Pilgrimage Sites in Wales (UK)
Discover 5 sacred destinations in Wales (UK)
Bardsey Island (Ynys Enlli)
Bardsey, the 'Island of 20,000 Saints', lies off the Ll÷n Peninsula. Medieval tradition held three pilgrimages here equal to one to Rome.
Cardigan
Cardigan is home to Wales' National Catholic Shrine, Our Lady of the Taper, a revered Marian pilgrimage site with medieval origins.
Holywell
Holywell hosts St Winefride's Well, Britain's oldest continuously visited pilgrimage site with 1,400 years of Catholic healing tradition.
Penrhys
Penrhys is an ancient Catholic pilgrimage site high in the Rhondda Valley, famous for its miraculous statue of Our Lady and holy well dating to medieval times.
St. David's
St. Davids Cathedral houses the shrine of Wales' patron saint. Pope Calixtus II declared two pilgrimages here equal to one to Rome.