Institution
Confraternity of St James (UK)
The UK pilgrims' association for the Camino, issuing credentials and running pilgrim hostels
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About
The Confraternity of St James is the UK's pilgrims' association for the Camino de Santiago, a charity that has served British pilgrims for over four decades. Its practical work is the machinery of pilgrimage: issuing the pilgrim credencial (passport) that opens pilgrim accommodation along the routes and qualifies pilgrims for the Compostela, publishing the definitive pilgrim guides to routes in Spain, Portugal and the UK, and running its own hostels at Rabanal (Gaucelmo) and Miraz (San Martin) on the Camino Francés.
The confraternity's program covers the whole pilgrimage life: guidance on the conduct of a pilgrim, camino FAQs, UK routes including St James' Way and the Finchale Camino, regional groups, pilgrim registers reaching back to 1981, a library, bulletin and events (talks and gatherings in London through 2026), and volunteer roles in its hostels.
Membership supports the charity's work, and its registered office sits at Blackfriars Road in London. For sacred-site pilgrimage practice, CSJ is the UK's institutional home of the Camino tradition. The institution's stated mission: To serve pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago.
Mission
To serve pilgrims on the Camino de Santiago.
History
The Confraternity of St James has served British pilgrims for over four decades, issuing credentials, publishing route guides, running hostels at Rabanal and Miraz, and keeping pilgrim registers back to 1981.