Praying It All Goes Well...

...actually just visiting the St. Bees Priory as there’s not much else in the way of sightseeing in this small village of 1,800 inhabitants.

Originally built in the early 12th century, it has been restored many times over the centuries and was in fantastic condition. The ceiling was truly impressive.

The Norman arch over the door was also really interesting.

The village itself was small and quaint. I was surprised by the lack of stores catering to the 10,000 or so C2C hikers that come through annually. I figured for sure there would be an outdoor adventure shop, but there was only a small grocery store with an ATM that only took UK PIN cards. What a relief that we didn’t forget anything as it would have been very difficult to replace any missing gear.