Former railway station housing Pilgrim Chapel, Railway Heritage and Icon Museum, and Quiet Garden for reflection.
The chapel and Quiet Garden are open daily, Museum and gallery open by appointment. Saint Seraphim's Trust is a registered charity that seeks to keep Saint Seraphim's Orthodox Chapel open for all pilgrims and visitors to Walsingham, as a place of worship and contemplation. We are proud to also host a fully accredited Railway Heritage and Icon Museum. Both the chapel and museum are small but full o
The chapel and Quiet Garden are open daily, Museum and gallery open by appointment. Saint Seraphim's Trust is a registered charity that seeks to keep Saint Seraphim's Orthodox Chapel open for all pilgrims and visitors to Walsingham, as a place of worship and contemplation. We are proud to also host a fully accredited Railway Heritage and Icon Museum. Both the chapel and museum are small but full o
Operating as usual
On Monday our gardening group planted a living willow bower. This consists of long willow whips and shorter lengths of different Salix (willow) varieties. The whips are planted and woven together to create the bower shape. The photos show the work in progress - look out for photos next spring as the green shoots and catkins start to appear. 🌳
Some more photos of the Christmas Tree Festival, this time the whole church looking amazing with all the decorated trees.
We are really proud to be part of the Fakenham Christmas Tree Festival again this year. The church full of decorated trees looks amazing - guaranteed to get you in the Christmas mood! Massive thank you to the volunteers who helped create and put up our tree.
Here are a few photos, all the trees will be on display 10am to 8pm until 8th December.
Fakenham Christmas Tree Festival starts today. Come and have a look at the trees decorated by local organisations, including one from St Seraphim's. Our tree features felted wild creatures and these lovely handmade angels watching over them.
https://christmastreefestival.co.uk/
Lovely photo of something that looks a lot like a bee enjoying the autumn sunshine on the buddleia.
It is in fact a hornet-mimic called the Hornet Hoverfly or the Hornet Plumehorn, Volucella zonaria. Handsome, isn't it?
A lovely message left by two visitors to the Quiet Garden.
Why not come and have a look for yourself? The garden is open dawn to dusk, and it’s a wonderful place to spend a little time. Children are welcome too 😊
Some early autumn highlights from the Quiet Garden. We are still seeing lots of bees about 🐝
A lovely photo of Wanda stretching out her wings for any goose enthusiasts out there. Plus a few of the garden flowers glowing in the heat.
There is a lot going on in the garden on these hot dry days, with plenty of invertebrate visitors as well as the human kind. And it appears bee hotels are not just for bees! 🕷
This is a little bit late, but thank you so much to everyone who came to the Garden Party last week. It was fantastic to have so many visitors enjoying the music, the garden and the refreshments. Huge appreciation to the small army of helpers too, you are all amazing.
The event raised £485 for the Quiet Garden.
Just a few photos from the day - we didn't remember to take very many so if anyone has any to share we'd love to see them.
Looking forward to the Garden Party this weekend. It starts at 2pm Saturday (finishes 4.30), and the weather forecast is saying we will have a sunny afternoon 🌞
The Jubilee red, white and blue flowers in our containers are looking gorgeous. A little bit late but will be perfect for the Garden Party in a couple of weeks.
The caterpillar is a Mullein Moth, feeding on buddleia - these can grow to 5cm long! The Quiet Garden is completely organic and definitely intended to encourage wildlife so we love to see all the invertebrates making a home here.
It's a busy summer here at St Seraphim's! As well as being open through the Jubilee weekend, in a few weeks we are hosting a Garden Party. We haven't been able to do this for a couple of years so we are extra happy to welcome all our friends and supporters this year.
Please do come along - we welcome everyone, whether you have visited the garden many times, or this is your first visit.
Thanks to all our enthusiastic bunting makers, the station is now really dressed up and looking magnificent for Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee. It is nice to think that perhaps the stationmaster and his staff decorated the station in a similar way for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee way back in 1897.
Some photographs of the Jubilee Railway Exhibition - a 'must-see' for anyone interested in railway or local history.
See the previous post for opening times.
Over the Jubilee weekend St Seraphim’s Trust have a Jubilee Railway display in the Garden Room.
It's well worth a visit - the display is open 10 am to 4 pm every day (Friday, Saturday and Sunday).
Our address is Station Rd, Walsingham NR22 6EB.
More information about our 'Sow and Grow' coffee morning next week. All welcome - please share!
The Quiet Garden is looking gorgeous this Spring. A credit to the work of the Gardening Group - we are so grateful to all our amazing volunteers 🙏
Guided tours starting this Wednesday, and then every Wednesday and Saturday afternoon. Come along to find out more about the stories of the icons at St Seraphim's.
There is no charge but we appreciate it if you can book in advance.
Only through the dedication and commitment of our volunteers can we care for all we have here and share it with the public. Regular volunteering opportunities:
- Gardening Group: Mondays 10.30 am - 1 pm. Green fingers not required! Equipment and refreshments provided.
