The Road of Blood, Bones and Convenient Miracles
The Road of Blood, Bones and Convenient Miracles
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The Road of Blood, Bones and Convenient Miracles

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Gloucestershire/Somerset/Flintshire

A pilgrimage road through medieval belief and useful holy stories: Christ’s blood at Hailes, Arthur at Glastonbury and Winefride’s healing well in Wales.

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Route map0 stops · 3 along the way
Plan your visit
Getting there
Long pilgrimage-style road trip; split over two or three days from Hailes to Glastonbury and Holywell.
Parking
Abbey, town and shrine parking varies; allow extra time around Glastonbury and Holywell.
Best time
Spring to autumn; avoid peak Glastonbury weekends if you want the story to land quietly.
Terrain
Long road sections with abbey grounds, optional Tor climb, shrine interiors and town walking.

The trip story

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    Some site IDs in this trip weren't found in the sheet: hailes-abbey, hailes-church, glastonbury-abbey, glastonbury-tor, st-winefrides-well

    What remains

    What remains is belief with fingerprints on it: relics questioned, graves claimed, water touched, and whole places shaped by the need for miracle.

    Along the way

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