YATE PARISH
MAKING JESUS VISIBLE
Pilgrimage to Tintern Abbey
Sat 12 Jun
|Tintern
1: Shorter walk (4.5 miles) from the tunnel to Tintern Abbey. Flat terrain and easy paths. (Sharing cars to return to the starting point) 2: Longer walk (9 miles) from the tunnel to Tintern Abbey and back to the start. 3: Join us for a picnic lunch at Tintern Abbey
Time & Location
12 Jun 2021, 09:00
Tintern, Tintern, Chepstow NP16, UK
About the Event
Lockdown has been a challenge for everyone over the last year or so. Sometimes it has felt like walking through a long tunnel with no light at the end. The pilgrim group in north Yate has been going on
reflective walks for a while, using the environment as a way into prayer. To celebrate the end of lockdown we are planning a reflective pilgrimage on Saturday 12 June.
Recently the Wye Valley Greenway cycle path from
Chepstow to Tintern Abbey was opened. The path goes through an old railway tunnel which is lit inside. This is a fantastic symbol of lockdown: a long tunnel with lights to guide you as you walk. Eventually, you turn a corner and the light shines in. The cycle path is flat and ends three miles later at Tintern Abbey.
To celebrate the ending of Lockdown, we invite you to join us in walking this…