Beginning at the Saturday Market Place and ending at the Tuesday Market Plac, this walk shows the development of the town,its power and wealth from 1100 to the present day, and takes in familiar and less familiar buildings.
Adults £5, concessions £4, children £1
Meet Vic Saunders at Stories of Lynn, Saturday Market Place.
Visitors to Stories of Lynn can take a guided tour of the museum, with one of our expert tour guides. The tour will take you around the museum and exhibition, and give you the opportunity to learn more about the history of the building and view some of the magnificent objects we have on display. The guided tours are every Tuesday, starting at 1pm, and finishing at 1.45pm. Tours are free with museum admission.
Regular two hour guided tour of Lynn's historic quarter. Meet guide outside the Town Hall - 'Stories of Lynn' - Saturday Market Place at 2.0pm.
Book tickets £5, with the Tourist Information Centre 01553 763044, email hidden; JavaScript is required or pay the guide.
Lighthearted general knowledge quiz, lots of history, art, literature, nature and science but absolutely no sport nor celebrities. Cash prizes and some booby prizes. £5 entry includes coffee and a cookie.
No need to book. Proceeds to the trust
Enjoy a guided walk around the historic North End fishing quarter of King’s Lynn. The tour begins at True’s Yard and explores the area in the shadow of the magnificent St Nicholas Chapel that was once a thriving fishing community. Finally explore the last two remaining fisherfolk cottages in the town. The tour ends at the True’s Yard Museum where refreshments are available to purchase.
Highlights include Pilot Street – the ‘High Street of the North End’ - tales of smuggling and murders, and True’s Yard historic cottages. Each tour is different and families are welcome.
£5.00 including admission to the Museum (children half price)
Time Credits: two per person.
Group and private bookings are available.
Contact True’s Yard for more information on
01553 770479 or email hidden; JavaScript is required
Regular two hour guided tour of Lynn's historic quarter. Meet guide outside the Town Hall - 'Stories of Lynn' - Saturday Market Place at 2.0pm.
Book tickets £5, with the Tourist Information Centre 01553 763044, email hidden; JavaScript is required or pay the guide.
Come and create your own stained glass decoration, using the copper foil technique, made popular at the turn of the last century, by Louis Comfort Tiffany and the Tiffany Glass Company. The day will include expert tuition from Alby Stained Glass. All equipment and materials will be provided.
£35 per person. 10am-4pm (with 1 hour for lunch). Refreshments will be provided but participants are asked to make their own arrangements for lunch.
Regular two hour guided tour of Lynn's historic quarter. Meet guide outside the Town Hall - 'Stories of Lynn' - Saturday Market Place at 2.0pm.
Book tickets £5, with the Tourist Information Centre 01553 763044, email hidden; JavaScript is required or pay the guide.
New group for poetry lovers to share and discuss poetry. Will meet on the first Saturday if every month.
Works of individual poets will be discussed and read and/or themes explored. Occasionally outside speakers will be invited. Tea and coffee will be available. Details Andee 07739 237486 or 01553 773047
Entrance £3 on the door.
Enjoy a guided walk around the historic North End fishing quarter of King’s Lynn. The tour begins at True’s Yard and explores the area in the shadow of the magnificent St Nicholas Chapel that was once a thriving fishing community. Finally explore the last two remaining fisherfolk cottages in the town. The tour ends at the True’s Yard Museum where refreshments are available to purchase.
Highlights include Pilot Street – the ‘High Street of the North End’ - tales of smuggling and murders, and True’s Yard historic cottages. Each tour is different and families are welcome.
£5.00 including admission to the Museum (children half price)
Time Credits: two per person.
Group and private bookings are available.
Contact True’s Yard for more information on
01553 770479 or email hidden; JavaScript is required
DixieMix plays live in a free afternoon of swinging party and dance music. DixieMix, East Anglia's hottest jazz band, is renowned for its unique take on New Orleans jazz. They performed with Rod Stewart on his latest tour and in November will close the London jazz Festival.
King Staithe Square will be closed to traffic, so bring a chair and your dance shoes. Outdoor bar and Bank House will be serving New Orleans inspired food and refreshments,
An extension of Festival Too, Bank House is in association with Your Local Paper.
