Why pilgrims come
A sacred place worth the journey.
A Benedictine monastery beside the historic Tyburn gallows, with perpetual Eucharistic adoration and a national shrine honoring more than 350 Catholic martyrs, including 105 known Tyburn martyrs.
The pilgrim’s guide
What makes this visit meaningful
Tyburn turns one of London’s places of execution into a place of Eucharistic prayer and Catholic memory. Visit the shrine of the English and Welsh martyrs, join the Benedictine community’s liturgical rhythm, and walk to the small pavement marker near Marble Arch that identifies the historic gallows site.
Shrine of the Tyburn Martyrs
Honor more than 350 Catholic martyrs, including 105 known men and women who died at Tyburn.
Historic Tyburn Tree site
Walk to the stone roundel near Marble Arch marking the place where the Reformation martyrs were executed.
Perpetual Eucharistic adoration
Continue the pilgrimage in silent prayer before the Blessed Sacrament with the Benedictine community.
Retreat with the community
Individual pilgrims may arrange a simple residential retreat in the monastery’s outer enclosure.
Feasts & celebrations
The convent offers simple single rooms for individual retreatants in the outer enclosure; arrangements must be made directly with the community.
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