You missed it?! Eight hardy pilgrims from the Winterborne Valley and Milton Abbas benefice joined pilgrims from St Mary with St Alban, parish church in Teddington, for a very enjoyable weekend. A number of them had joined us last year for our Valley walk and now we were joining them on their annual pilgrimage.
The walk opened with a short service in Teddington then we crossed the Teddington Lock and headed towards Kingston upon Thames. Another stop in the church in the town centre and then onwards to Hampton Court.
We lunched together before heading around Hampton Court to go to the Chapel Royal - this was certainly a highlight for many of us. Here, we listened to our last bible reading and reading about St Alban and then sang. It was such an amazing experience.
Our walk took us across Bushy Park and onwards to a super tea. There were many enjoyable conversations between the walkers and the Teddington Pilgrims. These continued into the evening when we met together for an evening meal in a local pub. We were all ready for a good night's sleep after an excellent day.
On Sunday morning we all met up again for church followed by a delicious lunch provided for us by our Teddington Pilgrims. We all had a fantastic weekend and are very grateful for the generous hospitality of Father Joe and all at St Mary with St Alban parish church.
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