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William Parsons @willwalking

Reviving the British Pilgrimage Tradition

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William Parsons@willwalking
22 Sep 2022
Dear friends, my book is now out. It's the true tale of my friend Ed and I going for a walk and coming home as almost-famous singers, on an accidental quest to a land of unreasonable kindness and unsuspected freedom. I hope you enjoy the story. wayfaringbritain.com/sfos-bo…
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Hey Google Workspace, I am being billed for a workspace account for which I no longer have an active email address nor own the domain. Can you help me cancel it please? @AskWorkspace
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Imbolc rainbow sunset on #Glastonbury Tor.
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Seeking the source of River Asker in Dorset - an English micro pilgrimage.
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Afloat between Earth and Heaven… #glastonburytor
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The mists of Avalon… #glastonbury #2025 #nye
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The pilgrimage instinct is a law of the human soul…
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Hampshire County Asylum graveyard. Closed in 1996, with 5500 people buried here. Not just the mentally ill, but the poor, disruptive, traumatised, and those with illegitimate children or livers above/below their station. If you pass this way, offer a song to the forgotten ones.
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Walking The Old Way pilgrimage a couple of years back, I started in Winchester and walked River Itchen south to add a day and a half before beginning at Southampton. A recommended addition! Also, I miss my dog. #pilgrimage #britishpilgrimage #oldway
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St Wite’s Holy Well, Dorset. #pilgrimage #holywell
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A journey from a few years ago, video from the vaults: A Pilgrimage in Ynys Mon, made with the author Alice Albinia, from Caernarvon to Holyhead mountain.
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For two million years humanity was nomadic. Who we are today grew from life on the path. #pilgrimage #britishpilgrimage #journey #walk
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c.c. o'hanlon@ccohanlon
19 Nov 2025
"...the ever-increasing pace and price of work/life leaves little time to simply connect with the land, with ourselves and each other." – William Parsons, @willwalking, in an excerpt from his forthcoming book on pilgrimage. burninghousepress.com/2025/1…

On Pilgrimage by William Parsons

Photo by William Parsons The Paradox of Connectivity Modern life is increasingly connected: central heating to phone, fridge to supermarket, watch to heartbeat. Without touching a button we can cha…

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Glastonbury Carnival 2025. Madness in a high street. #somersetcarnivals #glastonburycarnival #carnival2025
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Home is the true destination of all #pilgrimage.
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The dust of a million fallen soldiers. May their sacrifice be enough, and may peace endure.
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The miraculous holy thorns of #Glastonbury are beginning their winter flowering.
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The cryptic last verse of ‘The Colour of Amber’, an English Romany traditional song. What do you think ‘while apples grow on an orange tree’ means? Is it a reference to the possible mistranslation of ‘apple’ as the tree of wisdom in the Biblical Garden of Eden?
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What can we do about the incredible emptiness of England’s churches? Built as artificial caves, for delving into our internal darkness, can we re-occupy them today, for spiritual use without religious prescription, in order to save our legacy of holy places? #pilgrimage #england
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Somerset Cider Brandy: the first UK spirit to gain protected geographical status. No stainless factory, this 300 yr old organic orchard produces its juices in wonderfully ramshackle fashion. Our Seeds of Love Song Pilgrimage begins and ends here! willwalking.com/events
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A Song Pilgrimage event in Somerset - Sept 27th & Oct 11th - come join us in re-wilding ‘The Seeds of Love’. Learn more at britishpilgrimage.com/seeds-…
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