Lourdes Pilgrimage

Westminster Pilgrimage to Lourdes: 25th July to 1st August 2025

Click here now to register your interest in joining Westminster in Lourdes in 2025, a Jubilee year, and a 'year of grace'.

Click here to open an MS Word document version of the Expression of Interest Form. Just complete it, save it to your computer with your surname (e.g. 'SMITH Expression of Interest'), then send it back to the Pilgrimage Office as an email attachment.

Pilgrimage Package Details 2025

Prices shown below include: international travel, airport or train station transfers in France, full board accommodation on room-sharing basis, travel insurance and the WDLP Pilgrim Levy 

Deposit (non-refundable) : £250 per person (except under 2-year-olds) payable to Tangney Tours to secure a booking with them. 

A non-returnable separate payment of the WDLP Pilgrimage Levy of £50 per person (with the exception of Assisted Pilgrims staying in Accueil Marie St Frai and infants under 2-years-old) made payable to RCDOW Pilgrimage, is required when formally registering for the Pilgrimage. 

Pilgrim Package Prices are available on request for pilgrims aged 17 years old and under (including infants under 2 years old) at the time of the pilgrimage.

By air, from Stansted Airport 

Outbound: 25th July, Stansted to Lourdes Airport    
Inbound: 1st August, Lourdes Airport to Stansted

(times to be confirmed) The duration of the flights is approximately 1 hour 50 minutes.

Flights and Hotel St Sauveur £1202    Single Room Supplement £245

Flights and hotels Eliseo or Padoue £1167    Single Room Supplement £245

Flights and Hotel Alba £1131    Single Room Supplement £245 (This hotel is specifically for Redcap Groups and their Group Leaders)

Flights and Hotel Mediterranée £1131    Single Room Supplement £245

Flights and hotels Stella or Croix des Bretons £1131    Single Room Supplement £245 (These 2 hotels are specifically for St Frai Helpers and members of the Medical Team respectively)

Flights and hotels Beau Site or St Georges £1092    Single Room Supplement £210

The Accueil Marie St Frai - Also known as the ‘St Frai’ or simply the ‘Accueil’ (meaning a place of welcome), this accommodation is for Assisted Pilgrims for their week in Lourdes. The building is shared with other pilgrimages at 3 Avenue Bernadette Soubirous on the main street leading down to the Sanctuary and the Grotto. The St Frai is fully wheelchair and stretcher accessible, with bedrooms of up to six beds, and dining room and social area especially for Westminster’s Assisted Pilgrims. There is 24-hour care lead by the Chief Brancardier and Handmaids, and dedicated teams of Medical Professionals and Helpers to assist those who need support with medical conditions, personal care, or a listening ear in a place of calm. If you would like more information about staying in the St Frai or joining the overland Jumbulance option, please contact the Pilgrimage Office on 020 7798 9173 or email to lourdes@rcdow.org.uk

Flights and St Frai £1025. Closing date for Assisted Pilgrims’ applications to stay in Accueil St Frai is 2nd May 2025.

By rail from Kings Cross St Pancras International

25th July, Eurostar - St Pancras to Paris. Coach transfer in Paris. TGV - Paris to Lourdes
1st August, TGV - Lourdes to Paris. Coach transfer in Paris. Eurostar - Paris to St Pancras

(times to be confirmed) The journey duration is approximately 12 hours.

To travel by rail, you must be fit and able to carry your own luggage during transfers between trains and the coaches.

Train and Hotel St Sauveur £TBC    Single Room Supplement £245

Train and hotels Eliseo or Padoue £TBC    Single Room Supplement £245

Train and Hotel Alba £TBC    Single Room Supplement £245 (This hotel is specifically for Redcap Groups and their Group Leaders)

Train and Hotel Mediterranee £TBC    Single Room Supplement £245

Train and hotels Stella or Croix des Bretons £TBC    Single Room Supplement £245 (These 2 hotels are specifically for St Frai Helpers and members of the Medical Team respectively)

Train and hotels Beau Site or St Georges £TBC    Single Room Supplement £210

Jumbulance 

24 July to 2 August (times to be confirmed) and 7 nights in St Frai      £TBC

For enquiries contact Pilgrimage Bookings Administrator Julian Davis on 0207 798 9173, email juliandavis@rcdow.org.uk

See memorable coverage of Westminster's pilgrimage to Lourdes in 2024 by clicking on the video links below