Welcome to all visitors - Tourists, Seekers and Pilgrims

A place where your mind can be idle, and forget its concerns, descend into silence, and worship in secret.— Thomas Merton

Small Pilgrim Places are:

Spaces for pondering, breathing, meditating, praying and ‘being’
Small places, not those already on the map, well-known, or that draw crowds;
Simple, quiet and unpretentious, with the presence of the Divine;
Places of worship, gardens, ruins, open spaces, holy wells, etc.;
Welcoming and inclusive.

The Small Pilgrim Places Network:

Brings together people who support the ethos of SPPs through prayer and practical support;
Encourages members to promote the key elements of SPPs - quiet prayer and meditation, hospitality, silence, space and simplicity not only in SPPs but also in their own personal situations;
Is mutually supportive, encouraging the exchange of experiences, inspiration and practicalities.

Find out more about us or view our list of small pilgrim places.

Today's Featured Place

St. James, Kings Nympton

This is a fine ancient parish church in the Perpendicular style, being of some 14th but mostly 15th century architecture. Its origins are that of a late Saxon minster of which only the windowless …

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Latest News

Welcome Brent Tor and North Brentor

Sunday 2nd June 2019, 7:57 PM

Welcome to two new Places which have joined the Network, St Michael de Rupe Brent Tor and Christ church North Brentor. These two churches are in the same parish and a pilgrimage route is planned which will extend from Saint Michael de Rupe to St Michael's at Chagford. St Michael de Rupe is set on the summit of a steep sided natural rock and can be seen from a great distance in every direction, drawing the curious to take a closer look, and affording outstanding views of Dartmoor, the Tamar Valley, Bodmin Moor and Mid Devon.

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