PILGRIMAGE

Every year, the Catholic G. K. Chesterton Society leads a group of pilgrims out of London, along the Grand Union Canal and through the countryside, from the church Chesterton was baptised in at Notting Hill, to the cemetery he was buried in at Beaconsfield.

This Year's Details (2026)

This year's pilgrimage (the sixteenth!) will take place on Saturday, August 1st.

The Mass will be held at Iver Heath Brigettine Convent at 2:30pm.

One way of spreading the word is by replying to this Facebook event and sharing it with your friends!

Get Involved

You can get involved by:

Joining us in person in one of these ways:
- Walk with us the whole 27 miles
- Walk with us part of the route
- Pray with us at Mass
Joining us spiritually through prayer
Sponsoring our pilgrims!

Joining in Person

To join us in person, you can meet us at these locations:

7.15 am at St George's Church, Aubrey Walk, W8 7JG for all 27 miles

9.00 am at Ealing Town Hall, New Broadway, W5 2BY for 21 miles

1.30 pm at The Malt Shovel, Uxbridge, UB8 2JE for 8-9 miles

2.30pm at the Bridgettine Convent, Iver Heath, SL0 0NR for Mass, followed by tea and coffee, and if you want to walk, for the final 6 miles.

Joining us Spiritually

First of all, you can say the Chesterton prayer on the day.

Additionally, you can send any prayer intentions you have before the pilgrimage to catholicgkcsociety@yahoo.co.uk and we will carry them with us on the walk!

Sponsorship

Nathanael will be walking all 27 miles to raise money for The Good Counsel Network, a pro-life pregnancy centre that offers women in crisis pregnancies real alternatives to abortion.

He is hoping to raise £5,400 (£200 per mile).

To help him reach that goal, you can donate here.