26 January 2023, The Tablet

The 'olde waie' to Walsingham

by Andy Bull

A royal route revived.

The 'olde waie' to Walsingham

Above, Mass at the site of Walsingham Abbey.
PHOTO: ALAMY/HOMER SYKES.

 
In 1517 Catherine of Aragon took the well-established pilgrim path from London to Walsingham. The route has rarely been followed since the Reformation, but that is about to change.
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