Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham

#501 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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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. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 52°53'41"N, 0°52'33"E

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2 Common PlWalsingham NR22 6EE EnglandUnited Kingdom

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+44 1328 820255

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

Nearby attractions include: Thursford Collection, Holkham Hall, Fakenham Racecourse, Binham Priory.

3.1 miSE
Museum, Science museum
Thursford Collection, Fakenham
80 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...
4.8 miNW
Palladian country house attraction
Holkham Hall, Wells-next-the-Sea
123 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.
5.2 miS
Outdoor activities, Sport venue, Sport
Fakenham Racecourse, Fakenham
132 min walk • Fakenham Racecourse is a thoroughbred horse racing venue located south of Fakenham, Norfolk, England. Charles, Prince of Wales is patron.
3.4 miNE
Monastery, Church
Binham Priory
88 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.
1.4 miSW
Church
Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham
35 min walk • 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.
5.2 miW
Monastery
Creake Abbey
132 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.
4.5 miNE
Church
St John and St Mary, Blakeney Point
115 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.
2.2 miSW
Manor house
East Barsham Manor
56 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.
4.1 miS
52°50'11"N • 0°51'34"E
Langham Glass, Fakenham
105 min walk • Shopping
4.5 miSW
52°50'21"N • 0°49'11"E
Sculthorpe Moor Community Nature Reserve, Fakenham
115 min walk • Nature and wildlife, Park
4.8 miS
52°49'36"N • 0°50'51"E
Fakenham Museum of Gas and Local History, Fakenham
124 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum