Pilgrim Path
We have devised a ten-mile walk through the parish from Chilton Polden to Glastonbury Abbey. Much of the area was shaped historically by the Abbey and its estate, and pilgrims would have travelled along the Polden Hills on the way to the Abbey. The route starts at Chilton Polden church, and goes along obvious paths to Ashcott via the churches in Edington, Catcott and Shapwick. This is similar to the route many pilgrims would have taken, although from Ashcott they would have continued along the hills through what is now Walton and Street to cross the Brue at Pomparles Bridge. Our route from Ashcott goes along lanes down to the Levels below Sharpham, through the southern edge of the Ham Wall nature reserve, across the Brue at Cradle Bridge and on into Glastonbury and the Abbey. It's possible to do this walk comfortably within a day, taking the 75 bus back to the Polden villages.
Practicalities
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