Route Options

Registration

Please register for our Pilgrimage of Hope so that we know who is attending and which route you are planning to use. We can contact you with updates and it will give us some idea of the numbers of parishioners using the various routes:

Walking Routes Routes

The team is suggesting five walking routes of different length to suit all abilities varying from around 600 meters to 11 kilometers:

• The shortest route is from Reading station

• A route from Thames Valley Park (easy parking)

• A longer route along the Thames from Sonning

• A section of St James’ Way, the English section of the Camino de Santiago de Compostela from Burghfield Rd

• The longest route all the way from Corpus Christi

Cycling Routes

There are three proposed cycling routes:

• The most direct route from Corpus Christi / Wokingham to St James' along the A329

• A more scenic route that stops at Our Lady Of Peace in Earley and then diverts from the A329

• A shorter route from Earley Train Station

On the map below please tap/click the 'Expand' icon in the top left of the map view to see choose between the three route options and see the details:

Timetable for All Route Options

~10 am

(or earlier)

Start of walking route 5

(Cycling tbc)

Corpus Christi

11am

 Start of walking route 4

River Kennet at Burghfield Bridge near the Cunning Man

11am

 Start of walking route 3

St Andrew’s churchyard nr river in Sonning

12 noon

Start of walking route 2

Nr R Thames at the painted container - next to Thames Valley Business Park

12.30-12.45pm

Start of walking route 1 

Reading railway station

1pm -1.15pm

All Arrive at Meeting Point

 Inside Abbey grounds

1.15pm 

Reflection on Hope

In “Chapter House”

Following on

 Picnic

(please bring your own)

 In Forbury Gardens environs

2pm onwards

 Confessions with

Canon Simon or Fr Chris

Inside St James’ church

2.50pm

 Gather for brief prayer before entering holy door 

Outside in front of St James’ main door

3pm

 Mass of the Feast of Corpus Christi

 (fulfilling Sunday obligation)

 Inside St James