The absolutely stunning Welsh locations showcased in new BBC series Pilgrimage

The beauty of Wales is well known to those of us from here and who've made it our home. And now some of the best scenery of our beautiful country will be on display as seven celebrities take on the North Wales Pilgrim’s Way from Flint to Bardsey Island in BBC Two series, Pilgrimage: The Road Through North Wales, which started on Good Friday,

Crossing through Eryri foothills, the Llyn Peninsula and coastline, the seven will travel by foot and bus along the 220km route which was created in 2011. The North Wales Pilgrim’s Way is linked by ancient churches, dedicated to sixth and seventh century saints, but also takes pilgrims through places of outstanding natural beauty in the mountain ranges of Eryri, also known as Snowdonia, and the North Wales coast path.

The pilgrims begin their adventure from the start of the 220km Pilgrim’s Way near St Winefride’s Well. In a journey taking two weeks, they will be faced with challenging paths and climbs as they traverse North Wales, tackling the foothills of spectacular mountain ranges.

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Their final destination is Bardsey Island, or Ynys Enlli, which means ‘isle of currents’. It was a popular destination amongst early Celtic Christian monks and hermits who believed Bardsey was the end of the world, where the space between heaven and earth became ‘thin’, which made the island a place of guaranteed resurrection.

Immersing themselves on this spiritual journey are: wildlife presenter Michaela Strachan who places her faith in the natural world; Spencer Matthews, a former Made in Chelsea reality star, who was christened Church of England but is still searching for answers to life’s big questions; Sonali Shah, a journalist and TV presenter who grew up in a Jain family; comedian Eshaan Akbar, a lapsed Muslim; Amanda Lovett, a practising Catholic, who catapulted into the public eye in the first series of Traitors; actor Tom Rosenthal of Friday Night Dinner fame, who is areligious; and TV personality and former model Christine McGuinness, who is spiritual but doesn’t practise one particular faith.

Watch Pilgrimage: The Road Through North Wales on BBC Two, Fridays, 9pm or on iPlayer now.