Welcome to all visitors - Tourists, Seekers and Pilgrims

A place where your mind can be idle, and forget its concerns, descend into silence, and worship in secret.— Thomas Merton

Small Pilgrim Places are:

  • Spaces for pondering, breathing, meditating, praying and ‘being’
  • Small places, not those already on the map, well-known, or that draw crowds;
  • Simple, quiet and unpretentious, with the presence of the Divine;
  • Places of worship, gardens, ruins, open spaces, holy wells, etc.;
  • Welcoming and inclusive.

The Small Pilgrim Places Network:

  • Brings together people who support the ethos of SPPs through prayer and practical support;
  • Encourages members to promote the key elements of SPPs - quiet prayer and meditation, hospitality, silence, space and simplicity not only in SPPs but also in their own personal situations;
  • Is mutually supportive, encouraging the exchange of experiences, inspiration and practicalities.

Find out more about us or view our list of small pilgrim places.

Interactive Map of Small Pilgrim Places:

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St. Mary, South Stoneham

St. Mary, South Stoneham

St Mary's South Stoneham, recorded in the Domesday Book, is now in a suburb of Southampton, though it retains its character as an ancient country church set in a large churchyard which is a …

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Lent reflections

Monday 23rd February 2026, 10:25 AM

Lent is here again! Once more Ali Green is posting a short reflection every day on our Facebook page. Each post will, as usual, feature one of our member Places, as well as a short text relevant to the season. It’s a good chance to discover something about Places on the Network - and, we hope, to enjoy the poem or quotation accompanying the images.

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