Catholic city guide · England

London,
faith under trial.

Follow England’s Catholic witness through royal imprisonment, martyrdom, recusant memory, saints’ shrines, Eucharistic prayer, and the living cathedral church.

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6 sacred places2 devotional areas1–3 day journeys

Witness near the Tower

Prison, martyrdom, and memory

Begin with the places associated with Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher, the Carthusian martyrs, and the Catholic community that continues to honor the English martyrs near Tower Hill.

Saint TombTower of London — Sts. Thomas More and John FisherLondon, United KingdomOpen guide →ShrineChurch of the English Martyrs, Tower HillLondon, United KingdomOpen guide →Archaeological SiteThe London Charterhouse — Carthusian MartyrsLondon, United KingdomOpen guide →

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1 day

The English martyrs and Westminster

A demanding first pilgrimage from the Tower and Tower Hill to Tyburn and Westminster Cathedral.

Day 1 · MorningTower of London — Sts. Thomas More and John FisherBegin at the Tower with the imprisonment and burial history of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher.
Day 1 · Late morningChurch of the English Martyrs, Tower HillContinue to the Catholic Church of the English Martyrs near Tower Hill.
Day 1 · AfternoonTyburn Convent and Shrine of the MartyrsPray at Tyburn Convent and the Shrine of the Martyrs.
Day 1 · EveningWestminster CathedralConclude at Westminster Cathedral, allowing for the published liturgical schedule.

2 days

Martyrs, Charterhouse, and Westminster

Give the Tower story a full day, then move through Westminster and Tyburn at a prayerful pace.

Day 1 · MorningTower of London — Sts. Thomas More and John FisherTower imprisonment, execution context, and the Chapel Royal of St. Peter ad Vincula.
Day 1 · MiddayChurch of the English Martyrs, Tower HillChurch of the English Martyrs at Tower Hill.
Day 1 · AfternoonThe London Charterhouse — Carthusian MartyrsThe London Charterhouse and the witness of St. John Houghton and his community.
Day 2 · MorningWestminster Abbey — Shrine of St. Edward the ConfessorVisit the shrine of St. Edward the Confessor, respecting Westminster Abbey’s current access rules.
Day 2 · MiddayWestminster CathedralWestminster Cathedral and the shrine of St. John Southworth.
Day 2 · AfternoonTyburn Convent and Shrine of the MartyrsConclude with prayer at Tyburn Convent.

3 days

A contemplative London pilgrimage

A spacious version of the martyr pilgrimage with additional time for museums, liturgy, adoration, and quiet prayer.

Day 1 · MorningTower of London — Sts. Thomas More and John FisherTower of London and St. Peter ad Vincula.
Day 1 · AfternoonChurch of the English Martyrs, Tower HillChurch of the English Martyrs, Tower Hill.
Day 2 · MorningThe London Charterhouse — Carthusian MartyrsLondon Charterhouse.
Day 2 · AfternoonWestminster Abbey — Shrine of St. Edward the ConfessorShrine of St. Edward the Confessor.
Day 3 · MorningWestminster CathedralWestminster Cathedral, relics, and liturgy.
Day 3 · AfternoonTyburn Convent and Shrine of the MartyrsTyburn Convent and the Shrine of the Martyrs.

From royal shrine to living cathedral

Westminster and Tyburn

Continue to St. Edward the Confessor’s medieval shrine, Westminster Cathedral’s relics and liturgical life, and the contemplative shrine beside the former Tyburn gallows.