Despite their loyalty to North Yorkshire, the women said they were most impressed by the cathedrals in Ely and Coventry.
“Ely was just absolutely beautiful. We went to morning prayer there,” Ms Slator said.
“It was empty with no lights on, but the sunlight just shone through onto the nave and it was just ethereal.”
Although walking for many of the visits, Ms Gray had a fall on The Howgills, between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales, requiring aid from mountain rescue, before their final pilgrimage.
However, Ms Gray did not let that stop her seeing the last cathedral, in her home city of Ripon, making that trip in her wheelchair.
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— BBC Yorkshire (@BBCLookNorth) November 19, 2025