Walsingham, in north Norfolk, England (United Kingdom)

has been a place of pilgrimage since medieval times,

when travel to Rome and Compostella

was virtually impossible. The original

Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, founded in 1061,

was destroyed at the Reformation.

Many barren years passed until the Slipper Chapel,

a 14th century wayside pilgrim chapel, was restored and pilgrimage to Walsingham began once more.

In 1934, the English Bishops named the Slipper Chapel the Roman Catholic National Shrine of Our Lady.

Many thousands of people have visited the Shrine - some come out of a spiritual need for the atmosphere of peace that seems to emanate from the Chapels, some for aesthetic reasons, whilst others merely stumble across us, nestled away in this secluded Norfolk valley.

The Shrine and its staff welcome all who visit...