Category Archives: Norfolk

A day trip to Walsingham – from Derby to Norfolk by public transport

Posted on May 6, 2019 by admin

Julie and I have dissertations to write for our MA course at Derby University. Mine is on pilgrimage by rail to Lindisfarne and Walsingham, and I need a day in Walsingham to do some research for the dissertation. I could … Continue reading →

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Walsingham, Norfolk

Posted on October 30, 2018 by admin

I had organised a meeting in Walsingham for Wednesday 19 September to discuss pilgrimage traffic and the railways. I need to do an MA dissertation, want to do something on railways, tourism and guidebooks, and it has been suggested focussing on … Continue reading →

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Outwell, Norfolk – St Clement

Posted on October 28, 2018 by admin

We drove on a mile and parked by the east side of St Clement’s in Outwell. The Nene flows round two sides of it, grid reference TF 513036.  There is a Friends website (it has an excellent section on the … Continue reading →

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Upwell, Norfolk – St Peter

Posted on October 26, 2018 by admin

In Wiggenhall church I purchased a Church Trail. It is trail 2, “Tailors and Tank Engines”. Are there other trails? I look at the Diocese of Ely website, searched for “Church Trails”, no results found. No results for “tourism” either. … Continue reading →

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Wiggenhall, Norfolk – St Mary Magdalene

Posted on October 25, 2018 by admin

The next church was in Wiggenhall, grid reference TF 598113, excellent  website. The base of the tower is C13, the top early C14. There are six bells, and the clock commemorates Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. Most of the church is … Continue reading →

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Watlington, Norfolk – St Peter and St Paul

Posted on October 24, 2018 by admin

We are staying in Norfolk, and on Tuesday 18 September decided to go for a drive and discover a few churches. Julie is leading a book group on Dorothy L. Sayers The Nine Taylors in a couple of weeks, so … Continue reading →

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King’s Lynn, Norfolk – All Saints’

Posted on October 20, 2018 by admin

The last Lynn church to blog is All Saints’. Not the easiest to find – it’s rather hidden in the Hillington Square flats – grid reference TF 621195. The website is here, and they describe their church as The Hidden … Continue reading →

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King’s Lynn, Norfolk – St John the Evangelist

Posted on October 20, 2018 by admin

The next church was St John the Evangelist. It’s in The Walks, not far from the station – grid reference TF 623199. It has a website,  but no posh guidebook like St Nicholas, just an A4 sheet of paper. It … Continue reading →

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King’s Lynn, Norfolk – St Nicholas

Posted on October 19, 2018 by admin

St Nicholas’ Chapel is stunning. It is on the north side of the centre at TF 618204. The Friends of St Nicholas have a website. It’s in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust, with website. I shall also remind … Continue reading →

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King’s Lynn, Norfolk – Minster, St Margaret (again)

Posted on October 14, 2018 by admin

When I went to Lynn on an old diesel unit back in May – see the blog – the Minster was nice, but I wasn’t particularly impressed with the town. When we came while on holiday in July we did … Continue reading →

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