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Canterbury Pilgrims Festival 2019


The Pilgrims' Festival in Canterbury starts tomorrow for anyone interested
According to  https://www.kentdowns.org.uk/our-projects/green-pilgrimage-project/canterbury-pilgrims-festival-2019/ (the link to the full timetable and how to book can be found on this site) the activities are:

Workshop – Poetry & Pilgrimage

This workshop is open to anyone interested in creative writing, poetry and ideas of pilgrimage.  We will do some close reading of writing about pilgrimage, discuss some of the ideas and write in response, all in the historic setting of the Marlowe Kit.  No previous writing experience necessary but if you are a seasoned writer, expect to come away with several drafts of new work.
Where: The Marlowe Kit, Stour Street, Canterbury, CT1 2NZ.
Date: 12 June 2019
Time: 14:00-17:00
Price: £10.00


Workshop – Explore the Journey of Life

Come to ConsciousCafe to meet others and explore the journey of life using walking the labyrinth as a metaphor of life’s journey. We will look at the value of walking as a tool for meditation and reflection. Historically, walking labyrinths, especially in cathedrals, was seen as a form of pilgrimage.
Where: The Labyrinth, University of Kent, CT2 7NZ (directions)
Date: 12 June 2019
Time: 18:00 – 21:00
Price: Free of charge
To book a place: Email Cora Kemball-Cook corakc@hotmail.com or phone 07711 830275
Website: www.consciouscafe.org

Thursday June 13th: 

Guided walk – Canterbury on the Augustine Camino

A guided walk through Canterbury to see some of the lesser known pilgrimage highlights including the old leper hospital at Harbledown, the relics of Saints Thomas More and Thomas Becket and St Martin’s Church, the oldest in continuous use in the English speaking world.
Lead: The Augustine Camino
Date: 13 June 2019
Time: 13:00 – 15.30
Price: £10.00
Meet: St. Nicholas Hospital, Church Hill, Canterbury, CT2 9AB

Saturday June 15th:

Guided walk – Chilham to Canterbury on The Pilgrims Way

The walk follows the Pilgrims’ Way through rural Kent, with discussion on key points of interest along the way. Before a midday picnic stop in No Man’s Orchard, you will pass through the villages of Old Wives’ Lees and Chartham Hatch, in landscape evocative of the Garden of England with its rustic oast houses, hop gardens, orchards and woodland. You will visit Bigbury Camp earthworks, an iron-age hill fort where Caesar defeated the British tribes in 54 BC, along with the village of Harbledown, which Chaucer referred to as Bobbe-up-and-down in the Canterbury Tales as his Pilgrims made their way to Canterbury.
Lead: Walk-Awhile
Distance: 7.8 miles
Date: 15 June 2019
Time: 09:30 – 14:30
Price: £5.00
Meet: The Square, Chilham, CT4 8BY
Note: Bring a packed lunch


Guided walk – Charing to Canterbury on the North Downs Way

Walk along the North Downs Way to St Paul’s Church in Canterbury, passing through Chilham and Chartham. For a shorter walk, you can walk to Chilham (about 8 miles) and catch a train to Canterbury. You will arrive in time for the Pilgrims Feast (booking required).
Lead: Charing Palace Trust
Distance: 8-19 miles
Date: 15 June 2019
Time: 08:00 – 16:00
Price: Free of charge
Meet: Charing’s Archbishop’s Place, TN27 0LP
Note: Bring a packed lunch
For more information and to book: Email Keith@charingpalace.org or phone Keith Adams on 07940 583184


Family-friendly Pilgrims Feast

The grand finale of the Pilgrims Festival is the feast! Enjoy medieval entertainment from Sandwich band Rough Musicke and a delicious buffet with traditional hog roast, a range of sides and salads and vegetarian and vegan options.
Where: St. Paul’s Church, Canterbury
Date: 15 June 2019
Time: 16:00 – 20:30
The church will open its doors at 16:00.
Tea and coffee will be available and there will be several stalls featuring information on local pilgrimage routes.
Entertainment begins at 17:00
Buffet will be served at 17:30
Price: £8.00

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