The Xacobeo and the Saint James' way authorities recognise that part of a Camino lies in Britain.
The section is question is part of the Camino Ingles (or 'English Way') as Pilgrims going to Santiago from Northern Europe and Scandinavia would arrive by ship close to Durham and would then travel to Finchale Priory to learn from Saint Godric about this route. This is a distance of only 7 kilometres but there seems to be work going on to have this section receive greater recognition including a Facebook group Finchale Durham, a pilgrimage way ( https://en-gb.facebook.com/Finchale-Durham-a-pilgrimage-way-863020770492413/ and a blog The British way to Santiago begins in England!! (https://britishwayblog.wordpress.com/2017/01/12/st-johns-school-bishop-auckland-february-2nd/)
Finchale abbey (from https://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/whatson/camino-finchale-durham)
English Heritage (http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/finchale-priory/) describes the 13th century Priory at Finchale (Durham, DH1 5SH) as 'On the banks of the River Wear, in a beautiful wooded setting, stand the extensive remains of Finchale Priory. It was founded in 1196 on the site of the hermitage of St Godric, a retired sailor and merchant, who settled here after a life of adventure and travel. The priory was an outpost of Durham Cathedral and functioned as a holiday retreat for the monks of Durham until its suppression in 1538.'
The Priory is free to visit and is open 10am-5pm daily from April to October and from October to March from 10am-4pm. There is a car park that charges on the site.
to read more about the Camino Ingles as well as my own Pilgrimage on this route in 2015 look at http://footprintsonthecamino.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=camino+Ingles
Image taken from http://www.pilgrimagetraveler.com/camino-ingles.html
The section is question is part of the Camino Ingles (or 'English Way') as Pilgrims going to Santiago from Northern Europe and Scandinavia would arrive by ship close to Durham and would then travel to Finchale Priory to learn from Saint Godric about this route. This is a distance of only 7 kilometres but there seems to be work going on to have this section receive greater recognition including a Facebook group Finchale Durham, a pilgrimage way ( https://en-gb.facebook.com/Finchale-Durham-a-pilgrimage-way-863020770492413/ and a blog The British way to Santiago begins in England!! (https://britishwayblog.wordpress.com/2017/01/12/st-johns-school-bishop-auckland-february-2nd/)
English Heritage (http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/finchale-priory/) describes the 13th century Priory at Finchale (Durham, DH1 5SH) as 'On the banks of the River Wear, in a beautiful wooded setting, stand the extensive remains of Finchale Priory. It was founded in 1196 on the site of the hermitage of St Godric, a retired sailor and merchant, who settled here after a life of adventure and travel. The priory was an outpost of Durham Cathedral and functioned as a holiday retreat for the monks of Durham until its suppression in 1538.'
The Priory is free to visit and is open 10am-5pm daily from April to October and from October to March from 10am-4pm. There is a car park that charges on the site.
to read more about the Camino Ingles as well as my own Pilgrimage on this route in 2015 look at http://footprintsonthecamino.blogspot.co.uk/search?q=camino+Ingles
Image taken from http://www.pilgrimagetraveler.com/camino-ingles.html
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