Every year around the time of the St Helier Fete, Sunday 20th July, there is a pilgrimage to lay a wreath in the hermitage of St Helier, perched high on an exposed outcrop of rock just behind Elizabeth Castle.
A small band of pilgrims, led by the Dean and Connetablé, wends its way from the Town Church, through the back streets of the town, across a glistening causeway, to enter the castle’s ramparts.
At the castle's parade ground, in the lee of the wind, speeches are made, blessings given, and a poem read. Then on to the hermitage.
