Stronger together through Pilgrimage
– united in Faith

Welcome to The Saint Kenelm Pilgrimage Society
Reg Charity: 1204853

Hopefully whether you are a pilgrim- past, present or future - student, visitor or tourist, will find this site helpful and you will gain a sense of the very special quality of Saint Kenelm and the Pilgrimage, one of the most ancient in Britain.

The First Pilgrimage to Winchcombe to the shrine of Saint Kenelm began in 969AD and would become one of Britain's largest and popular Pilgrimages, which saw many thousands of Pilgrims travel to Winchcombe Abbey to venerate the Saints relics at his shrine, and to also take in the water at the nearby Holy well which has many miracles attached to it. But, Sadly, by 1539 this all came to a brutal end with the destruction of the Shrine in Winchcombe Abbey but luckily the Holy well has survived.

In 2019 a small Pilgrimage took place at Winchcombe which saw a small band of individual's visit the Holy well and St Peters church at Winchcombe, it was not long after this that it was decided by those Pilgrims, to establish this Society and to revive the ancient pilgrimage of Saint Kenelm as well as encourage others to learn more about our Gloucestershire Saint.

"Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us, but to thy name give the glory"

A powerful network

With over 100 active Pilgrims each year, our organization forms a strong and reliable Society. This allows us to honour Saint Kenelm within the local community and to work directly spreading not only the history of St Kenelm but also his veneration.

Learn who we are and who our partners are.

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What to expect

We warmly welcome Christians from across the country to join us at Winchcombe for the yearly Pilgrimage, but what is it that we do? what can you expect?

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The Legend of Saint Kenelm

Why Saint Kenelm? what is his history, his legend? click here to read an extraordinary account of his life.

Learn more Litany of St Kenelm Pilgrimage leaflet Free Download

Faith, Pilgrimage and Charity

2024 Pilgrimage at Winchcombe
Saturday 27th July

Location: Saint Peters Church, GL54 5LU 10.30am

After the success of our first Pilgrimage in 2023, we would like to invite you to come on by and celebrate our 2024 Pilgrimage with us.

Time Table The Litany of Saint Kenelm Walking Routes

Parking in Winchcombe

Looking for the best parking? and for Disabled parking? Public toilets? parking fee's?

Look no further!

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Day of inclusion

We aim to be as inclusive as possible, disable access exists at St Peters Church and an alternative route also exists to the Holy well of Saint Kenelm for those with limited mobility, sadly there is no disabled access at this time, to the well site from the road.

Access to the well site is at your own risk.

Routes to the Holy Well