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8 September - 11 September 2022 | On Sale | |
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Duration | 4 days |
For a limited time only, we're introducing £1 registration fees for all Dream Challenges in 2022 and 2023 and up to 15% off your tour costs for early 2023 challenges!*
Due to the glowing success of our first Glastonbury to Stonehenge Pilgrimage, we’re excited to bring back our epic 4-day trek in 2022!
This 90km challenge takes in a stunning variety of spiritual sites, gives us enthralling insight into the original pilgrimage and treats us to spectacular panoramas of rolling countryside, iron-age hillforts and ancient architecture.
Tune into your spiritual side on this enlightening pilgrimage from the Pagan town of Glastonbury to the sun-loving Stonehenge.
We’ll wind along part of the ancient Celtic Way, which dates back thousands of years and reflects the routes of the Neolithic peoples as they carried sacred blue stones from the Preseli Mountains in Wales to the Salisbury Plains.
Following a trail so old it is no longer marked by a path, we’ll encounter Christian, Pagan and pre-historic sites, all swimming in myths and mystery. We’ll trek on footpaths, tracks and some quiet country roads, over a mix of fantastic terrains that give us the best of the southern countryside.
Starting in Glastonbury Town Centre, we'll climb the iconic Glastonbury Tor. Watch your feet here, as the hill apparently hides a cave to the Celtic fairy kingdom of Annwyn, home to the lord of the underworld!
We'll become ever more enlightened, as we hike through the thriving Roman town of Shepton Mallet, home to Brothers’ Ciders and Mulberry and on to the narrow, medieval streets of Bruton.
Then, we'll get the chance to follow the Celtic path through the famous Longleat Forest and much more of the ancient Salisbury Plains, before visiting one of its very best-preserved Roman villages, Knook Castle.
The greatly acclaimed archaeologist and broadcaster, Mark Corney, who has contributed several times to the Channel 4 series “Time Team”, will meet us at two key points along the way. Having worked with the Royal Commission for Historic Monuments of England as the former Senior Landscape Investigator, he knows his stuff. He’ll reveal the secrets of the ancient Knook Castle hill-fort and the World Heritage Site, Stonehenge.
We'll end our eye-opening challenge with a tour of Stonehenge. From here, our coach will take us back to Glastonbury.
* Terms & Conditions apply. View here.
Pay your registration fee and your challenge costs yourself.
£650
Pay the balance
Pay your registration fee and then commit to fundraising a minimum target for your chosen charity.
£1,300
Pay the balance
Your registration fee (£149) and challenge costs (£650) include:
*Accommodation is included on a twin-sharing basis. However, if you would rather have a room to yourself, please get in touch with us at least 8 weeks before the challenge and we can arrange this for you for an additional price.
Certainly. Our hotel accommodation is included in your challenge cost on a twin-sharing basis.
However if you would prefer to have a room to yourself and pay for a single supplement, we'll be happy to arrange this for you at an additional cost.
If you would like a single supplement, please get in touch by emailing us at events@dream-challenges.com or call us on 01590 646410 at least 8 weeks before the challenge (Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm).
In addition to paying your registration fee (£149) and either paying your challenge costs (£650) or fundraising the minimum sponsorship target (£1,300), you'll need to budget for your:
Please bring your own water bottle (at least 2L) and you must wear comfortable hiking boots with adequate support for your ankles.
All meals are provided, but you may want to bring your own breakfast to enjoy before we start our trek on Day 1 and any snacks you want to nibble on along the way.
This pilgrimage is no walk in the park, but certainly suitable for ramblers and anyone looking for a challenge this summer.
We'll conquer approx. 90km in four days, so we recommend that you're used to walking long-distance when you enter the challenge and can keep up to the pace of 5km (3 miles) per hour, nine hours per day.
Please don't be! The majority of people will sign up on their own and our Dream Challenges are renowned for the amazing camaraderie and lifelong friendships made as our groups take on these incredible feats together.
