The mainly rural county of Cumbria in the far north-west of England was my chosen area to walk peregrinatio in September 2019.
Starting from the city of Lancaster, my peregrinatio prayer walk also took in a little of the north of Lancashire as well as the spectacular coastline of Morecambe Bay, the city of Carlisle close to the border with Scotland, as well as some of the very beautiful English Lake District.
I was keen to make a contemporary prayer walk around a place which includes many lively churches and a remarkable commitment to work together across different Christian denominations. However, the historian in me also wanted to explore the ancient Norse heritage of this part of northern England with its high crosses and other features dating to the period of Viking settlement between the tenth and twelfth centuries.
Detail of the high cross at Halton in Lancashire. This eleventh century cross includes both pagan Norse and Christian elements. 
Lively local churches-here in Barrow in Furness 
Children’s work in a church on the west coast of Cumbria. 
Detail of the early sixteenth century Brougham triptych in Carlisle Cathedral-here Jesse the father of King David. ‘And there shall come forth a rod out of the side of Jesse…’ 
Contemporary stained glass window in the parish church at Amathwaite. 
Prayer corner in a village church in the Penrith area. 
Inside the RC Church of the Holy Trinity and St George in the town of Kendal. 
A warm welcome in the scenic village of Caldbeck.