Wolf and Water Day Pilgrimage

The New Year has been and gone, the frigid weather is on it’s way out, and I’m itching to get on another thru hike or pilgrimage. I had some leave to use up before I lose it at the end of the financial year. Looking at the rota I managed to add on two days to a three day weekend coming up at the end of March.

Having five days off, I didn’t want this to go to waste, and pondering what to do, the Camino was listening. An email dropped into my inbox. A couple of years ago I signed up to a charity, the “British Pilgrimage Trust”. An organisation that has an aim to restore and popularise the pilgrimages within the UK – You will be surprised how many there are!

If you followed my Two Saints Way pilgrimage, that was one of them. Well, this email advertised up and coming events and guided pilgrimages. On the day I had just booked off, they are holding a one day pilgrimage; the ‘Wolf and Water Pilgrimage’.

A short 8 mile trail from St. Mary’s Church in West Stow to Bury St. Edmunds Cathedral. St. Edmund’s legend involves Danes, beheadings and a speaking wolf! As this is a guided pilgrimage, I will be immersed in the history and folklore of the area – a little different to my usual adventures!

I’ve secured accommodation that is actually on the cathedral grounds, so I won’t have far to rest my legs after completing this walk! I’ll do a blog and produce a short video of this one day adventure.