Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham

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The Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham, informally known as the Slipper Chapel or the Chapel of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, is a Roman Catholic basilica in Houghton Saint Giles, Norfolk, England. Built in 1340, it was the last chapel on the pilgrim route to Walsingham. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°52'50"N, 0°51'10"E

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Houghton St GilesWalsingham NR22 6AL EnglandUnited Kingdom

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+44 1328 820217

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Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Thursford Collection, Holkham Hall, Fakenham Racecourse, Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham.

3.7 miE
Museum, Science museum
Thursford Collection, Fakenham
95 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Norfolk's picturesque countryside, the Thursford Collection offers an enchanting journey into the bygone era of steam engines and fairground attractions. This unique museum, situated in the small village of Thursford near Fakenham, United...
5.2 miN
Palladian country house attraction
Holkham Hall, Wells-next-the-Sea
133 min walk • Holkham Hall is an 18th-century country house near the village of Holkham, Norfolk, England, constructed in the Neo-Palladian style for the 1st Earl of Leicester, by the architect William Kent, aided by Lord Burlington.
4.1 miS
Outdoor activities, Sport venue, Sport
Fakenham Racecourse, Fakenham
104 min walk • Fakenham Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located south of Fakenham, Norfolk, England. Charles, Prince of Wales is patron.
1.4 miNE
Temple, Sacred and religious sites, Church
Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham
35 min walk • The Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham is a Church of England shrine church built in 1938 in Walsingham, Norfolk, England. Walsingham is the site of the reputed Marian apparitions to Richeldis de Faverches in 1061. The Virgin Mary is therefore venerated at the site with the title of Our Lady of Walsingham.
4.8 miNE
Monastery, Church
Binham Priory
122 min walk • St Mary's Priory, Binham, or Binham Priory, is a ruined Benedictine priory located in the village of Binham in the English county of Norfolk. Today the nave of the much larger priory church has become the Church of St. Mary and the Holy Cross and is still used as a place of worship.
7.3 miNW
Windmill
Burnham Overy Staithe Windmill, Norfolk Coast AONB
188 min walk • Burnham Overy Staithe Windmill is a Grade II* listed building tower mill at Burnham Overy Staithe, Norfolk, England which has been converted to holiday accommodation.
4.8 miNW
Monastery
Creake Abbey
122 min walk • Creake Abbey is a ruined abbey in Norfolk, England, situated alongside the River Burn and a mile to the north of the village of North Creake. The abbey church was dedicated to Saint Mary. The ruins are Grade I listed, and form part of a Scheduled Monument site.
5.8 miNE
Church
St John and St Mary, Blakeney Point
149 min walk • St John the Baptist and St Mary's Church is the parish church of Stiffkey in the English county of Norfolk. It is dedicated to St John the Baptist and the Virgin Mary; the double dedication is the result of, historically, there being two churches in the churchyard.
0.9 miS
Manor house
East Barsham Manor
22 min walk • East Barsham Manor is an important work of Tudor architecture, a leading and early example of a prodigy house, originally built in the 1520s.
7.3 miNW
Windmill
Union Mills
188 min walk • Union Mills or Roy's Mills are a Grade II listed combined tower mill and watermill at Burnham Overy, Norfolk, England which has been converted to residential accommodation.
3.1 miS
52°50'11"N • 0°51'34"E
Langham Glass, Fakenham
79 min walk • Shopping