A yearly pilgrimage event open to all, the 4 mile Boxing Day pilgrimage from Ripon Cathedral to Fountains Abbey attracts over a thousand pilgrims each year. Often led by the Bishop of Ripon and Leeds, this is an example of modern British pilgrimage at its finest.
The journey follows the footsteps of a group of 12th Century Cistercian monks who set off from Ripon Cathedral on December 26th, 1132, to found Fountains Abbey.
