Essential reading for the Twenty-First Century pilgrim.
Recognised as the world authority on ancient science and religion and the symbolism of ancient landscapes, John Michell takes us on an unforgettable journey to ruined abbeys and cathedrals, pagan sites and megalithic temples, shrines of saints and visionaries, holy wells, island sanctuaries, and to a host of other places where peace and sanctity are almost tangible. Some of them are famous, others quiet and secluded, but all are centres of spiritual energy and renewal.
We begin in London with the glories of Westminster Abbey, St Paul's Cathedral and all the tiny churches in the City of London. Then on to Canterbury, Durham, Ely and other historic cathedrals; to Glastonbury - 'the holiest ground in England' - where Jesus is said to have visited and Arthur and his queen are buried; to shrines of St Catherine in the south and Saxon lady saints in the Fen Country; to Stonehenge, Avebury and other stone circles; to the holy island of Lindisfarne.
With this guide, travellers can trace ancient patterns in the landscape and discover the wisdom of local legend and lore. A fascinating introduction to centuries of history and tradition, it also shows how much of sacred England has survived, remarkably, despite the depredations of time.
Over the last 40 years JOHN MICHELL has written more than 22 books. He is certainly no armchair traveller, and has travelled the highways and byways of his native England mainly on foot. He lives in London where he continues to write, tirelessly pioneering new ideas and research.
Introduction
Hints to Pilgrims
Tourist Information
General Map
Westminster Abbey
St Paul's Cathedral
The City of London Churches
Some other London places of worship
St Albans
Waltham Abbey
The Chiltern Hills
Jordans
Milton's Cottage
Stoke Poges
Stonor Park
Winchester
Canterbury
Avebury
Stonehenge
Old Sarum
Salisbury
Knowlton
Wimborne Minster
Milton Abbas
Dorchester
Abbotsbury
Cerne Abbas
Sherborne
Glastonbury
Wells
Bath
Exeter
A la Ronde
Darrtmoor
Cornish Holy Wells
Morwenstow
Tintagel
St Michael's Mount
Land's End
Gloucester
Cotswold Long Barrows
Chedworth
Deerhurst
Worcester
Hereford
Kilpeck
Chester
St Winifred's Wells
Stone Circles of Cumbria
Carlisle
Arthurian Cumbria
Lindisfarne
Bamburgh
Warkworth
Hexham
Durham
York
Ruined Abbeys of Yorkshire
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal
Rievaulx Abbey
Byland Abbey
Jervaulx Abbey
Mount Grace Priory
Ripon
Sacred and Curious Rocks
Knaresborough
Brimham Rocks
Boroughbridge
Lincoln
The Isle of Ely
Peterborough
Island Sanctuaries of Fenland
Walsingham
East Dereham
Bury St Edmunds