Day 2: Bristol to Bath
We start our pilgrimage with a fairly long day's walk but it is mostly along shared footway/cycleways so easy walking. The terrain is varied: mostly alongside the River Avon but also along disused railway lines and some roads and other paths. The Sunday morning service that we are attending is Choral Matins at St Mary Redcliffe which was described by Queen Elizabeth I as “The fairest, goodliest and most famous parish church in England” when she visited Bristol in 1574. Those wanting to receive Anglican Communion today should miss some of breakfast and make their way to the 8am service in Bristol Cathedral. Our accommodation in Bath is split between an RC church and the adjacent primary school.
Pilgrimage Newsfeed - Day 2
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Bristol
Ooh! When I wake up, I see a church ceiling John Chenery
Norbert checks the news before we leave Aidan Simons
Dead or Alive? Aidan Simons
Leaving St Stephen's John Chenery
Leaving St Stephen's in the rain Aidan Simons
Heading for St Mary Redcliffe John Chenery
Matins at St Mary Redcliffe, Bristol
You can see why Queen Elizabeth I described it as the most beautiful parish church in England Aidan Simons
The glorious East Window in St Mary's Aidan Simons
In St Mary's Churchyard, this tramline is left where it landed after being thrown over adjoining buildings by a high explosive bomb in World War 2 John Chenery
QE1 at St Mary's Aidan Simons
Display in St Mary Redcliffe John Chenery
St Mary's Redcliffe Aidan Simons
Is that Wallace and Gromit? Danny Thomas
The pilgrims have started to walk John Chenery
Drinks / Coffee stop at Conham River Park Danny Thomas
Form an orderly queue! Aidan Simons
Frontmarkers on the Avon River trail fred.adilz
The Avon, our companion for much of the day Aidan Simons
River Level, January 2023 Danny Thomas
Where that yellow line was... Danny Thomas
Maurice was tempted by a pint of Hicks before the official lunch stop Aidan Simons
Day 2 Danny Thomas
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Lunch at the Lock-keeper Inn, Keynsham
Just over half way! fred.adilz
Lock-keeper Inn Danny Thomas
View back as we cross to lunch. Danny Thomas
Pilgrims lunching at the Lockeeper Inn John Chenery
Day 2 Danny Thomas
A veritable village of boats Aidan Simons
Avon Valley Railway
Day 2 Danny Thomas
And the Avon Valley railway steam train express. Casey Jones at the engine? fred.adilz
Chug Chug Danny Thomas
Coupled John Chenery
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St Mary, Saltford
St Mary, Saltford, our afternoon prayer stop Aidan Simons
St Mary's Saltford, where Chris talked about why we started our pilgrimage in Bristol Aidan Simons
Looking down on the Avon from our disused railway trail John Chenery
Our Lady & St Alphege RC, Bath
Front markers arrive fred.adilz
Geoff arrives in Bath Aidan Simons
Hoorah! We've arrived!! Aidan Simons
St John's Primary School, Bath
Our accommodation at St John's Primary School, next door to the church Danny Thomas
A spacious modern hall Danny Thomas
