Talk: Walking the Camino de Santiago

A series of short talks about the phenomenon of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage, including its recently established connection to Reading.

Type of walk
Learn something new  -  no walking/just talking

More detail
This unusual festival event provides an opportunity to discover the Camino de Santiago, the long-distance pilgrimage walk to Sanitiago de Compostela, Galicia in north-west Spain, through an evening of talks. The Confraternity of St James UK, a charity who assist walkers who undertake the Camino, usually offers this event at its London office as a 'Practical Pilgrim Day, but they are coking to Reading for the Festival. This day is aimed at equipping individuals and groups with the practical knowledge they seek for such a journey. The talks will be a condensed version of the full day, with introductions to the wider Camino network and a local emphasis on walking the Camino in the UK, in particular the St James' Way from Reading.  The evening will be presented by CSJ volunteers and will include a visit to the Shrine to Our Lady of Caversham.
The talks will last 2 hours. Refreshments will be available.,

Walk length / difficulty / accessibility
wheelchair accessible

Ticket price
£3

About the walk leader
David is the volunteer development lead of the St James' Way Camino for the Confraternity of St James UK.  He has walked several Caminos and has self-published a book, 'Not Just a Long Walk' on Amazon about his experiences in 2019 on the Camino Frances.