David Pott is the founder of the project. David Pott worked for ten years in drug rehabilitation centres and detached youth work and then moved into teaching for 19 years. He was head teacher of two independent schools. David is a keen naturalist and a long distance walker. In 1997, he completed a 680 mile solo pilgrimage called Peregrinatio 97 commemorating the 1400th anniversary of St Columba and St Augustine. He has led several pilgrimages and walks with a reconciliation theme, such as the Offa’s Dyke Torch March along the ancient boundary between England and Wales.
David is married to Pam. They have three children who are all married and rejoice in nine grandchildren.
- Walking your way to health in body, mind and soul
- A contemporary quest for ancient wisdom
- A real slice of England
- Walking in a different dimension
- Discovering our Mercian heritage
- Journeying forward to the ancient future
Modern Europeans continue to search spiritually. The golden age of pilgrimage was not to be found in the 14th or 15th centuries, but in the 21st century! Never have so many undertaken pilgrimages as in our own time.
~Philip Jenkins The Penn State University historian
Who is Involved
David is married to Pam. They have three children who are all married and rejoice in nine grandchildren.
Partner organisations include:
The project also has support of: