This is the final day of our brief pilgrimage from London to Canterbury. The Chaucer Way has taken us from the most urban of places, through its suburban spread and, from there, through quaint rural villages replete with half-timbered, thatched-roof cottages and flint-walled churches before bursting once more into the cultural and spiritual city of Canterbury. (more…)
Rochester
Saint Mary Magdalene Church, Gillingham
Saxon Shore Way
Oast House, Newington
Saint Mary the Virgin Church, Newington
Sittingbourne (more…)
Gravesend
Saxon Shore Way
St. Mary’s Church, Church Street
Rochester
Rochester Cathedral
High Street (more…)
Tomorrow Gail and I will make our way on foot from the Christian heart of London, Westminster Abbey, to Canterbury, a journey of some 120 kilometers over six days. We will roughly follow the trail pilgrims have followed for centuries. A trail colorfully described in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. A trail that, these days, is aptly known as the Chaucer Way.
As a head start, today we will be visiting central London sites significant to pilgrims past and present. (more…)
