This usually takes place on the Saturday of the August Bank Holiday Weekend.
In 2008 the Pilgrimage will take place on Saturday, August 23rd
Schedule
12 noon
Solemn Eucharist at St David’s Church, Llanthony.
1.30pm
Assemble outside St David’s Church for Pilgrimage Walk.
3.30pm
Ecumenical Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary at St Mary’s Church, Capel-y-ffin. This service is followed by the Procession to The Monastery and Abbey Church with stations at the Wayside Calvary and at the Statue of Our Lady of Llanthony.
This year part of the afternoon devotions will take place within the Monastery Ruin.
Car parking will be available in the field at Chapel Farm by kind permission of Mr & Mrs Watkins.
Visitors are asked not to park at or near The Monastery itself, please, as this will cause dfficulty, congestion and obstruct the Pilgrimage.
There will be a Walk Leader for the Pilgrimage Walk. The route will be up the secluded lane on the east side of the valley, not on the main road that carries the valley vehicle traffic.
Stout footwear and weatherproof clothing are essential.
