Wighton is a small village about five miles north of Little Walsingham and three south of Wells-next-the-Sea. It is not somewhere that a tourist would have heard of. Unless they know their Norfolk cheeses!

Copy’s Green and Mrs Temple’s Cheeses are phrases that would bring a smile to a cheese lover. They are the quintessential rural north Norfolk cheese names that represent the county in spades. Or cheese knives!

Our usual reason for visiting Wighton is (and was on this February day) to have lunch at The Carpenters Arms. However, as we were a little early for our table, we decided to see if the local church was open. It was and we discovered a very well maintained and large village church that had celebrated its 600th anniversary only a few years ago.

The church here is the beneficiary of a bit of a miracle! Rather than write, copy or crib, the story is all here, together with more of its history.

It goes without saying that our meal at The Carpenters Arms was wonderful, with excellent service and great food. We will return and also visit the church again as it was a rare find.