The Pilgrims Way - A Welsh Camino - Intro
Channel: Mark W
Date: 2019-02-17

The Pilgrims Way - A Welsh Camino – Introduction

The North Wales Pilgrims Way is a 134 mile long-distance walking route in North Wales. It is a modern recreation of an ancient pilgrimage from Basingwerk Abbey in Holywell to Aberdaron on the Llyn Peninsula. The waymarked trail takes you through pictures landscapes of north wales and finishes along a section of the wales costal path. Along the way you will visits many small stone churches, many dedicated to the Celtic Saints (Saint Winifred and Saint Beuno)

The route (12 days walking plus one day for boat trip to Bardsey Island)

Basingwerk Abbey - Holywell
Trelawnyd
St Asaph
Llansannan
Llangernyw - Ancient Yew tree dated to between 4,000 and 5,000 years old
Rowen
Abergwyngregyn
Bangor
Llanberis
Penygroes
Trefor
Towyn (Tudweiliog)
Aberdaron
Bardsey Island -Ynys Enlli, known as the legendary "Island of 20,000 Saints".

The Pilgrims Passport – collected from the Greenfield Valley Heritage Park visitor centre at the start of the walk, or at St Winefride's Well if it is closed.

The North Wales Pilgrims Way Website 
www.pilgrims-way-north-wales.org/

The Pilgrims Way Book
https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1908748397/earthquest

Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Wales_Pilgrims_Way

Camera - Sony GW55VE Camcorder

Hiking Pack, Backpack – Osprey Talon 11
https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/ B01IJKYFAS/earthquest