Kings Lynn RPG and Wargames Club meets Sunday afternoons at the Scout Hut, Beulah Street, Gaywood, Kings Lynn, PE30 4DN, between 1pm and 6pm. £2 per session. A wide variety of tabletop RPGs is played as well as trading card games such as Magic The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh etc. Tabletop wargames such as Warhammer 40k leo played. New members of all ages are welcomed, although anyone under the age of 13 is asked to be accompanied by an adult. Contact Steve on 07392 231244
King's Lynn has a rich maritime heritage, some of which is exhibited at True's Yard Fisherfolk Museum, the Custom House, Lynn Museum and Marriott's Warehouse. But this walk provides an opportunity to follow a route through the town and see many of the buildings and locations associated with this heritage.
Meet Chris Shipp at True's Yard Fisherfolk Museum.
Adults £5, concessions £4, children £1.
Visitors to Stories of Lynn can take a guided tour of the museum, with one of our expert tour guides. The tour will take you around the museum and exhibition, and give you the opportunity to learn more about the history of the building and view some of the magnificent objects we have on display. The guided tours are every Tuesday, starting at 1pm, and finishing at 1.45pm. Tours are free with museum admission.
Restaurant tour - historic walk and talk and a two course supper
4th July, 2017
Rathskeller
South Quay
PE30 5DQ
King’s Lynn Town Guides in association with The Rathskeller.
Historic walk and talk followed by 2-course dinner.
Meet at 6.00pm at Rathskeller for a pre-walk drink and introductory talk on the history of Lynn followed by a short (45 minute) historic tour of the vicinity, including:
• Lynn’s Trading History
• Hanseatic League and Hanse House
• Hampton Court
• Nelson St.
Then back to Rathskeller for supper.
Cost is £TBC, including a £5 donation to support King's Lynn heritage organisations.
For details or reservations contact Rathskeller on 01553 773713 or email hidden; JavaScript is required
Enjoy a guided walk around the historic North End fishing quarter of King’s Lynn. The tour begins at True’s Yard and explores the area in the shadow of the magnificent St Nicholas Chapel that was once a thriving fishing community. Finally explore the last two remaining fisherfolk cottages in the town. The tour ends at the True’s Yard Museum where refreshments are available to purchase.
Highlights include Pilot Street – the ‘High Street of the North End’ - tales of smuggling and murders, and True’s Yard historic cottages. Each tour is different and families are welcome.
£5.00 including admission to the Museum (children half price)
Time Credits: two per person.
Group and private bookings are available.
Contact True’s Yard for more information on
01553 770479 or email hidden; JavaScript is required
Join Jonathan of Norfolk Hedge Baskets, to learn traditional basketry skills. Participants will spend the day learning how to make a round shopping basket with a roped handle to take home and keep. All tools and materials will be provided.
£35 per person. 9.30am-4pm (with 1 hour for lunch). Tea. coffee etc will be provided but participants are asked to make their own arrangements for lunch.
Enjoy a guided walk around the historic North End fishing quarter of King’s Lynn. The tour begins at True’s Yard and explores the area in the shadow of the magnificent St Nicholas Chapel that was once a thriving fishing community. Finally explore the last two remaining fisherfolk cottages in the town. The tour ends at the True’s Yard Museum where refreshments are available to purchase.
Highlights include Pilot Street – the ‘High Street of the North End’ - tales of smuggling and murders, and True’s Yard historic cottages. Each tour is different and families are welcome.
£5.00 including admission to the Museum (children half price)
Time Credits: two per person.
Group and private bookings are available.
Contact True’s Yard for more information on
01553 770479 or email hidden; JavaScript is required
Kings Lynn RPG and Wargames Club meets Sunday afternoons at the Scout Hut, Beulah Street, Gaywood, Kings Lynn, PE30 4DN, between 1pm and 6pm. £2 per session. A wide variety of tabletop RPGs is played as well as trading card games such as Magic The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh etc. Tabletop wargames such as Warhammer 40k leo played. New members of all ages are welcomed, although anyone under the age of 13 is asked to be accompanied by an adult. Contact Steve on 07392 231244
Gaywood was settled when Lynn was still a brackish marsh, and its history is therefore older. This walk explores its development from Bishop's residence to rural village and Bagge family estate to the present busy suburb it is today.
