Mayflower Sites to Visit
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England
​1. Austerfield – William Bradford Manor House; St Helena’s Church (baptism church of William Bradford; William Button tiled plaque). Both sites open by appointment.
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2. Babworth - All Saints Church; worship place of William Bradford and William Brewster; GSMD plaque on church.
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3. Billericay – Plaques for Christopher Martin and Chantry House where he is believed to have lived.
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4. Boston – Memorial at Scotia Creek (at Havenside Country Park) where Pilgrims were held after failed 1st attempt to flee to Holland; medieval Guild Hall museum, where Pilgrims were imprisoned.
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5. Canterbury – Robert Cushman lived in Canterbury; he was married in StAlphege Church; it is believed to be the city in which the Mayflower lease was negotiated.
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6. Chorley – Origins of Myles Standish; Standish family pew in St. Laurence’s Church where Myles would have attended.
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7. Dartmouth – Memorial & Plaque at Bayard’s Cove where Speedwell repairs were carried out. (Time to spare? Across the river is the Dartmouth Steam Railway, plus there are cruises up the River Dart which will take you to Agatha Christie’s home at Greenway).
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8. Dorking – Blue plaque on William Mullins house (now a coffee shop); museum.
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9. Droitwich – Edward Winslow (baptised in St. Peter’s Church) statue in town centre; plaques; Mayflower in town mural.
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10. Fenstanton – Birthplace of John Howland; bell donated by Howland Society in parish church.
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11. Great Amwell- Marriage place of Richard Warren and Elizabeth Walker.
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12. Great Burstead – St Mary Magdalene Church: stained glass and wall memorial for Christopher Martin.
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13. Gainsborough – Old Hall with Mayflower exhibition; The Pilgrim Woman statue on the banks of the River Trent; John Robinson Memorial Church with corner stone.
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14. Harwich – Capt. Jones birthplace & plaques; town where Mayflower was built.
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15. Henlow – Plaques in Church for Henry Samson & Elizabeth Tilley.
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16. Immingham – Memorial Stone for 1608 attempt to flee; Pilgrims Heritage trail; Museum & Heritage Centre.
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17. Islington – Plymouth rock fragment in Union Chapel and plaque.
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18. Newlyn – Plaque claiming to be the last UK port of the Mayflower, taking on water to avoid cholera outbreak in Plymouth.
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19. Oxford – Blue plaque for Capt. Alan John Villiers, Captain of Mayflower II (1957).
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20. Plymouth – Multiple Mayflower Memorials, plaques and Mayflower steps; museum.
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21. Redenhall – Plaques and signs in church for the Fuller family.
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22. Retford – Mayflower Pilgrims Visitor Centre; Pilgrims Gallery at Bassetlaw Museum.
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23. Rotherhithe – Mayflower pub, Plaque & Descendant’s book; Capt. Jones plaques & Pilgrim statue; buried at St. Mary’s Church.
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24. Scrooby – William Brewster’s (not usually open to the public) house with plaques; plaques in St Wilfred’s Church (baptism place of William Brewster).
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25. Shipton – Parish Church Memorial plaque for the Mayflower More children.
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26. Southampton – Mayflower Pilgrims memorial and plaques, Town Quay; Mayflower museum, limited opening (usually Sunday afternoons), at Westgate; check website for details: https://www.seesouthampton.co.uk/
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27. Spalding (or Cowbit)– believed to be the area of origin of John Billington and family.
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28. Standish and Duxbury– Probable origins of the Standish family.
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29. Upper Clatford – Stephen Hopkins birth certificate (copy) in church; Mayflower window; Norman Court Farm, land worked by Stephen’s father (private).
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30. Worcester – Edward Winslow lived and studied at King’s School at Worcester cathedral.
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The Netherlands
31. Leiden – Leiden American Pilgrim Museum