SALLY WELCH, Vicar of Charlbury, explores ten pilgrim routes in the UK and beyond — e.g. Oxford to Binsey, Tabgha to Capernaum, Iona to St Andrews, or Stiklestad to Trondheim — in Pilgrim Journeys: Pilgrimage for walkers and armchair travellers (BRF, £7.99 (£7.20); 978-0-85746-513-9). Each chapter provides a reading from scripture, an essay inspired by her experience of the route, and a reflection. A brief history of pilgrimage is also included.

Alan Hilliard’s Dipping into Lent is a collection of gentle reflections for Lent from a Roman Catholic priest in the Dublin archdiocese, with soft-focus scenic photos and spiritual quotations (Messenger, £6.95 (£6.25); 978-1-910248-88-1).