Abbey or priory · near Little Walsingham · Norfolk

Walsingham Priory (remains)

Walsingham Priory (remains) is a grade I listed monastery. Head 100 m south of Little Walsingham to reach it. Add Holkham Hall, 7.9 km away, to a visit; it leads 22 places within 15 km.

Photo: Walsingham Priory (remains), David P Orman (CC BY 2.5)

Where

100 m

south of Little Walsingham

How well known

Top 23%

#1,932 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Sep

highs of 19–21°C

In brief

Abbey or priory near Little Walsingham

Just outside Little Walsingham

Walsingham Priory (remains) is 100 m south of Little Walsingham. Towns near it ↓

Scheduled monument

On the official list of protected heritage; Little Walsingham has 122 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The weather, month by month

In Little Walsingham, June to September bring the warmest days: highs of 19–21°C.

Jan7° / 2°55 mm

Feb8° / 2°46 mm

Mar10° / 3°44 mm

Apr13° / 5°40 mm

May16° / 8°45 mm

Jun19° / 10°59 mm

Jul21° / 13°57 mm

Aug21° / 13°61 mm

Sep19° / 11°57 mm

Oct14° / 8°66 mm

Nov10° / 5°68 mm

Dec8° / 2°62 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Little Walsingham, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Little Walsingham. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Little Walsingham’s full climate →

About

Walsingham Priory (remains)

Wikipedia covers it in 4 languages.

Little Walsingham’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type: Abbey or priory
Listed: Scheduled monument
Wikipedias: Covered in 4 languages
Town: 100 m south of Little Walsingham
Official site: walsinghamabbey.com

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

The map

Around Walsingham Priory (remains), mapped

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Walsingham Priory (remains) is the orange one.

Towns near it

Staying near Walsingham Priory (remains)

The biggest base of the 8 is Wells-next-the-Sea (2,151 people). Its own town leads; the rest list it too, closest first.

1 · 100 m north of it

Little Walsingham

599 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 5.4 km northeast of it

Binham

320 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 6 km southeast of it

Kettlestone

193 people · 2 places to visit

4 · 6.6 km southwest of it

Sculthorpe

291 people · 1 place to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Walsingham Priory (remains) is	People	Places to visit
Little Walsingham	100 m north of it	599	6
Binham	5.4 km northeast of it	320	5
Kettlestone	6 km southeast of it	193	2
Sculthorpe	6.6 km southwest of it	291	1
Wells-next-the-Sea	7 km north of it	2,151	6
North Creake	8.4 km west of it	325	2
Langham	8.6 km northeast of it	355	7
Burnham Market	11 km northwest of it	725	5

Make a day of it

More near Walsingham Priory (remains)

Of the 22 within 15 km, look for 3 historic houses, 2 museums and 2 abbeys or priories.

Historic houseHolkham Hall7.9 km away 2

MuseumThursford Collection5 km away · 250K visitors a year 3

Abbey or priory · English HeritageBinham Priory5.6 km away 4

Heritage railwayWells and Walsingham Light Railway3.8 km away 5

Abbey or priory · English HeritageCreake Abbey8.3 km away 6

Historic houseRaynham Hall12 km away 7

MuseumRNLB Lucy Lavers7.2 km away 8

Historic houseMorston Hall10 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Your questions on Walsingham Priory (remains)

Where is Walsingham Priory (remains)?

Walsingham Priory (remains) is 100 m south of Little Walsingham, Norfolk.

What is Walsingham Priory (remains)?

Grade I listed monastery in Walsingham, North Norfolk, England,UK.

When is the best time to visit Walsingham Priory (remains)?

June to September are the warmest months in Little Walsingham, with afternoon highs of 19–21°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

Is Walsingham Priory (remains) a listed building?

Yes: scheduled monument.

What else is there to see near Walsingham Priory (remains)?

Within 15 km: Holkham Hall (7.9 km), Thursford Collection (5 km), Binham Priory (5.6 km) and Wells and Walsingham Light Railway (3.8 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Walsingham Priory (remains): David P Orman, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Holkham Hall: Rev Stan, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Thursford Collection: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Binham Priory: Richard Law, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Wells and Walsingham Light Railway: Timothy Titus, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Creake Abbey: Martin Addison, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Raynham Hall: Nigel Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
RNLB Lucy Lavers: cheesladder, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Morston Hall: Maypm, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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