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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Travel
Hugh Thomson

A modern pilgrimage through Herefordshire’s Golden Valley

The pilgrims in rural Herefordshire, with the Skirrid in the background
The pilgrims in rural Herefordshire, walking towards the Skirrid, or Holy Mountain, over the border in Wales. Photograph: Hugh Thomson

I’m lying on my back. Directly above me is “a vault of heaven” with great wooden beams. I’ve never woken before under such a high ceiling – but then I’ve never gone to sleep in a church before.

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