Day 10: Downham Market to King's Lynn
This is a very easy day where we continue along the Fen Rivers Way with very little diversion and very little shade or shelter. We visit Fenland Wiggenhall villages, parts of which are below sea-level when the tide is high. The River Great Ouse is quite wide at this point. Please remember to take your pilgrim rolls as the pub does not serve food. Late afternoon, we stop at Red Mount Chapel in the historic town of King's Lynn; this chapel is a traditional place of worship for pilgrims en route to Walsingham and is being opened specially for us. We reach our destination through parks and a disused railway line, now turned into a recreational area.
Pilgrimage Newsfeed - Day 10
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Pilgrimage 2012 waiting at the level crossing John Chenery Original Tweet
Pilgrimage 2012 John Chenery Original Tweet
Pilgrims disputed: is that a seal or is it a log? Louise
Looking more closely provides the answer ... and indeed later the backmarkers saw the "log" go for a swim. Louise
Pilgrimage 2012 lunch Wiggenhall St Mary Magdalene John Chenery Original Tweet
The Cock, Wiggenhall Howard & Theresa Park
The Cock, Wiggenhall Howard & Theresa Park
Pilgrimage 2012 John Chenery Original Tweet
Pilgrimage 2012 John Chenery Original Tweet
Pilgrimage 2012 we arrived early at lunch so there was lots of time for drinks ... and photos John Chenery Original Tweet
The Cock, Wiggenhall Howard & Theresa Park
Pilgrimage 2012 John Chenery Original Tweet
Pilgrimage 2012 John Chenery Original Tweet
Pilgrimage 2012 John Chenery Original Tweet
The Cock, Wiggenhall Howard & Theresa Park
The Cock, Wiggenhall Howard & Theresa Park
The Cock, Wiggenhall Howard & Theresa Park
Pilgrimage 2012 John Chenery Original Tweet
Pilgrimage 2012 we have found the only way to stop superman at the cock inn at Wiggenhall st Mary Magdalen. Clare Gamble Original Tweet
Pilgrimage 2012 sleeping at lunch Fran Gamble Original Tweet
How to keep Maurice away from his beer. Louise
Pilgrimage 2012 scarecrow whispering Fran Gamble Original Tweet
St Mary Magdalene Howard & Theresa Park
Pilgrimage 2012 John Chenery Original Tweet
St Mary Magdalene Howard & Theresa Park
St Mary Magdalene Howard & Theresa Park
The Queen and Theresa Howard & Theresa Park
Pilgrimage 2012 the clock at the Cock Inn was a bit backwards Michael Gamble Original Tweet
Pilgrimage 2012 welcomed at the church Fran Gamble Original Tweet
Pilgrimage 2012 Wiggenhall St Peter ruin John Chenery Original Tweet
Pilgrimage 2012 backmarkers John Chenery Original Tweet
Pilgrimage 2012 Wiggenhall St German tea John Chenery Original Tweet
Pilgrimage 2012 John Chenery Original Tweet
Pilgrimage 2012 King's Lynn John Chenery Original Tweet
Pilgrimage 2012 the pilgrims enjoy the sunshine outside Red Mount Chapel, King's Lynn Michael Gamble Original Tweet
Red Mount Howard & Theresa Park
Red Mount Howard & Theresa Park
Pilgrimage 2012 Red Mount Chapel John Chenery Original Tweet
Pilgrimage 2012 The keyholder for the Red Mount Chapel didn't turn up. Medieval pilgrims to Walsingham stayed there. John Chenery Original Tweet