Britain's Sacred Places (Slow Travel) : A guide to ancient and modern sites that stir the soul

Part of Bradt's award-winning Slow Travel series

Britain is packed with places that stir the soul—from iconic sites like Iona, Lindisfarne and Stonehenge to hidden pilgrimage destinations, stone circles, holy wells and obscure corners tucked away across the landscape. Beyond the traditionally sacred, you'll discover locations with devoted followings: philosophical and cultural landmarks such as Karl Marx's tomb in Highgate Cemetery, Princess Diana's statue, or sporting meccas like Twickenham rugby stadium.

This thoroughly revised and updated edition has been re-packaged as part of Bradt's celebrated Slow Travel guides. It features refreshed information on beloved destinations including Stonehenge, Tintagel and Monkwearmouth-Jarrow, alongside exciting new discoveries such as Goat's Hole Cave on the Gower Peninsula, Creswell Crags in Nottinghamshire, Stanton Drew in Somerset and St Nectan's Glen in Cornwall. The memorial to Princess Diana in Kensington Palace Gardens is also now included.

Spanning England, Wales and Scotland, these sacred and cherished places range from far-flung islands and ancient chalk hill carvings to hot springs and sites of myth, legend and apparition. Explore soaring cathedrals alongside Buddhist and Hindu temples, shrines to martyred saints, monuments to irreligious philosophers and tributes to immortal rock stars. Whether connected through art, music, literature, sport, crime or ancestral roots, each location offers its own reason for reverence and discovery.