About:Pilgrim Cross

Pilgrim Cross (formerly known as Student Cross) is the annual, Ecumenical, cross-carrying, walking pilgrimage to Walsingham that takes place over Holy Week and Easter. It is the longest continuous walking pilgrimage in Britain and is walked by pilgrims of all ages. The pilgrimage was founded in 1948 by a University of London student, Wilfred Mauncote-Carter, who led a group including many ex-servicemen, on a walk from London to Walsingham, taking it in turns to carry the Cross. The pilgrimage has grown over the years and currently consists of 10 different 'legs' that start from different areas of the country and at different stages of the week leading up to the celebration of the Easter Triduum. The original pilgrimage was only open to male Catholics but it quickly expanded to welcome grad