the adjacent house.
Address The Yurt, 28 Abbotts Road, New Barnet, Herts EN5 5DP Show map
The Yurt is five minutes walk from High Barnet tube station on the Northern Line.
The Yurt is available by prior arrangement Mon-Fri 10:00am - 2:30pm during term time only.
Please note that the Yurt is not available Nov-Feb or July-August.
Hospitaller Rob & Amanda Miles
28 Abbotts Road
New Barnet
Herts EN5 5DP
Tel: 020 8441 8903 Email:
