Holy Wells Cornwall

In 2000, Guy and Catharine moved to Cornwall on the latest of a series of adventures together. Guy’s retirement meant they were able to enjoy long walks in the Cornish countryside. Occasionally they came across a holy well. Normally dedicated to a local saint, holy wells were once widespread in Britain and were important features in the medieval sacred landscape. 

Over centuries, pilgrims sought the healing powers of their waters and many visitors left symbolic offerings in the form of jewellery, coins and ribbons tied in the trees. 

Guy and Catharine’s interest became an obsession and it wasn’t long before they would be touring odd nooks of Cornwall in a specific bid to find holy wells that had been all but lost in the mists of time – especially those which had escaped the attention of earlier authors on the subject.

When Catharine died untimely in 2020, Guy vowed to finish the quest they had begun together. Visiting the final wells of which they knew and tying the whole adventure together in a book. The book you can have in your hand.