Churches Tourism Association

Plans are underway to create a new pilgrimage route of approximately 75 miles between the cathedral cities of Chester and Lichfield. The name of the footpath is still under discussion, with possible reference to St Chad, the Saxon saint who brought Christianity from Northumbria to the ancient kingdom of Mercia in the seventh century. His shrine at Lichfield was a popular destination for pilgrims in medieval times. St Werburgh, Chester, is also an important part of the story - so the title being adopted for the route is '2 Saints Way'.

June 2010 Update: the route's first pilgrim Raewynne Whiteley has written a good piece about her 'blistering' experience on her blog here. Meanwhile work is under way to plot the route on Google Earth.

The idea for the footpath is the brainchild of experienced long distance walker David Pott. Read more about this project here  Chester-Lichfield trail report (including David's contact details).