A day's pilgrimage through London's sacred places, churches, gardens, temples, hills, standing stones and holy wells; lunch included.

Jason Goodwin, columnist, novelist, historian, and co-author of A Pilgrim's Guide to Sacred London, will lead a small pilgrim group along the Royal Route, aiming to uncover the older, gentler London that still exists beneath the carapace of Mammon and Commerce.

Starting at 9am at All Hallows by the Tower, we will explore some of the astounding sacred spaces, churches, gardens, hills, standing stones and holy wells that lie between the old commercial City of London and the royal, political City of Westminster, following a route taken by Kings and Queens of history and legend. We will visit a Roman temple, a lost island, and a battlefield, learning about London saints, river gods, and the Trojan dynasty of British kings, known to every Londoner in Shakespeare’s day.

The day will end at 5pm, ahead of the service of Choral Evensong at Westminster Abbey.

Believers and non-believers, people of any faith and no faith, are welcome to join in: all you need is an open heart, and a wish to see the capital in a new – or ancient – light. You might walk with a private purpose: your journey could be dedicated to resolving a question in your life, or to letting something go. How you use it is up to you.

Each ticket includes a donation of £10, shared between the churches we visit along the way.

Our 5-mile pilgrim route also includes lunch served in a private room beneath one of London’s most sacred and ancient sites. Please chose vegetarian or non-vegetarian.

Buy Jason's book, A Pilgrim's Guide to Sacred London, here.