JOHN WESLEY'S VISITS TO THE NORTH EAST



John Wesley came to the North-East of England on 48 occasions, writing of the visits in his journals, and giving birth to Methodism throughout the region.

Eventually I hope to bring the full collection of his journals covering these visits, but for now here are his accounts of the crucial early visits to the area.

Visits 1-4
1st Visit: 28th May - 31st May 1742
2nd Visit: 13th December - 31st December 1742
3rd Visit: 18th February - 7th April 1743
4th Visit: 29th June - 18th July 1743

Visits 5-9
5th Visit: 31st October - 21st November 1743
6th Visit: 21st May - 11th June 1744
7th Visit: 22th February - 15th April 1745
8th Visit: 18th September - 9th October 1745
9th Visit: 22nd October - 4th November 1745

Visits 10-12
10th Visit: 26th February - 17th March 1746
11th Visit: 2nd March - 20th April 1747
12th Visit: 9th July - 16th August 1748

Visits 13-18
13th Visit: 6th September - 20th September 1749
14th Visit: 10th October - 16th October 1749
15th Visit: 20th April - 6th May 1751
16th Visit: 28th April - 27th May 1752
17th Visit: 24th April - 7th May 1753
18th Visit: 13th May - 2nd June 1755



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