Day 8: Ripon to Pateley Bridge
Today's walk falls into 3 parts: Ripon to Fountains Abbey via Studley Deer Park, then a break at the Visitor Centre; Fountains to Brimham Rocks via Sawley, then a lunch break at that Visitor Centre; Brimham Rocks to Pateley Bridge, via the Catholic Church for a vigil mass.
Pilgrimage Newsfeed - Day 8
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Hazel House, Ripon
Luggage ready for collection at the presbytery Aidan Simons
Sunshine for breakfast.... veronique garnier-clair
St Wilfrid's presbytery where half the pilgrims were based for the rest day John Chenery
St Wilfrid's RC church John Chenery
Hazel House, our main rest day base. Susan Adilz
Gathered for departure outside Hazel House John Chenery
Ripon Market Square John Chenery
Gardens by the river John Chenery
The team of front markers veronique garnier-clair
Maurice waves byebye Susan Adilz
Studley Deer Park
A trinity of deer.... veronique garnier-clair
Front markers getting supplies...of arrows veronique garnier-clair
St Mary, Studley Park
Line of trees to Studley church John Chenery
St Mary's, Studley Aidan Simons
Pilgrims in the porch, St Mary's Studley Aidan Simons
Deer Diary John Chenery
Fountains Abbey Visitor Centre
Fountains Abbey Aidan Simons
Fountains Abbey Aidan Simons
Fountains Abbey, weathered stonework Aidan Simons
Fountains Abbey undercroft Aidan Simons
Fountains Abbey, looking up the aisle Aidan Simons
Fountains Abbey from above John Chenery
Low Gate, but High Stile! Aidan Simons
St Michael & All Angels, Sawley
Flowers at the bus shelter in Sawley Claire Glover
The Band at St Michael amd All Angels Claire Glover
The Band at St Michael amd All Angels Claire Glover
Whether you look at it one way or the other, being welcome with cakes and delicious ginger biscuits is fantastic! veronique garnier-clair
Whether you look at it one way or the other, being welcome with cakes and delicious ginger biscuits is fantastic! veronique garnier-clair
St Michael, Sawley Aidan Simons
St Michael, Sawley Aidan Simons
Gary leads prayers as one of the ladies who gave us tea looks on John Chenery
The back markers John Chenery
Fields and trees John Chenery
Marie Drakes
A very tricky stile Marie Drakes
Tricky stile requires pilgrim cooperation John Chenery
On higher ground John Chenery
Anne the human arrow John Chenery
Warsill Hall Farm
Victorian Post Box, Worsill Claire Glover
Heather John Chenery
The view John Chenery
Brimham Rocks Visitor Centre
The rocks begin... Aidan Simons
Brimham rocks veronique garnier-clair
Lunch at Brixham rocks John Chenery
More pilgrims and rocks John Chenery
View from the top Aidan Simons
Young pilgrims reached the summit's Trig Point Aidan Simons
Still more pilgrims and rocks John Chenery
St Mary's Old Church, Pateley Bridge
Pateley Bridge Old Church Aidan Simons
Pateley Bridge Old Church Aidan Simons
Nidderdale Marie Drakes
The front markers reach the entrance of our hall in Pateley Bridge veronique garnier-clair
Our Lady Immaculate, Pateley Bridge
Pateley Bridge catholic church veronique garnier-clair
Pateley Bridge Mark Potter
Pateley Bridge & Bewerley Memorial Hall,
Hazel serving dinner for the last time this year John Chenery
Peace bell outside Holy Trinity Church, Micklegate, York Maurice Hickman
York Station-Good for a.pie & a pint Maurice Hickman
