Film and TV: Pilgrims

The Old Pilgrims Way passes diagonally through Chilham Square after leaving the NorthDowns skirting the Castle grounds via Mountain Street and then following on through Old Wives Lees to Canterbuyr. It was originally a Neolithic track dating from 2000BC and was used by drovers moving sheep and cattle. Later it was used by pilgrims travelling from Winchester to pray at the tomb of Thomas-a-Becket at Canterbury. Most recently in 1947 a film was made by Mark Powell called a Canterbury Tale, telling the story of a family who made a pilgrimage to Canterbury during the war. Various shots were filmed in and around the vicinity of Chilham with many parts being played by members of the parish.