St Hilda's Way Pilgrimage

The summer of 2015 saw the inauguration of a new long distance walk: a pilgrimage in honour of our famous local saint, Hilda of Whitby.
The walk was the idea of the then Rural Dean of Whitby, Revd Barry Pyke. It was researched and developed by Nancy and John Eckersley, well known authors of books on walking. It is known as St Hilda’s Way.

The walk was repeated, most successfully, as a family pilgrimage in 2016, and will be repeated again this year.

Click on the link below to watch a video of the 2016 walk and the activities surrounding it.

St Hilda's Way 2016 Video

John Eckersley will be glad to provide further information as will Sarah Wayell and Andy and Jo Bowden, who will also provide booking forms.
Scroll down for more information and a poster for this year's pilgrimage.

Start at St Hilda's Church, Hinderwell
Day 1 | Walk from Hinderwell to St Hilda's Danby via Scaling Dam.
Day 2 | Walk from Danby to Lealholm.
Day 3 | Walk from Lealholm to St Hilda's Egton.
Day 4 | Walk from Egton to St Hilda's Sneaton.
Day 5 | Walk from Sneaton to Whitby.
End with a special service at Whitby Abbey.

Walking St Hilda's Way is a pilgrimage for young people, children and their families. It is an opportunity to enter into the story of an extraordinary woman who played a key role in our church history — by walking together in her footsteps.
It is a chance to come together as a diocesan family and enjoy exploring a beautiful part of our area. And it is a time to have some fun, food, and friendship in the villages we visit.
There will be a variety of ways you can be involved:
as keen walkers who would like the challenge of walking the whole 40 mile pilgrimage over the five days;
or as day trippers who would like to join in for a day or two, choosing days that suit their availability and energy levels;
or as 'Messy Pilgrims' — for families with younger children who would like shorter walks.
There will be Messy church in the villages we stop at along the way.

Poster advertising the 2017 St Hilda's Way pilgrimage