Welcome to the Pilgrims' Association
Through this website you can view our guide to members of the association. These include Cathedrals, Churches, Abbeys and Shrines in the UK and Ireland. Members' pages in the guide give an outline of basic visitor information consisting of times of opening, how to get there, any charges involved, significant historical and architectural features and times of worship. From there you can go direct to their individual websites which are much more detailed and present real time information. The aim of the association is to help members welcome visitors, so we hope that this site will help you before visiting them. Whilst here, you can also learn more about the association and how to become a member.
Our members
The Pilgrims' Association has as members Cathedrals and Churches of all denominations who receive significant numbers of visitors and is international in its membership. These include almost all Church of England Cathedrals, together with three of the Roman Catholic Cathedrals: those in London, Birmingham and Liverpool. Wesley's Chapel and the Methodist Central Hall are members as are several large Churches and Abbeys throughout England, including Sherborne and Buckfast Abbeys. We also include three of the Irish Cathedrals and St Patrick's Purgatory on Lough Derg, three Welsh cathedrals and St George's Memorial Chapel in Ypres. Find out more about places to visit in our guide or through our interactive map.
Spotlight
Glastonbury Abbey
St. Patricks Chapel. Trustees and staff at Glastonbury Abbey are celebrating success on the Lottery. The Abbey has been awarded £49,200 by the Heritage Lottery Fund for a project to repair and enhance the 16th century almshouse chapel of St Patrick, which is situated in the Abbey grounds.