Pilgrimage…
Little Walsingham has been welcoming pilgrims since the reign of Edward the Confessor, when in 1061, Richeldis de Faverches, Lady of the Manor, was blessed with a vision of the Holy House of the Annunciation in Nazareth. Her workmen found the task of building the house she had been told to erect impossible, but a further miracle constructed the house by angelic hands and translated it several hundred yards overnight. Make of the story what you will, but Walsingham was one of the 4 great pilgrimage sites in medieval Europe with Rome, Jerusalem and Santiago de Campostela. The Walsingham “Camino” (the old route from London to North Norfolk) reopened this year and we welcome walkers retracing the ancient pilgrimage path. The village as a whole still welcomes hundreds of thousands of visitors a year to this day. It has been known as “England’s Nazareth” for almost a thousand years.
To book a room at The Old Bakehouse contact Justin or Charlotte directly by phone or email: we welcome Pilgrims and Religious wishing to make a retreat in Walsingham, and are delighted for you to use our private chapel whilst you are here.
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