Surrey Archaeological Society

Medieval Pilgrimage in Surrey - a self-guided heritage walk incorporating St Martha's and St Catherine's, near Guildford

As part of the 'Journeys' theme for this year's Festival of Archaeology, Surrey Archaeological Society's Medieval Studies Forum have produced a self-guided heritage trail and leaflet which highlights the limited evidence for medieval pilgrimage within the county. This includes historical research on two ecclesiastical sites with limited evidence for pilgrimage taking place in medieval times, St Catherine's Chapel, Artington and the Church of St Martha-on-the-Hill near Guildford.

There is a large number of self-guided heritage trails and walks for Surrey, which include circular trails tied to the industrial milling history of the Tillingbourne Valley produced by the Surrey Hills AONB (Shalford, Chilworth, Albury, Shere, Gomshall, Abinger Hammer and Wotton), a series o