Worship

A place of worship, such as a church, temple, mosque or other sacred site.

St David’s Day

St David's Day

St David is the patron saint of Wales and St David’s Day is on 1 March.  The problem with saints’ days is that most Britons do not believe in saints.  However, they are regarded by many as occasions to celebrate national characteristics and cultures, and St David’s Day is no exception.  Very little is known

St David’s Day Read More »

British Stuff Wales, ,

Touching the lost past of Ninekirks

Ninekirks, St Ninian's, near Penrith

It’s hard to beat soaking up the atmosphere of an elegant historic house, or imagining life being restored to the grim ruins of a once-mighty castle. But there’s also a special kind of magic getting off the well-beaten tourist track to explore some less obvious aspect of our past, an attraction that isn’t widely advertised,

Touching the lost past of Ninekirks Read More »

North West England, , , , , , , ,

A pilgrimage to Lindisfarne, the Holy Island

Lindisfarne

To visit Lindisfarne, a tidal island at the tip of north-east England, is to enter a different world.  It is a world of saltwater, seabirds and saints, a world of mudflats, mead and mystery that is still revealing its secrets. Our story begins in the shadow times before places like England, Scotland and Wales had

A pilgrimage to Lindisfarne, the Holy Island Read More »

North East England, , , , , , , , ,

St Leonard’s, Chapel-le-Dale

St Leonard's, Chapel-le-Dale

We stepped down the lane in the dappled sunlight of a still frosty winter afternoon.  It has an ancient, lived-in, feel to it, does the hamlet of Chapel-le-Dale.  Sitting astride a Roman road, evidence of long-vanished communities are shown on the Ordnance Survey map with the word ‘settlement’ printed over various places close-by, in old

St Leonard’s, Chapel-le-Dale Read More »

Yorkshire and the Humber, , , , , ,

Kings and carols

King's College, Cambridge

Every Christmas Eve, millions of people all round the world tune in to their TVs or radios to listen to carols from King’s – or ‘Nine Lessons and Carols’ – from King’s College Chapel, Cambridge. The broadcasts are an essential part of Christmas for many; for some, they mark the beginning of the Christmas celebrations,

Kings and carols Read More »

East of England Events, , , , , , , , , ,
Scroll to Top