Day 2: New Alresford to Alton

We head north from Alresford, briefly rejoining the River Alre, to visit the Grade 2 listed church, that was built 130 years ago by the owners of the nearby English Heritage Site, The Grange. It's then a very short walk to our lunch stop in the smallest hamlet in England, Totford. After lunch, we head due east and follow an old ox drove track to Upper Wield, through an award winning English sparkling wine vineyard to Medstead, before taking a fairly direct route to Alton taking in Alton Abbey, an Anglican Benedictine Monastery.

Pilgrimage Newsfeed - Day 2

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St John the Baptist where half the Pilgrims stayed in the hall John Chenery Original Tweet

St Gregory the Great in whose hall the other half stayed John Chenery Original Tweet

Mass in St Gregory's Alresford John Chenery Original Tweet

Sneaky chocolate biscuit after Mass! Aidan Simons

Preparing for the off Aidan Simons

Father David leaves the church Aidan Simons

Sue and Fred leave St Gregory's Aidan Simons

John and Louise pass under the railway Aidan Simons

Fulling Mill near Alresford Aidan Simons

Happy walkers Aidan Simons

More happy walkers Aidan Simons

And more... Aidan Simons

St John the Evangelist, Northington Aidan Simons

In the estate of the Grange John Chenery Original Tweet

The estate church St John the Evangelist at Northington John Chenery Original Tweet

Drinks outside the church John Chenery Original Tweet

rolls by the church John Chenery Original Tweet

Lunch at The Woolpack featuring frontmarkers Ant and Mike (yes, that's right a very rare appearance by Ant!) John Chenery Original Tweet

Happy Backmarkers Aidan Simons

Woolpack Inn, Totford John Chenery

Single File Traffic Aidan Simons

Rolling Hampshire countryside. Steven Knowles

Stephen approaching Upper Wield Aidan Simons

Inside St James Church, Upper Wield Aidan Simons

Susan M offers refreshments Susan Adilz

St James Upper Wield John Chenery Original Tweet

The Hattingly Vineyard, producers of fine sparkling wine Aidan Simons

Horses Aidan Simons

St Andrew Medstead John Chenery Original Tweet

Pilgrims at Alton Abbey Aidan Simons

Alton Abbey Steven Knowles

Alton Abbey Steven Knowles

Prayers at Alton Abbey Ceri Potts

Alton Abbey John Chenery Original Tweet

Folk night in Alton Community with guest singers and musicians as well as us; pity about the picture. The flash on my new phone seems to have issues! John Chenery Original Tweet