- Welcomers: Help visitors enjoy the Iconography Gallery or Quiet Garden, Wednesdays and Saturdays 2 pm - 4 pm
- Guides: Conducting guided tours of the Chapel icons Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2 pm
Volunteers can give anything from 2 hours a month to 2 hours a week or more, we are always grateful for all their contributions! Please get in touch for more information [email protected] or 01328 820610
For the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend 3-5 June, we will be open on Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 am - 4 pm. There will be a Jubilee Railway Display, as well as Open Garden. We would love you to come and help us celebrate this unique occasion.
Lovely weather this week, it’s a great time to enjoy the peace and tranquillity of the Quiet Garden. Stay as long as you like to sit and admire the spring flowers and listen to the birds.
Recently we’ve been lucky enough to have a new group of volunteers, recruited for us through Norfolk Wildlife Trust. They have been super busy, putting up some new bird nesting boxes and bat boxes (the bat boxes are right up under the eaves of the old station and look a bit like upside down steps…). One of the bird boxes is already being checked out by some of the local blue t**s so we hope it will be occupied really soon 😊
The volunteers are also recording the birds and butterflies seen in the Quiet Garden with the BTO British Trust for Ornithology and Butterfly Conservation.
There is always plenty for volunteers to do in the garden, so please get in touch if you would like to give it a try.
Wanda out and about in the garden 😊
Spring may not quite be here yet, but there is lots of spring colour in the Quiet Garden. A fitting setting for the venerable and beautiful resident goose, Wanda.
St Seraphim's Trust updated their information in their About section.
St Seraphim's Trust updated their business hours.
The chapel at St Seraphim’s is now open to visitors between 9 and 5 every day.
Please enjoy the peace and tranquillity of this beautiful space, and be considerate of other visitors by wearing a mask and keeping your distance.
There may be some intermittent closures from 27th December until start of January as the porch is being painted.
A lovely display at Fakenham Church for this year's Christmas Tree Festival. It's on until Thursday 2nd December - do come and enjoy all the trees uniquely decorated by local organisations. The Quiet Garden Tree has beautiful natural and handmade decorations, including special ones representing Wanda the resident goose.
St Seraphim's is looking for volunteers. There are lots of different roles to help us maintain this hidden gem and allow us to welcome more people to find out about the fascinating history and present use of the building and garden. If you would like to find out more about joining our existing team of friendly volunteers, please join us for one of our Autumn Open Afternoons.
https://quietgarden.org/event/st-seraphims-walsingham-autumn-open-afternoons/2021-09-29/
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Volunteers Needed! St Seraphim’s in Walsingham needs additional volunteers, as Welcomers in the Icon heritage Gallery and Quiet Garden, as well as in Collections Management of the Icon, Pilgrimage…
St Seraphim’s is participating in the Heritage Open Days initiative next Saturday 18 September. We are offering two Guided Tours of St. Seraphim’s Icon & Railway Heritage Museum, Chapel & Quiet Garden. The 11.00am tour is already full but we have four spaces available on the 2.30pm tour.
Or there are lots of other lovely things to do and see in Norfolk and further afield 😊
https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/guided-tour-of-st-seraphims
◄ Back to previous page Guided Tour of St. Seraphim’s Icon & Railway Heritage Museum, Chapel & Quiet Garden St Seraphims Trust, St. Seraphims, Station Road, Walsingham, Norfolk, NR22 6EB Situated in the old railway station in Little Walsingham, St. Seraphim's is home to an Orthodox Chapel, Ic...
A good article about St Seraphim's by Network North Norfolk, highlighting that we are in search of volunteers.
Volunteer roles available include Welcomers in the Icon heritage Gallery and Quiet Garden, and Collections Management of the Icon, Pilgrimage and Railway archives. There are also exciting opportunities to help create a new railway display for the collection of railway related items, including the old Walsingham station sign, which was lost for many years until it was unearthed in two halves during the renovation of the garden.
If you are interested in volunteering, please come to one of our Autumn Open Afternoons at 2pm until 4pm on Wednesday September 29th and Wednesday October 27th. Refreshments will be provided and the garden is fully accessible for visitors with disabilities.
On those days the wonderful volunteers we already have will be giving guided tours at 2pm and 3pm.
Volunteer led guided tours of the chapel icons continue through September and October on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 2pm and 3pm. Tours last around 40 mins and are limited to 6 people, so you are advised to book in advance.
https://www.networknorwich.co.uk/Articles/618534/Network_Norwich_and_Norfolk/Regional_News/North_Norfolk/Walsingham_railway_chapel_needs_volunteers.aspx
We are delighted to announce that we are now offering guided icon tours of St Seraphim's on Wednesdays and Saturdays through September and October. These will provide a unique insight into the art and meaning of our treasured icons, which are relevant to all faiths.
Booking preferred but not essential, contact details are on the picture.
The beautiful Quiet Garden here at St Seraphim's is attracting lots of lovely butterflies and bees this year. Just a couple of which are this stunning Peacock butterfly and Buff Tailed Bumblebee (I think?). 🐝🦋
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Little Walsingham
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The marvellous Four in a Bar 🎶 💚
The lovely music of ‘Four in a Bar’ in the equally lovely setting of the St Seraphim’s Quiet Garden at today’s Garden Party. ☀️🎷🎼🎹🌺🥀
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