There are many good guidebooks to England and its various regions and aspects, and this one is not intended as a rival to any of the others. Its aim is to provide a quietly informative companion to those travellers seeking the ancient spirit of the land. Here the renowned expert on sacred places takes us on an unforgettable journey to ruined abbeys and cathedrals, pagan sites and megalithic temples, shrines of saints and visionaries, holy wells, island sanctuaries, and to a host of other places where peace and sanctity are almost tangible. Some of them are famous, others quiet and secluded, but all are centres of spiritual energy and renewal.