13 April 2025
On six days during Lent this year, Bishop Guli has walked St Peter’s Way for her Lenten Pilgrimage.
Day 1 - St Andrew’s Greensted to Mill Green Common - Thursday 6 March 2025
This year's pilgrimage started on Thursday 6th March 2025 with a 13km walk from St Andrew’s Greensted to Mill Green Common.
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Bishop Guli and fellow pilgrims at St Andrew's Greensted.
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The pilgrims stopped off at St Martin's, Chipping Ongar.
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St Peter's Way is a meandering walk through the Essex countryside from Chipping Ongar to the ancient St Peter on the Wall Chapel at Bradwell on Sea.
Day 2 - Mill Green Common to St Mary's and St Edward's West Hanningfield - Thursday 13 March 2025
The second walk took pilgrims on a 14.77km walk from the hamlet of Mill Green to the small village of West Hanningfield.
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Arrival at West Hanningfield.
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Refreshments on arrival.
Day 3 - St Mary's and St Edward's West Hanningfield to All Saints Purleigh - Thursday 27 March 2025
The third day of the pilgrimage was a 13.5km walk from the small village of West Hannigfield to the village of Purleigh, via East Hanningfield, and St Andrew's Biknacre for a lovely lunch.
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Pilgrims prepare to depart from West Hanningfield
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The pilgrims cross over the A130 in Essex.
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A coffee stop at East Hanningfield
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A coffee stop at All Saints' Church East Hanningfield
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Lunch stop at St Andrew's, Bicknacre
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Arrival at All Saints' Purleigh
Day 4 - All Saints Purleigh to St Lawrence and All Saints Steeple - Monday 31 March 2025
The fourth day of the pilgrimage was a 13.2km walk from All Saints Purleigh to St Lawrence and All Saints Steeple, via St Mary's Mundon and St Barnabas Mayland.
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The Petrified Oaks of Mundon
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Bishop Guli with her son Simeon who joined the pilgrimage for Day 4
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Day 5 - St Lawrence and All Saints Steeple to Bradwell Chapel - Wednesday 9 April 2025
The penultimate day of the Lenten Pilgrimage took walkers 11.58km from St Lawrence and All Saints Steeple to the historic Chapel of St Peter-on-the-Wall at Bradwell on Sea, the end point of St Peter's Way.
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Pilgrims gather at St Lawrence and All Saints Steeple
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Refreshments at St Peter's Chapel
Day 6 - Holy Trinity Pleshey to Chelmsford Cathedral
The final day of this year's Lenten Pilgrimage was a 15km walk from Holy Trinity Pleshey to Chelsmford Cathedral. Thank you to everyone who joined Bishop Guli on this year's Lenten Pilgrimage.
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Departure from Pleshey
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Arrival at Chelmsford Cathedral
