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Britain's Sacred Places (Slow Travel) explores the country's most revered spiritual sites, from ancient stone circles and pilgrimage routes to historic churches and sacred landscapes.
A guide to ancient and modern sites that stir the soul
Please note that research for this guide was carried out during the Covid-19 pandemic. Because of the impact of the crisis on tourism, some businesses or services listed in the text may no longer operate. We will post any information we have...
Martin Symington is a freelance travel writer based in Britain. He travels all climes in search of inspiration for his stories. These appear in national newspapers and magazines in the UK and across the English-speaking world. His work has...
I was born and grew up in Portugal, from which sunny idyll I paid yearly visits to Leicester to spend summer holidays with grandparents. To return to this industrial city at the heart of Middle England years later, and find it pulsing with...
Countless people went out of their way to help me as I scoured the length and breadth of Britain in search of the sacred. My special thanks go to the following: Father Anil Akkara, Denise Allen, Ajahn Amaro, Maurice Bitton, John Cattini, Penta...
There is something about the sacred sites of Britain – how they have settled into the landscape, how they have taken hold quietly and convincingly. An American poet once wrote, ‘Into this house we are born, into this world we are thrown’; it is...