Saint Aelred pilgrim Trail Launch Day © Valerie Mather-103.jpg

Finished the trail?

When you've gained all the stamps in your passport

you can order a completers pin badge.

See the shop for details and email us a copy of your

completed passport.

Congratulations and well done, we'd love to hear

about your experience.

Save the Date

Our next group pilgrimage walk will be on Saturday 12 September 2026.

But if you can't wait book a ticket for a small guided pilgrimage on Wednesday 12 August 2026

ST AELRED'S PILGRIM TRAIL

A 41 mile long pilgrimage route accessible to walkers, cyclists and horse riders linking the churches of Upper Ryedale and Helmsley with Rievaulx Abbey

Guidebook and Passport

Walkers at Tylas Farm, Upper Ryedale, on the SAPT's 2025 Architectural Trail.jpg

St Aelred of Rievaulx

Aelred of Hexham, the abbot of Rievaulx wrote on christian friendship and was gifted with the wisdom to lead others in the way of holiness. Walk in his way, come and take a spiritual journey towards one of the stops on this route, each a sacred place.

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