Routes England Wells-next-the-SeaBinham
Walsingham way

Binham, Wells-next-the-Sea, England

Walsingham way

Length9.8 mi
Elev. Gain308.3 ft
Est. Steps23000

Scenic views

Muddy

Created by Betsy
Introduction
Walsingham way is a 9.8 mile (23,000-step) route located near Binham, Wells-next-the-Sea, England. This route has an elevation gain of about 308.3 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Walsingham

Place
Walsingham is a village in North Norfolk, England, famous for its religious shrines in honour of the Virgin Mary. It also contains the ruins of two medieval monastic houses.The civil parish, including Little Walsingham and Great Walsingham, together with the depopulated medieval village of Egmere (grid reference TF 897 374), has an area of 18.98 km².

Basilica of Our Lady of Walsingham

Place
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 located in Houghton Saint Giles, Norfolk, England. Built in 1340, it was the last chapel on the pilgrim route to Walsingham.Pope Pius XII granted a canonical coronation to the venerated statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Walsingham presently enshrined within the chapel on 15 August 1954.

Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham

Place
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.

Walsingham (W&WLR) railway station

Place
Walsingham railway station is located in Walsingham, Norfolk, on the narrow gauge Wells and Walsingham Light Railway. It was opened in 1982. It is located north of the original station, which has been converted into a Russian Orthodox Church.Operational rail facilities consist of a single running line, plus a headshunt and run round loop.

Houghton Saint Giles

Place
Houghton Saint Giles is a village within the civil parish of Barsham which is in the English county of Norfolk. It has also been referred to as Houghton-le-Dale or Houghton-in-the-Hole. This village is one of four settlements that are within the parish of Barsham;.the other villages are West Barsham, East Barsham and North Barsham.

Walsingham Friary

Place
Walsingham Friary was a Franciscan friary at Walsingham, Norfolk, England. It was founded in 1347 and suppressed in the 16th century in the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

Walsingham railway station

Place
Walsingham was a railway station on the Wells and Fakenham Railway, later part of the Great Eastern Railway. It opened on 1 December 1857, and served the villages of Great Walsingham and Little Walsingham. It closed on 5 October 1964. The station buildings were purchased in 1967 by a group of members of the Russian Orthodox Church and developed into a small monastic community house, including St.

Walsingham Priory

Place
Walsingham Priory was a monastery of Augustinian Canons regular in Walsingham, Norfolk, England seized by the crown at the Dissolution of the Monasteries under King Henry VIII. The priory is perhaps best known for having housing a Marian shrine with a replica of the house of the Holy Family in Nazareth.

St David's House B&B

Tourist Attraction

Abbey Grounds and Museum

Tourist Attraction
Route Details

Length

9.8 mi

Elev. Gain

308.3 ft

Est. Steps

23000
Created by
Betsy
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