Cornwall's Pilgrim Routes

Cornwall has ancient pilgrim routes of unsurpassed beauty and interest. History and legend are intertwined from the time of its Celtic missionaries and hermits as well as the pre-Christian era and the county has a myriad of places associated with its many saints. Along these routes are shrines, churches and holy wells dedicated to the saints, not only the county's three patron saints, St Petroc, St Piran and St Michael, but many others from the Age of the Saints. The pilgrim routes include The Cornish Saints’ Way which took medieval pilgrims from Wales and Ireland across Cornwall on their way to Santiago, Rome and Jerusalem, St Michael’s Way which ends at St Michael's Mount, where legend has it that St Michael appeared to a group of fishermen, the Cornish Celtic Way along the wild North Cornwall coast and the Mary and Michael Pilgrims' Way which runs from the tip of Cornwall through the county to the ancient stone circle at Avebury in Wiltshire.Cornwall's Pilgrim Routes: A History of Paths, Places and People will appeal to all those who enjoy walking and exploring Britain’s heritage. Through this book readers and walkers today can explore the full breadth of Cornwall’s rich pilgrim past and the fascinating history to be discovered en route.