St Joseph's Way

IN DEVELOPMENT: GPX FILE AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD


A Pilgrim Way for the Diocese of Portsmouth from the Cathedral of St John in Portsmouth to the national Shrine of St Joseph in Farnborough Abbey via the Cathedral of the Bishopric of the Armed Forces

A signpost on the Cleveland Way

About the proposed route

From St John's Cathedral the Way soon joins the Pilgrims' Trail out of Portsmouth passing the Church of St Colman at Cosham. At Wood End the way joins the Meon Valley Churches Walk along a disused railway track to West Meon. The Pilgrim Way then crosses farmland by track and lane to reach Ropley where the route joins the St Swithun's Way, passing the Church of St Mary, Alton.


Just before Hale the route leaves the St Swithun's Way, turning north and then west to cross parkland to Aldershot and the Church of St Joseph and then the Cathedral of SS Michael & George, of the Catholic Bishopric of the Armed Forces. The Way picks up the Basingstoke Canal towpath and then the Blackwater River path into Farnborough to reach the Shrine of St Joseph at Farnborough Abbey. 

You can find out more about the Way and download the GPX file by clicking on the LEARN MORE tab in the

interactive map below

Guidance

When the Way has been launched you will be able to use the tabs in this section to find the information you need for your pilgrimage.

 

The Outer Way will provide practical advice about the route. 


The Inner Way will describe the spiritual highlights.  


Walking guidance: you will be able to download the details of the inner and outer way and walking guidance

ABOUT THE DIOCESE OF PORTSMOUTH

The Diocese of Portsmouth is spread across five counties on England’s South Coast, and the Channel Islands and is the local Church for the whole of Hampshire, Berkshire, the Isle of Wight, Jersey, and the Bailiwick of Guernsey as well as the Southern Part of Oxfordshire and the Eastern part of Dorset.


The Diocese is made up of 87 Parishes, for a total of 142 Churches. We have 157 secular priests, 35 houses of religious brothers and sisters, and a Catholic population of more than a quarter of a million. The Diocese is part of the province of Southwark, which covers the whole south coast from Kent to Cornwall.

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