HEREFORD CATHEDRAL-WELSH CHURCHES ASSOCIATED WITH THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
Cost: £280( 1-2 people) £290 (3-4 people) £330 (5-6 people) For Knight’s Templar enthusiasts, Hereford Cathedral is a must! There is a shrine of Bishop Thomas de Cantelupe (1218-1282), a former Grand Master for England of the Knights Templar. It also houses the Mappa Mundi, a map of the world that shows the history, geography, destiny of humanity as it was understood in Christian Europe in the 13thC. It is one of the world's most unique medieval treasures. The pedestal in the shrine is carved with fifteen Knights Templar figures. We will also visit the churches associated with the Knights Templars, St. Mary's Church, Welsh Newton and St. Michael's Church, Garway, a powerful Templar initiation site. On our route we will stop at Tintern Abbey in the beautiful Wye Valley. ENCHANTING WALES OPTION FOR OVERNIGHT IN WALES ADDING ON MERLIN'S BIRTHPLACE AND HILLFORT, CASTLE COCH (Gothic Revival Castle), WAUN MAUN PERSELI HILLS (Where the the bluestones from Stonehenge were taken from and new discovery there): Cost: (two days and one night) Please inquire as cost will depend on hotel and time of year. OPTION FOR THREE NIGHT TOUR: ADDING ST GOVANS ROCK CHAPEL ON THE SEA, ST DAVIDS CATHEDRAL AND TOMB, ST NUNS HOLY WELL AND CHAPEL BY THE SEA, PEMBROKE CASTLE, PENTRE IFAN DOLMAN. Cost: Please inquire. |
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