Meet Doreen Leventhall at the old gate to King Edward V11 Academy.
Adults £5, concessions £4, children £1
Visitors to Stories of Lynn can take a guided tour of the museum, with one of our expert tour guides. The tour will take you around the museum and exhibition, and give you the opportunity to learn more about the history of the building and view some of the magnificent objects we have on display. The guided tours are every Tuesday, starting at 1pm, and finishing at 1.45pm. Tours are free with museum admission.
Regular two hour guided tour of Lynn's historic quarter. Meet guide outside the Town Hall - 'Stories of Lynn' - Saturday Market Place at 2.0pm.
Book tickets £5, with the Tourist Information Centre 01553 763044, email hidden; JavaScript is required or pay the guide.
Enjoy a guided walk around the historic North End fishing quarter of King’s Lynn. The tour begins at True’s Yard and explores the area in the shadow of the magnificent St Nicholas Chapel that was once a thriving fishing community. Finally explore the last two remaining fisherfolk cottages in the town. The tour ends at the True’s Yard Museum where refreshments are available to purchase.
Highlights include Pilot Street – the ‘High Street of the North End’ - tales of smuggling and murders, and True’s Yard historic cottages. Each tour is different and families are welcome.
£5.00 including admission to the Museum (children half price)
Time Credits: two per person.
Group and private bookings are available.
Contact True’s Yard for more information on
01553 770479 or email hidden; JavaScript is required
Film - NIGHT AND THE CITY
Harry Fabian is a London hustler with ambitious plans that never work out. One day, when he encounters the most famous Greco-Roman wrestler in the world, Gregorius, at a London wrestling arena run by his son Kristo, he dreams up a scheme that he thinks will finally be his ticket to financial independence. As Fabian attempts to con everyone around him to get his scheme to work, he of course only ends up conning himself. An interesting tale of blind ambition, self-deception, broken dreams, and how a man who always thinks he’s ahead of the game ends up tripping himself very badly.
New members welcome
Talk by Robert Goddard
All members pay the small fee of £1.50 on arrival for tea/coffee;
Meetings are open to all paid up members. Interested men and women over 50 and not in full-time employment are invited to attend twice before deciding to join or not;
Regular two hour guided tour of Lynn's historic quarter. Meet guide outside the Town Hall - 'Stories of Lynn' - Saturday Market Place at 2.0pm.
Book tickets £5, with the Tourist Information Centre 01553 763044, email hidden; JavaScript is required or pay the guide.
Have a closer look at our star-object, the medieval Red Register, as Nick Sellwood, Senior Conservator at Norfolk Record Office, explains and demonstrates how books are traditionally bound. This session will include instruction in how to bind a small pamphlet. Participants are also invited to bring along their own old books for specialist advice on how to re-bind and care for them.
£30 per person. 10am-3pm (with 1 hour for lunch). Tea. coffee etc will be provided but participants are asked to make their own arrangements for lunch.
Enjoy a guided walk around the historic North End fishing quarter of King’s Lynn. The tour begins at True’s Yard and explores the area in the shadow of the magnificent St Nicholas Chapel that was once a thriving fishing community. Finally explore the last two remaining fisherfolk cottages in the town. The tour ends at the True’s Yard Museum where refreshments are available to purchase.
Highlights include Pilot Street – the ‘High Street of the North End’ - tales of smuggling and murders, and True’s Yard historic cottages. Each tour is different and families are welcome.
£5.00 including admission to the Museum (children half price)
Time Credits: two per person.
Group and private bookings are available.
Contact True’s Yard for more information on
01553 770479 or email hidden; JavaScript is required
Regular two hour guided tour of Lynn's historic quarter. Meet guide outside the Town Hall - 'Stories of Lynn' - Saturday Market Place at 2.0pm.
Book tickets £5, with the Tourist Information Centre 01553 763044, email hidden; JavaScript is required or pay the guide.
