Little Walsingham has a big history. Back in the 12th century a widow in the village convinced everybody that she had been visited by the Virgin Mary (see the story here). From this point on people made pilgrimages to the village meaning that there are now several churches, an abbey (now ruined) and a shrine to OLW (Our Lady of Walsingham) in the village.
Parking charges apply 24/7 so we paid for an hour and had a very pleasant wander around the village, taking in the parish church and the back road behind it back into the village, There are a couple of lovely looking pubs, the abbey gardens to visit (at £5 each), tea-rooms and a shrine shop.
I even managed to make my way up some of those floating steps – a bit of a challenge for me 🙂
We then moved on to Holkham Beach with the aim of lazing the afternoon away by the sea. We didn’t know, until I posted a photo on Instagram, that there is a naturist area on the beach! Continue reading “Little Walsingham and the Beautiful Beach at Holkham”
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