The Old Way to Canterbury
December 1, 2023
Are you interested in joining Reverend Sarah Carver for “The Old Way to Canterbury” Pilgrimage December 1–9, 2023? It is a bus tour with some optional walking.
We’ll immerse ourselves in a combination new spiritual practices as modeled by St. Martin-in-the-Fields and ancient practices as we travel the Old Way. Here is a link to the virtual Canterbury Pilgrimage that some of you experienced in 2021: pilgrimages in England
Please contact Reverend Sarah Carver or David Horth for more details. Registration will open December 2022.
Tentative trip highlights so far:
Friday, December 1
- Fly to London to arrive at the hotel in London before 2:00pm on December 3, 2023. (Individuals to make their own travel arrangements.)
Saturday, December 3 – London, Overnight London
- Guided tour of St. Paul’s Cathedral or Westminster Abbey concluding with Evensong worship.
- Private celebratory welcome dinner (included).
Sunday, December 4 – London, Overnight London
- St. Martin-in-the-Fields – Eucharist and a visit with the Rector to learn about their contemporary outreach ministries, Lunch (included) at Cafe in the Crypt
- Dinner on your own
Monday, December 5 – Stonehenge and Southampton, Overnight Southampton
- Stonehenge (Lunch included)
- Southampton – Conversation with Dawn Champion of British Pilgrimage Trust
- Evening worship with Eucharist, St. Michael the Archangel Parish
- Dinner (included)
Tuesday, December 6 – The Old Way, Overnight along The Old Way, TBD
- Morning worship with Eucharist, Netley Abbey
- Morning walking option: South Downs Way
- Morning Non-walking option: Fishbourne Roman Palace and Boxgrove Priory
- Lunch together (included)
- Afternoon walking option: TBD, in conversation with British Pilgrimage Trust
- Afternoon non-walking option: Battle Abbey/Battle of Hastings Site
- Dinner (included)
Wednesday, December 7 – The Old Way and Cranbrook, Overnight in Canterbury (Cathedral Lodge)
- St. Dunstan’s Church, Cranbrook (services on Sunday only)
- Saltwood Castle
- Lunch (included)
- Afternoon walk into Canterbury
- Evensong at Canterbury Cathedral
- Dinner (included)
Thursday, December 8 – Canterbury, Overnight in Canterbury (Cathedral Lodge)
- Canterbury Cathedral tour
- St. Augustine’s Abbey Lunch (included)
- Free afternoon in Canterbury
- Dinner on your own
Friday, December 9 – Dover, Then Overnight near London airport
- Morning Walk
- Lunch (included)
- Dover Castle (Eucharist in St Mary’s in the Castle?)
- White Cliffs of Dover
- Celebratory group dinner in restaurant (included)
- Return to London for overnight near airport
Saturday, December 10 – Return to USA
Pilgrims will make their own way to the airport at their leisure using the hotel’s airport shuttle.
NOTE:
Approximate cost: $3300 per person, double occupancy | single supplement $610. (Does not include airfare.)
- Seven nights accommodations in three-star or better hotels
- Ground transportation in private deluxe motorcoach or minibus, depending on group size (not including London airport transfers)
- Entry fees and licensed guides for all sites listed on itinerary
- Meals: Breakfast daily, 6 lunches, and 5 dinners
- Gratuities, taxes, and fees