Kings Lynn RPG and Wargames Club meets Sunday afternoons at the Scout Hut, Beulah Street, Gaywood, Kings Lynn, PE30 4DN, between 1pm and 6pm. £2 per session. A wide variety of tabletop RPGs is played as well as trading card games such as Magic The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh etc. Tabletop wargames such as Warhammer 40k leo played. New members of all ages are welcomed, although anyone under the age of 13 is asked to be accompanied by an adult. Contact Steve on 07392 231244
Free music every Sunday afternoon in July and August. Organised by the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk Parks Department. Breckland Brass Band
King’s Lynn Festival Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band
16th July, 2017
Corn Exchange
Tuesday Market Place
Programme includes Walton Crown Imperial, Elgar Pomp and Circumstance, Coates Dambusters.
Booking details from King's Lynn Festival office 01553 767557 and the website www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk.
In 1972 Sir John Betjeman, later poet laureate, visited Lynn to participate in the festival and declared: 'This is the most beautiful town, but...'
The walk recreates the one he took from St Nicholas Chapel to New Conduit Street via King Street and the Custom House.
Meet Richard Morley at St Nicholas Chapel
Adults £5, concessions £4, children £1.
Visitors to Stories of Lynn can take a guided tour of the museum, with one of our expert tour guides. The tour will take you around the museum and exhibition, and give you the opportunity to learn more about the history of the building and view some of the magnificent objects we have on display. The guided tours are every Tuesday, starting at 1pm, and finishing at 1.45pm. Tours are free with museum admission.
Regular two hour guided tour of Lynn's historic quarter. Meet guide outside the Town Hall - 'Stories of Lynn' - Saturday Market Place at 2.0pm.
Book tickets £5, with the Tourist Information Centre 01553 763044, email hidden; JavaScript is required or pay the guide.
NOT a ghost walk - this walk takes you to the sites which show the grimmer aspect of King's Lynn. As you move through the centuries you will hear tales of murder, treason, hanging and witchcraft.
From St Nicholas Chapel to the Minster.
Meet Edith Reeves at St Nicholas Chapel at 7pm
£5 adults, £4 concessions, £1 children
Enjoy a guided walk around the historic North End fishing quarter of King’s Lynn. The tour begins at True’s Yard and explores the area in the shadow of the magnificent St Nicholas Chapel that was once a thriving fishing community. Finally explore the last two remaining fisherfolk cottages in the town. The tour ends at the True’s Yard Museum where refreshments are available to purchase.
Highlights include Pilot Street – the ‘High Street of the North End’ - tales of smuggling and murders, and True’s Yard historic cottages. Each tour is different and families are welcome.
£5.00 including admission to the Museum (children half price)
Time Credits: two per person.
Group and private bookings are available.
Contact True’s Yard for more information on
01553 770479 or email hidden; JavaScript is required
The B1144 Action Group, which covers the route from the South Gate to the Woolpack (Tennison Avenue, Goodwins Road, Vancouver Avenue) is pushing for a 7.5 tonne limit for lorries and the enforcement of the 30mph limit. An open meeting is being held at King's Lynn Football Club, The Walks Stadium, Tennyson Avenue. Doors open at 18.30 for a 19.00 start. They would like a good turnout to help put pressure on Norfolk Hghways. There will be an article on it in this week`s Your Local Paper.
King's Lynn Festival: European Union Chamber Orchestra
19th July, 2017
St Nicholas Chapel
St Ann's St
King's Lynn, PE30 1LT
The orchestra combines with the King's Lynn Festival Chorus for this performance which includes Mozart's Horn Concerto and the Great Mass in C. Soloist Ben Goldscheider.
Details and booking 01553 767557 and www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk
The period between 1790 and 1820 saw many exciting changes to King's Lynn, to roads, houses and river. But it was also a time of fear:for much of the period England was at war with Napoleon and, as a port, Lynn was profoundly affected. Its streets saw soldiers, sailors, prisoners of war and the dreaded pressgangs. It is not wonder that when peace was in sight they celebrated with biggest public feast ever seen in `king's Lynn.
Meet Doreen Leventhall at the King's Lynn Public Library on the junction of London Road and the Millfleet
Adults £5, concessions £4, children £1
The horror classic of 1920 The Cabinet of Dr Caligari will be accompanied by Minima playing a contemporary score live.
