Pilgrimage Sites in Wales (UK)
Discover 5 sacred destinations in Wales (UK)
Bardsey Island (Ynys Enlli)
Bardsey Island, known as the 'Island of 20,000 Saints', has been a sacred Catholic pilgrimage destination since medieval times. Three pilgrimages here were considered 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, housing the shrine of Wales' patron saint, was granted papal privilege making two pilgrimages equal to one to Rome in the 12th century.