Peak Pilgrimage
Book your Peak Pilgrimage self-guided walking holiday.
Peak Pilgrimage
https://www.contours.co.uk/peak-pilgrimage
A church-to-church walk from Ilam to Eyam across the Peak District.
From £480 per person
From £480 per person
The Peak Pilgrimage walking holiday is a lowland walk from church to church that delves into the history of the Peak District’s villages and enjoys the stunning limestone dales between. The route flows north from Ilam along the River Dove, dipping into pretty villages like Hartington and Monyash, and offers the opportunity to explore Bakewell, home to a good number of independent shops and eateries — and the town’s signature Bakewell Pudding.
The final day’s walk into Eyam overlooks the manicured grounds of Chatsworth Park and presents a choice between the main riverside route through Baslow or a more challenging alternative up to Curbar and Froggatt Edge.
Walking through the stunningly beautiful limestone landscape of Dovedale.
Visiting the Chapel of St Bertram within the Church of the Holy Cross at Ilam, a pilgrimage site since Saxon times.
Completing your walk in Eyam, the town that closed its borders to contain the Black Plague in 1665.
| Code | Tour | Duration | Price per person | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP1 | From Ilam(L) to Eyam | 3 days walking | £480 | |
| PP2 | From Ilam(L) to Eyam | 4 days walking | £600 | |
| PP3 | From Ilam(L) to Eyam | 5 days walking | £715 |
Travel to Ilam(L) where your first night's accommodation will be booked
Ilam(L) to Hartington. 9 miles (14.5km) / 715 ft (218 m) ascent
Hartington to Bakewell. 15 miles (24km) / 883 ft (269 m) ascent
Bakewell to Eyam. 10 miles (16km) / 1001 ft (305 m) ascent
Depart from Eyam after breakfast
This itinerary lists our preferred overnight stops for this tour. Sometimes there may be a shortage of available accommodation in a preferred location, in which case we will transfer you from the trail to your accommodation and back again at no extra charge. Overnight stops marked with a (T) will always require transfers as standard.
Overnight stops marked with an (L) have very limited accommodation, and therefore more often than not will also require a transfer, particularly on bank holidays and weekends. We will use non-transfer accommodation wherever possible.
The daily mileages quoted are average trail miles only and do not include the distance from the trail to your accommodation. We do not expect you to have to travel more than a mile from the trail to your accommodation in most cases; should your accommodation be further than this, transfers will be provided as standard if practical. A very limited number of stops will require you to travel on foot up to two miles off the trail, however these instances will be clearly communicated to you if applicable.
Further transfers may also be required due to some accommodations having a two-night minimum booking policy, especially at weekends.
Below are the additional costs that may apply depending on your requirements. Dog-friendly tours are subject to a Daily Dog Charge, which will be listed below if applicable. Our standard prices per person are based upon two people sharing a room; if you are on your own, or are part of a group but require a room of your own, then the Solo Traveller or Single Supplements apply respectively:
You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops:
Walking through the stunningly beautiful limestone landscape of Dovedale.
Visiting the Chapel of St Bertram within the Church of the Holy Cross at Ilam, a pilgrimage site since Saxon times.
Completing your walk in Eyam, the town that closed its borders to contain the Black Plague in 1665.
You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops:
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