Once you've signed up for the challenge, we'll send you a link to a private Facebook group for everyone registered for the The Glastonbury to Stonehenge Pilgrimage 4-Day Trek 2022.
Please feel free to use this space to swap questions, advice and updates with your fellow trekkers on your training and fundraising.
You may also want to reach out to the fellow participants in this group to see if there's anyone in your local area you can meet up to train and fundraise with.
Absolutely. We encourage solo trekkers and teams alike to join us for the pilgrimage.
Our Dream Challenges are renowned for their camaraderie, so it's a fantastic opportunity to strengthen bonds between teammates and/or make new friends there.
Join us with your friends and family or take it on as a corporate challenge and show your commitment to corporate social responsibility while having the time of your life. You could even take this opportunity to raise funds for your charity of the year.
Our private coach will follow us all the way and we'll have access to the vehicle at every rest stop, so you can keep all your luggage in there.
We recommend carrying a small day bag with you as we walk, to keep your water bottle (ideally at least two litres) and phone/camera, along with any other personal items you want to hand.
For those of you driving to the event, we are arranging 4-days parking for participants, included in your challenge costs. Please get in touch for the car park details.
From there, our coach will drive us to our challenge starting point at St Dunstan's car park in Glastonbury, next to the abbey entrance.
If you're not driving, you are welcome to meet us at St Dunstan's, which has fantastic transport connections.
By Car
From the M5 - Take Junction 23 and follow signs to Glastonbury.
From the M4 - Either follow M4 until the M5 exit and follow above directions, or take M4 Junction 18 (A46) and follow signs to Bath, then take the A367 towards Shepton Mallet, then the A361 to Glastonbury.
From the M3 - Take M3 to Junction 8 (A303), head along until you reach either the B3151 (signs to Glastonbury and Street), A37 (signs to Shepton Mallet, picking up signs to Glastonbury) or A371 (signs to Shepton Mallet, picking up signs to Glastonbury) and follow signs.
By Train
The nearest train station to Glastonbury is Castle Cary (on the London Paddington to Plymouth line). Transport to Glastonbury is only by taxi from here.
Alternatives are to travel to Bristol Temple Meads, Bath or Taunton. Onward travel can be via public service bus.
For accurate train times and information, please visit the First Great Western website.
By Bus
First Group provides services to Glastonbury - the 376 from Bristol and the 29 from Taunton - please visit their website to view their timetables and associated information.
For those of you driving to the event, we are arranging 4-days parking for participants, included in your challenge costs. Please get in touch for the car park details.
From there, our coach will drive us to our challenge starting point at St Dunstan's car park in Glastonbury, next to the abbey entrance.
If you want to stay in Glastonbury the night before and/or after the challenge, there are loads of accommodation options ranging in price. See the top ten rated hotels on Trip Advisor here.
We advise that you look into what precautions they have in place to protect you from coronavirus before booking. This handy guide from Healthline will help inform your choice of accommodation.
We'll transfer back to Glastonbury in our private coach at the end of the challenge after our celebration dinner in Amesbury (included in your challenge cost).
You are, of course, also welcome to say goodbye to the group at Amesbury and make your own way home from there.
We will stay in comfortable hotels on a twin sharing basis* throughout the challenge.
Our accommodation will be required to pass COVID-19 hygiene and cleanliness checks as part of our health and safety protocols.
*Our accommodation is included on a twin-sharing basis, but you can pay a single supplement of £250 for your own room
You need to be 18 years old or over to take part in The Glastonbury to Stonehenge Pilgrimage. There's no maximum age limit. One of the amazing things about this challenge is that it brings adults of all ages and from all walks of life together for one amazing event.
16 and 17-year olds may participate if given permission by the event organisers. Please get in touch with us to discuss this. Simply email events@dream-challenges.com and we'll be happy to help.
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