Day 13: Longtown to Ewyas Harold
A longer walk than the crow flies! A short morning with two prayer stops and one steep climb and great views, then an early lunch in Walterstone. Be prepared to climb some difficult stiles and a gate and encounter noisy dogs in farms and maybe crawl under an electric fence! Bring cash for food and drinks as the Carpenter's Arms lunch stop does not take cards! The long afternoon route is mostly through fields with shortish, quiet road stretches and a couple of steep climbs and descents. There will be two or three short prayer stops, including Rowlestone Church with its special C.11th carvings and Dore Abbey at the very end of the day. When we arrive in Ewyas Harold, our accommodation is split over two halls.
Pilgrimage Newsfeed - Day 13
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Longtown Outdoor Education Centre
This pilgrimage hall has a strange roof! John Chenery Original Tweet
We were staying in lots of little halls last night John Chenery Original Tweet
Slightly damp this morning, wet feet getting to the wash rooms and tea room. It rained during the night: done slept, some didn't; some stayed dry, some didn't! Aidan Simons
other parts of the Longtown Outdoor Education Centre John Chenery Original Tweet
Longtown Village Hall
Longtown Village Hall where a lucky few stayed and we all ate. John Chenery Original Tweet
We were up there yesterday John Chenery Original Tweet
Susan and Michael came to say hello John Chenery Original Tweet
Sponsors of Longtown school room 1816 Susan Adilz
Salem Baptist Chapel, Longtown
Ruth welcomes us to the Baptist church Aidan Simons
Salem Baptist Chapel, Longtown John Chenery Original Tweet
Gary led our prayers, speaking about the wonders of creation John Chenery Original Tweet
Fr Tony captured the reverse view of our prayer stop John Chenery Original Tweet
Ruth welcomed us at the Baptist chapel Susan Adilz
Longtown Castle
Longtown has a castle John Chenery Original Tweet
We had time scheduled to explore the castle John Chenery Original Tweet
Gary at Longtown Castle Aidan Simons
John tackles one of several challenging stiles Aidan Simons
St Clydawg, Clodock
St Clydawg, Clodock Susan Adilz
Millennium embroidery, St Clydawg, Clodock Susan Adilz
Clodock Aidan Simons
Over the hills... Aidan Simons
Today is the second hilliest day of the pilgrimage and this is the big climb after Clodock John Chenery Original Tweet
Pilgrims and Sheep John Chenery Original Tweet
Norbert walks the plank Aidan Simons
unexpected free refreshments - Danny and Mark told this family about us when route planning John Chenery Original Tweet
Carpenters Arms, Walterstone
Walterstone pub and church John Chenery Original Tweet
Early lunch stop today at The Carpenters Arms John Chenery Original Tweet
Lunch at Walterstone Susan Adilz
St Mary, Walterstone
St Mary, Walterstone Aidan Simons
Inside St Mary's Aidan Simons
Inside St Mary's Aidan Simons
Inside St Mary's Aidan Simons
Another view of St Mary, Walterstone Aidan Simons
Rolling hills Aidan Simons
rolling countryside John Chenery Original Tweet
St Peter, Llancillo
Forgotten church, St Peter, Llancillo Susan Adilz
Inside St Peter, Llancillo John Chenery Original Tweet
St Peter, Llancillo, very out-of-the-way church John Chenery Original Tweet
St Peter, Llancillo John Chenery Original Tweet
Where we have been: Wales & Sugarloaf Susan Adilz
Where we are going: towards Hereford Susan Adilz
England's green & pleasant land Susan Adilz
Still looking back to the Sugarloaf Mountain that we skirted yesterday John Chenery Original Tweet
Hmm, we have got to go down there and back up there again. With the naked eye, I could see 13 arrows from this vantage point. John Chenery Original Tweet
St Peter, Rowlestone
St Peter, Rowlestone John Chenery Original Tweet
Rowlestone Court Farm
Pilgrimage ice-cream stop, Rowlestone Court Farm John Chenery Original Tweet
This ice cream is soooo good... Aidan Simons
These frontmarkers are teazing us Aidan Simons
Autumn Crocus on our path to Dore Abbey Danny Thomas Original Tweet
Dore Abbey
Fr. Tony at Dore Abbey as front markers arrive Danny Thomas Original Tweet
Inside Dore Abbey Aidan Simons
Arriving at Dore Abbey Aidan Simons
Arriving at Dore Abbey Aidan Simons
Arriving at Dore Abbey Aidan Simons
First view of Dore Abbey John Chenery Original Tweet
Arriving at Dore Abbey Aidan Simons
Inside Dore Abbey Aidan Simons
High Altar at Dore Abbey Danny Thomas Original Tweet
Ribboned Candle at Dore Abbey Danny Thomas Original Tweet
The East Window, Dore Abbey Danny Thomas Original Tweet
Candles lit during our service remembering deceased pilgrims in Dore Abbey Aidan Simons
Then we had to retrace the last mile or so of our steps to take us to our halls John Chenery Original Tweet
Down into Ewyas Harold Aidan Simons
Ewyas Harold Primary School
My boudoir at the Ewyas Harold Primary School Danny Thomas Original Tweet
