Walsingham Abbey

Walsingham Abbey is located in the centre of Walsingham, Norfolk. Walsingham has a long history of religious pilgrimage dating back to the 11th century and today all are welcome to visit. Walsingham is famous for its legend where a miracle was once discovered. The chapel was found fully completed and standing on the other dry spot. A conclusion was decided that Our Lady had removed the Holy House to the place she herself had chosen.

The grounds surrounding the private historic house are the spectacular ruins of the mediaeval Priory of our Lady of Walsingham. It is also a great place to see seasonal flowers including snowdrops, daffodils and bluebells. You can explore the abbey grounds and visit the Shirehall Museum. Little remains of the original buildings but the most striking feature is the magnificent East Window which gives some indication of the size and importance of the Priory church.

The museum has a comprehensive display of Walsingham as a place of pilgrimage, as well as local artefacts and photographs and displays on the history of village law and order. There is also a prison which has survived virtually untouched. It is open to the public and the key can be borrowed from the Shirehall Museum in season and from the Estate Office out of season.