Details and booking 01553 767557 and www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk
Regular two hour guided tour of Lynn's historic quarter. Meet guide outside the Town Hall - 'Stories of Lynn' - Saturday Market Place at 2.0pm.
Book tickets £5, with the Tourist Information Centre 01553 763044, email hidden; JavaScript is required or pay the guide.
king's Lynn Festival: Flute and harpsichord concert
21st July, 2017
All Saints Church
Hillington Square
King's Lynn, PE30 5HP
The Passacaglia Due play Telemann, Partitta and Bach French Suite in E Major.
Details and booking 01553 767557 and www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk, tickets also on the door
Join Sheila McDonald, Enameller and Jeweller, to learn the art of enamelling. Taking inspiration from the beautiful King John Cup, which is decorated with the highest quality enamelling of the fourteenth century, you will have the chance to use specialist materials and equipment to create your own enamelled piece.
£30 per person. 10am-3pm (with 1 hour for lunch). Tea. coffee etc will be provided but participants are asked to make their own arrangements for lunch.
Film - King's Lynn Festival & King's Lynn Cinema Club
22nd July, 2017
St George's Guildhall
29 King Street
PE30 1HA
Film Balletboyz - Young Men
Feature length dance film without dialogue (2016)
A group of young men brought together by the indiscriminate brutality of war struggle to maintain their humanity in an unending cycle of combat and death. A potent combination of music and choreography, this film without words is an immersive emotional journey into the reality facing young men at the extremes of human experience.
These young men succumb to the terror of their situation in a myriad of ways. The ruthless, indiscriminate brutality of war takes its mental and bodily toll on these comrades, as they struggle to survive one day’s destruction, only to wake to another’s mortal threats.
Based on the hugely successful stage production of the same name that premiered at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London, in 2015, it is choreographed by Iván Pérez with a commissioned score by composer Keaton Henson.
The production is realised by Artistic Directors Michael Nunn and William Trevitt who were formerly leading dancers with The Royal Ballet. Since forming their own company in 2001 they have built a reputation for bringing dance to the screen in a variety of innovative ways, winning an International Emmy, a Rose d’Or and a Golden Prague along the way
Details and booking 01553 767557 and www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk
Enjoy a guided walk around the historic North End fishing quarter of King’s Lynn. The tour begins at True’s Yard and explores the area in the shadow of the magnificent St Nicholas Chapel that was once a thriving fishing community. Finally explore the last two remaining fisherfolk cottages in the town. The tour ends at the True’s Yard Museum where refreshments are available to purchase.
Highlights include Pilot Street – the ‘High Street of the North End’ - tales of smuggling and murders, and True’s Yard historic cottages. Each tour is different and families are welcome.
£5.00 including admission to the Museum (children half price)
Time Credits: two per person.
Group and private bookings are available.
Contact True’s Yard for more information on
01553 770479 or email hidden; JavaScript is required
Regular two hour guided tour of Lynn's historic quarter. Meet guide outside the Town Hall - 'Stories of Lynn' - Saturday Market Place at 2.0pm.
Book tickets £5, with the Tourist Information Centre 01553 763044, email hidden; JavaScript is required or pay the guide.
Author, broadcaster and expert in medieval monarchy Dr Marc Morris examines the reputation of the king who gave Lynn its charter.
Details and booking 01553 767557 and www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk
King's Lynn Festival: European Union Chamber Orchestra
22nd July, 2017
King's Lynn Minster
Saturday Market Place
PE30 5EB
Programme includes Telemann Recorder Concerto in C; Handel Concerto Grosso No 7; Vivaldi Summer and Bach Concerto for Two Violins. Piers Adams, recorder.
Details and booking 01553 767557 and www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk tickets also on the door
Step back to the 1940s and discover what life was like on the home front during the Second World War
See Corporal Jones’ Butcher’s Van from Dad’s Army, take a twirl at the tea dance or tour the air raid shelters.
