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The Greyfriars

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📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

52.89202, 0.87188

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About The Greyfriars

Walsingham Friary was a Franciscan friary at Walsingham, Norfolk, England. It was founded in 1347 and suppressed in the 16th century in the Dissolution of the Monasteries.

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Monastery ruinsGrade I listed building

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPicnic spotToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Jackdaw +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Jackdaw +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Campion, Pedunculate Oak, Field Scabious +38 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Red Campion, Pedunculate Oak, Field Scabious +38 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Pedunculate Oak, Common Calamint, Wild Marjoram +5 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
London to Walsingham - stage 10Walking route
Named routeRef LW10Local walking route
Walsingham WayWalking route61 km
Named routeLength 61 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 12 - North Sea Cycle Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Norwich - Lincoln

Named routeRef EV12International cycle route
Two Rivers Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
Rebellion WayCycling route373 km
Named routeRef RebelLength 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Regional Cycle Route 30Cycling route373 km
Named routeRef 30Length 373 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Sandy Lanebridleway · 9 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mPath type: track
Blind Dick's Lanebridleway · 125 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 125 mPath type: unclassified
Sandy Lanebridleway · 397 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 397 mPath type: track
Sandy Lanebridleway · 29 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 29 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

1 & 3 High Street

📷 Richard Croft · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

1 & 3 High Street

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🐄Walsingham Farms ShopVisitor farm400 m→⛪Church of the AnnunciationReligious grounds100 m→⛪Church of St SeraphimReligious grounds200 m→✦Ruins and site of Walsingham PrioryHistoric site300 m→✦Pump HouseHistoric site300 m→✦Town pumpHistoric site300 m→

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