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.

Interactive Map of Small Pilgrim Places:

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St. Paul, West Wycombe

St. Paul, West Wycombe

A small Victorian church which until recently was shared with a Serbian Orthodox congregation. They have now relocated and their iconostasis - which had been an interesting feature - has gone with …

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Thursday 1st January 2026, 4:36 PM

We have been updating Ali's Journal, and there are several new entries to be found (see the link on the Home page menu). Included are Geoff's Meadow, which is a very different sort of Place from the usual church building, and Cranshaws Church which is our first Place in Scotland for a long time.

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