Category Archives: Norfolk

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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Blickling, Norfolk – St Andrew

Posted on July 29, 2018 by admin

Blickling Hall is one of my favourite National Trust properties – website. The parish church of St Andrew is on the right of this top photo, right at the entrance of the Hall – grid reference TG 178285. There is … Continue reading →

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Grimston, Norfolk – St Botolph

Posted on July 24, 2018 by admin

The church of St Botolph in Grimston is at TF 723 218. It is part of a ten church benefice, with this website, and there is a good church history here. There is also a village site, with a church … Continue reading →

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North Elmham, Norfolk – Chapel and Church of St Mary

Posted on July 23, 2018 by admin

Wednesday 11 July. A trip on the Mid Norfolk Railway from Dereham to Wymondham. Please note the wonderful Great Eastern Railway bench. Then we drove north to North Elmham for a wander round the old Cathedral and the parish church … Continue reading →

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Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk – Chapel of St Margaret and our Lady

Posted on July 20, 2018 by admin

Tuesday 10 July, a day at Oxburgh Hall. This is one of my favourite NT properties. We came here as children, came with our children, came just the two of us to see an open air performance of Macbeth – … Continue reading →

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Wighton, Norfolk – All Saints’

Posted on July 17, 2018 by admin

We went for a ride on the Wells and Walsingham Railway. It was built in 1982 by Lt Cmd Roy Francis, a veteran of the Arctic convoys. It is 10¼ inch gauge, and runs about 4 miles. We hadn’t visited since … Continue reading →

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Appleton, Norfolk – St Mary

Posted on July 10, 2018 by admin

We are in Norfolk – staying at Gayton. There are lots of churches in Norfolk, so I could blog to my heart’s content. I’ll start with a derelict one! On Sunday 8 July Julie wanted to visit the Lavender Farm at … Continue reading →

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