Southampton has officially joined the international Camino de Santiago network with the unveiling of a new granite waymarker at the ruins of Holyrood Church. Shipped from Spain, the milestone designates the city as the end of the 68-mile “St James’ Way” from Reading, where medieval pilgrims traditionally gathered to sail for Galicia.
This marker—unveiled Monday by local and Spanish officials—points toward the shrine of St James in Santiago de Compostela, located 647 miles away. The project was a collaboration with the Confraternity of St James, the UK charity that established the route to honor Southampton’s historic role as the “Church of the Sailors” and a gateway for maritime travel.