You thought you had booked onto a walking pilgrimage, didn't you? Then the first thing we do is catch a train! It's to avoid having too long a walk on the first day, and also to avoid duplication as when we leave Anglesey on Day 9 we will be walking back over the Menai Bridge into Bangor. We must make sure we leave the 10am parish mass promptly so that we catch that train. It's a quarter of a mile walk and we have to be there by 11.06. Our actual unbroken walk to Holywell commences when we get off the train at one of the most famous railways stations in Britain, Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. It's an intriguing walk today, taking in the Anglesey coast path before heading inland and passing a 2000 to 4000 year old burial chamber. There are lovely views of Anglesey and, when ever you care to look backwards, of Snowdonia. The pub we hoped to visit has closed, so will be lunching at a farm shop with cafe. Our final prayer stop puts us in touch with Holywell as St Beuno was the uncle of St Winefride.
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Norbert and the Polish Pilgrims in the front row in Bangor Cathedral (sorry Jaczek, I didn't capture your best side) John Chenery
I nit-picked this tiling in Bangor Cathedral: the arrow in the top tile (which unfortunately is stained) should be pointing straight up not right; there was another example of the same pattern that was correct John Chenery
back in the cathedral after morning communion John Chenery Original Tweet
Our Lady and St James Bangor - where we will soon join the parishioners for mass John Chenery Original Tweet
Diocese of A&B The walking pilgrimage is underway. Follow for all the action John Chenery Original Tweet
Looking over Bangor Edward Stork
Bangor railway station,entrance Edward storm
Waiting for LLanfairpwll train Edward Stork
But I thought this was a walking pilgrimage. John Chenery Original Tweet
This is where our continuous walk to Holywell starts John Chenery Original Tweet
The shop has the translation John Chenery Original Tweet
While Pilgrims let the train take the strain the drinks car crossed over the Menai Straits by the old suspension bridge Clare Gamble Original Tweet
Eek I am only just in front of the backmarkers John Chenery Original Tweet
Steven and his frontmarkers pressing on from St Edwen's church - the first prayer stop and drinks stop of the pilgrimage John Chenery Original Tweet
Leaving St Edwen's John Chenery Original Tweet
Views across the Menai Strait to Snowdonia John Chenery Original Tweet
the view of Snowdon from Hooton s Homegrown Farm Shop for lunch. Clare Gamble Original Tweet
Our first lunch stop isn't at a pub. John Chenery Original Tweet
Lunching John Chenery Original Tweet
St Nidan, Brynsciencyn John Chenery Original Tweet
We were confused at this point. Had the arrows gone missing? Or was it just that we had gone the wrong way? John Chenery Original Tweet
Abby and Marie at burial site Bernie Magee
Late afternoon drink stop Edward Stork
Neolithic Burial Chamber John Chenery Original Tweet
Resting at st Caffo church Edward Stork
St Caffo's Church, Llangaffo John Chenery Original Tweet
It never seems right to leave the top of the steeple out of the picture John Chenery Original Tweet
Last church stop of the day still with the view of Snowdon. Clare Gamble Original Tweet
Should every farm have a flock of these? John Chenery Original Tweet
St Beuno's Church Trefdraeth John Chenery Original Tweet