Penelope Swithinbank
Penelope Swithinbank is the creator of Bumpsadaisy and chaplain at Bath Abbey. She has had three books published (the latest being Scent of Water), been a rector in South Carolina, opened the US Senate in prayer, led pilgrimages in the UK and Europe, and run a retreat house. She is grandmother to six almost-teenagers and claims the grandchildren are so great she should have had them first!
OpinionTo celebrate turning 70, I walked a 200 mile pilgrimage from Coventry to Bath
Writer Penelope Swithinbank took on the challenge of a 200 mile pilgrimage to mark her 70th birthday, spending time with God and raising money for charity at the same time.
OpinionEnjoy the journey
You may be wondering what pilgrimage and the end of lockdown have in common. Having recently walked from Winchester to Canterbury, Penelope Swithinbank offers up three Ps – possessions, purpose and people – to help us link the two
