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“The major attraction is the unbroken connection to Catholicism that existed before The Break with Rome. Even after Henry VIII and during Penal Times under Elizabeth I and James I, pilgrimages to The Holywell continued. Holywell is the only shrine and place of Catholic pilgrimage to lay claim to this in England and Wales. It is this sense of unbroken continuity with the past that holds a powerful appeal and claim to the Catholic imagination. One thinks of all those pilgrims from ages past who have trod the same route the modern pilgrim still does. One is reminded of their sacrifice to witness their Catholic Faith and the price paid by our ancestors to keep the flame of Faith alive. It is a very poignant, inspiring and humbling experience to tread the path where so many have trod before. “ – Michael Durnan