Peak Pilgrimage
34 mile historical pilgrimage between Ilam and Eyam
The 34 mile Peak Pilgrimage is a beautiful walk between Ilam and Eyam, two villages devastated by plague in the 17th century. There are higher mountains, steeper tracks and greater walking challenges in other parts of Britain, but nowhere is the walking more lovely, relaxing, accessible and soul-restorative than in the Peak District National Park. This is a journey for anyone who likes walking.
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Holiday Packages

All our Standard Itineraries include:

  • Hand-picked accommodation in B&Bs / guest houses / inns / small hotels
  • En-suite facilities where available
  • Breakfast
  • Daily baggage transfers from our own team of local drivers
  • All booking fees

We will also endeavour to include all these in any custom itinerary you wish to build for this walk.

Itin A:   3D / 4N       £490 pp *

Day 1: Ilam to Hartington (9m)
Day 2: Hartington to Bakewell (14.6m)
Day 3: Bakewell to Eyam (9.9m)

£550 solo walkers (plus single supplements)
£490 per person (based on two sharing)
£470 per person (based on group of 3)
£460 per person
(based on group of 4 or more)

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Itin B:   2D / 3N       £370 pp *

Day 1: Ilam to Monyash (17.1m)
Day 2: Monyash to Eyam (16.4m)

£415 solo walkers (plus single supplements)
£370 per person (based on two sharing)
£355 per person (based on group of 3)
£350 per person (based on group of 4 or more)

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Itin C:   4D / 5N       £605 pp *

Day 1: Ilam to Hartington (9m)
Day 2: Hartington to Monyash (8.1m)
Day 3: Monyash to Bakewell (6.5m)
Day 4: Bakewell to Eyam (9.9m)

£670 solo walkers (plus single supplements)
£605 per person (based on two sharing)
£580 per person (based on group of 3)
£570 per person (based on group of 4 or more)

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* All headline holiday prices are shown per person, based on two people sharing.

Baggage Transfer

Baggage Transfer is automatically included in the price of all our Walking Holiday packages.

These prices are for anyone planning their own holiday and just need bags moving from one stop to the next.

Itin A

£125 per person (single)
£65 per person (based on two people)
£45 per person (based on group of 3)
£35 per person (based on group of 4 or more)

Max 17kg per bag

Itin B

£95 per person (single)
£50 per person (based on two people)
£35 per person (based on group of 3)
£30 per person (based on group of 4 or more)

Max 17kg per bag

Itin C

£140 per person (single)
£75 per person (based on two people)
£50 per person (based on group of 3)
£40 per person (based on group of 4 or more)

Max 17kg per bag

Note: If you are booking accommodation in an Airbnb, you must ensure that there will either be someone available to take collection/delivery of your bags or that they have appropriate, secure storage in the event that the proprietor is absent.

Walk Information

Rest Days
Rest days can be incorporated into any walking holiday package at an additional £75.00 per person per night

Solo Travellers
Solo travellers please contact us or use the booking form to send your proposed itinerary including dates, and we will price accordingly. Where possible, we take advantage of existing bookings from other clients to ensure you receive a cost effective service.

Alternative Itineraries
For alternative itineraries to those provided for this route, please contact us, or use the Booking Form to submit your proposed itinerary and number of participants and we will quote accordingly.

Walking Season Dates
Prices are based on the walk starting after 1st April and ending before 30th September.

Walk Information
The Peak Pilgrimage is a long distance walk, between Ilam and Eyam, designed to be enjoyed by all and is a new pilgrimage trail set up to mark the 350th anniversary of the plague linking two village afflicted by the plaque. Eyam has a sense of being a holy place because of the sacrifice of its people in 1665 when they refused to flee in the face of the plague that arrived from London in a consignment of cloth for the village tailor.

Led by the rector, their self-sacrifice motivated by their Christian faith saved the surrounding area but cost about a third of them their lives. There are higher mountains, steeper tracks and greater walking challenges in other parts of Britain, but nowhere is the walking more lovely, relaxing, accessible and soul-restorative than in the Peak District National Park.

This is a journey for anyone who likes walking, and it can simply be enjoyed at that level. But it has an added twist – this is also a pilgrimage walk designed as a spiritual experience. This is neither dreary nor frightening because pilgrimages are meant to be fun!

OS Explorer Maps
OL24 – Peak District – White Peak area

Guide Books
Peak Pilgrimage” by Bob Jackson – ISBN: 978-0993328008
Available from: peakpilgrimage.org.uk/guide-book-/

Mobile Digital Mapping
Digital maps can be viewed on most modern smartphones using an appropriate app, downloaded from the app store associated with your device. Brigantes recommend that whichever app you use, it should support Ordnance Survey 1:25k or 1:50k scale maps. There are many apps to choose from, but the two main providers are Ordnance Survey and Memory Map.

Each provider’s app has its own benefits, but both provide all-important offline navigation, meaning your device does not need a mobile signal to work effectively on the trail.

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One Reply to “Peak Pilgrimage”

  1. Hello Annette, I want to thank you for another job well done. I am not sure if you had used the taxi firm who you contracted to do the transfers on your behalf before or not? They did a good job ,we even met a driver, on a short walking day for us as she left the hostel, so we’re able to thank her personally.
    We walked from Castleton YHA up to Man Tor, back down again then from Castleton to Hope with a night stop back at Castleton, Castleton to Ravenstor YHA for a 2nd night
    Our next night at Eyam a village famous during the Plague for isolating itself to stop the spread of the disease much like the world during the Corona virus. With a final haul back to Castleton all made possible by a Brigantes Baggage transfer smoothly performed.

    Thank you

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