Day 11: Market Harborough to Hallaton
Today we will be leaving the town of Market Harborough via the “Brompton Valley Way” and heading into the nearby countryside and villages. The first village is Braybrooke, famous for its little bridge over the River Jordan. Its origins go back to 1401 and it was repaired in July 2024. Next we head across country and over the busy A6 road towards the village of Stoke Albany that has a pretty church, village hall, green and memorial. The lunch stop is ½ mile away from there in Wilbarston where pilgrims, by special arrangement, can eat their food inside “The Fox Inn”. After lunch we return to Stoke Albany and then head off to Weston-by-Welland and then on to Hallaton by way of quiet roads and tracks. We enter Hallaton along a passageway that is under the upper rooms of a house! Stenning Hall awaits.
Pilgrimage Newsfeed - Day 11
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Our Lady of Victories RC Church, Market Harborough
Unusual pilgrimage attire for Michael this morning (he is off to a family wedding) John Chenery
A well scrubbed up pilgrim verymike
Giving Michael a good wedding party send off ! verymike
Our Lady of Victories RC Church, Market Harborough, our home for the rest day. John Chenery
Today's backmarking team John Chenery
Arts and Crafts air brick in Harborough Aidan Simons
Some gentle hills around in this neck of the woods John Chenery
The way over the River Jordan Julian Glover
All Saints, Braybrooke
Drinks Stop outside All Saints, Braybrooke John Chenery
All Saints, Braybrooke John Chenery
Prayer stop where we learn about history verymike
Ann leads us to reflect verymike
Prayer stop outside Braybrooke church Aidan Simons
Crossing the Jordan John Chenery
One of the rare wet time...some people find fun everywhere! verymike
Paused because we caught the front markers. John Chenery
The Fox Inn, Wilbarston
The Fox Inn, Wilbarston John Chenery
All Saints, Wilbarston
All Saints, Wilbarston John Chenery
All Saints Church Wilbarston Mary Fuller
Thanking the firefighters! A child 's prayer verymike
Painted ceiling of All Saints John Chenery
We never cease to admire the churches that welcome us on the way verymike
St Botolph, Stoke Albany
End cottage Lower Road verymike
St Botolph, Stoke Albany John Chenery
Dégustation.... verymike
More tea more cake more warmth verymike
Wonderful cakes from Catherine, with Diana and Fiona . What a delicious welcome verymike
Crosses Inspired by history verymike
Cushion of crosses verymike
A pilgrim's biscuit! verymike
St Mary the Virgin, Weston-by-Welland
Matt takes a break verymike
On track into Hallaton Privet hawkmoth caterpillar Francis O Sullivan
Privet hawk moth Catherine Rand
The Stenning Hall, Hallaton
A passionate journey through history (evening talk in the church by man from Hallaton Museum) verymike
