Arundel Pilgrimage 2016

Day 13: Tenterden to Challock

Our penultimate walking day is our longest, but at 17.5 miles that is a short longest day compared to most of our previous pilgrimages! Most of the day is fairly flat, until we cross the M20 and climb to join the North Downs Way (NDW) (which is also the Pilgrims Way) near Dunn Street. We follow the NDW as it starts to drop down into the valley of the Stour, then leave it, turning left to climb towards Challock. Before we reach the village we pause to pray at the Church of Ss Cosmas and Damian which is in a magnificent setting high on the downs, albeit surrounded by trees.


Pilgrimage Newsfeed - Day 13

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Althea approaches St Michael's Caroline Isted


St Michael's Church Tenterden John Chenery Original Tweet


St Michael's Tenterden, before the service Aidan Simons


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In St Michael's John Chenery Original Tweet


Interior of High Halden church Aidan Simons


Inside the amazing wooden tower of St Mary High Halden Aidan Simons


St Mary High Halden John Chenery Original Tweet


in a prayer stop in the church Jim asked us to sign https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/child_refugees_to_school_tech_1a/?pv=98&rc=fb the Avaaz Calais children petition. This is taken after the prayer stop. John Chenery Original Tweet


Glorious pilgrims in glorious sunshine Patrick Reeve


John and Louise Maurice Hickman


The garden of the George Inn, Bethersden John Chenery Original Tweet


and inside the pub John Chenery Original Tweet


From Ancient Church to Ancient Church through the fields - in glorious sunshine Caroline Isted


frontmarker Bridget leads us out of the George John Chenery Original Tweet


Marie leads our prayer stop in St Margaret's Bethersden John Chenery Original Tweet


Leaving St Margaret's John Chenery


shaded roads after lunch and a drinks stop on one. Francis wearing Tineke's tail today John Chenery Original Tweet


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From Ancient Church to Ancient Church through the fields - in glorious sunshine Caroline Isted


yay cakes at Hothfield! Aidan Simons Original Tweet


St Margaret's Hothfield John Chenery Original Tweet


Tea and cakes! John Chenery Original Tweet


Cake Angels of St Margret, Hothfield Caroline Isted


Don't argue with me! (Guardian of Hothfield Common) Aidan Simons


another view of Hothfield church John Chenery Original Tweet


Heather on Hothfield Common on the Greensand Way which we last encountered on day 4 John Chenery Original Tweet


Joining The Pilgrims Way! Caroline Isted


Drinks stop on the North Downs Way John Chenery Original Tweet


Jim found a tee-shirt lying in the road and carried it on a stick John Chenery Original Tweet


NDW John Chenery Original Tweet


El Sid? Maurice Hickman


hidden in the woods Ss Cosmas & Damien John Chenery Original Tweet


The end of the longest day John Chenery Original Tweet