Why pilgrims come
Enter a place shaped by prayer, community, and pilgrimage
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.
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.
The sacred connection
People and objects remembered here
These relationships are part of the destination record, with feast days and catalog qualifications shown where available.
Tyburn martyr honored at the shrine
Feast: December 1first Tyburn martyr honored at the shrine
Feast: May 4last Tyburn martyr honored at the shrine
Feast: July 1First-class relic · Ecclesiastically documented
Crypt access is currently affected by the 2026–2027 sanctuary renovation.Relic collection · Ecclesiastically curated
The Martyrs’ Crypt is closed for sanctuary renovations from June 22, 2026, with reopening expected around mid-2027; confirm before travel.What to notice
Look closely at the place and its story
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, anniversaries & 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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Sources, tradition, and what is verified
No verification date is listed, so current visitor details should be confirmed directly.
This page records the site’s tradition as “Catholic.” That wording describes the nature of the claim and keeps devotional tradition distinct from independently verified history.
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