Event venues: Tuesday Market Place, Town Hall and Lynn Museum
Kings Lynn RPG and Wargames Club meets Sunday afternoons at the Scout Hut, Beulah Street, Gaywood, Kings Lynn, PE30 4DN, between 1pm and 6pm. £2 per session. A wide variety of tabletop RPGs is played as well as trading card games such as Magic The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh etc. Tabletop wargames such as Warhammer 40k leo played. New members of all ages are welcomed, although anyone under the age of 13 is asked to be accompanied by an adult. Contact Steve on 07392 231244
Free music every Sunday afternoon in July and August. Organised by the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk Parks Department. Hunstanton Concert band
The Alke Quartet and Matthew Scott, clarinet, play Haydn Quartet 'The Joke' and Brahms Clarinet Quintet. Light tea included.
This event is at Westacre Theatre
Details and booking 01553 767557 and www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk
'The first lady of jazz' and her Hollywood Orchestra play a varied programme of swing and ballads. Guy Barker conductor/trumpeter.
Details and booking 01553 767557 and www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk
Alex Quartet play Haydn, Mendelssohn and a new work by Ben Pease-Barton. Ticket includes coffee and pastry.
Details and booking 01553 767557 and www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk
Local historian Dr Paul Richards leads a walk encompassing King's Lynn's wealth of Georgian architecture.
Details and booking 01553 767557 and www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk
King's Lynn Festival: Coffee concert, piano and violin
25th July, 2017
Town Hall
Saturday Market Place
PE30 5DQ
Emily Sun, violin and Jennifer Hughes, piano play Bach and Elgar.
Ticket includes coffee and pastry.
Details and booking 01553 767557 and www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk
Visitors to Stories of Lynn can take a guided tour of the museum, with one of our expert tour guides. The tour will take you around the museum and exhibition, and give you the opportunity to learn more about the history of the building and view some of the magnificent objects we have on display. The guided tours are every Tuesday, starting at 1pm, and finishing at 1.45pm. Tours are free with museum admission.
Regular two hour guided tour of Lynn's historic quarter. Meet guide outside the Town Hall - 'Stories of Lynn' - Saturday Market Place at 2.0pm.
Book tickets £5, with the Tourist Information Centre 01553 763044, email hidden; JavaScript is required or pay the guide.
World class tango dancers, live music from Tango Siempre and Argentinaian singer, Guillermo Rozenthuler.
Details and booking 01553 767557 and www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk
Luka Okros plays Schubert, Four Impromptus and Rchmaninov Musical Moments Op 16
Ticket includes coffee and pastry.
Details and booking 01553 767557 and www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk
Lighthearted general knowledge quiz, lots of history, art, literature, nature and science but absolutely no sport nor celebrities. Cash prizes and some booby prizes. £5 entry includes coffee and a cookie.
No need to book. Proceeds to the trust
This walk explores the glories of the Minster (12thC) and following the merchant streets, arrives at All Saints Church (11thC) pausing on the way to visit the Greenland Fishery (17thC).
Meet Richard Morley at Stories of Lynn, Saturday Market Place.
Adults £5, concessions£4, children £1
Enjoy a guided walk around the historic North End fishing quarter of King’s Lynn. The tour begins at True’s Yard and explores the area in the shadow of the magnificent St Nicholas Chapel that was once a thriving fishing community. Finally explore the last two remaining fisherfolk cottages in the town. The tour ends at the True’s Yard Museum where refreshments are available to purchase.
Highlights include Pilot Street – the ‘High Street of the North End’ - tales of smuggling and murders, and True’s Yard historic cottages. Each tour is different and families are welcome.
£5.00 including admission to the Museum (children half price)
Time Credits: two per person.
Group and private bookings are available.
Contact True’s Yard for more information on
01553 770479 or email hidden; JavaScript is required
King's Lynn Festival: Coffee Concert viola and piano
27th July, 2017
Town Hall
Saturday Market Place
PE30 5DQ
Timothy Ridout, viola and Thomas Besnard, Pino play Dvorak Sonatin in G and Brahms Sonata no 1 Op 120.
Ticket includes coffee and pastry.
Details and booking 01553 767557 and www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk
Guided Walk: Discovering Robert Walpole's Lynn 1702 - 42
27th July, 2017
Saturday Market Place
King's Lynn , PE30 5DQ
Robert Walpole was MP for the town for forty years (1702-42) and became Britain's first prime minister in the 1720s when he also rebuilt Houghton Hall a few miles away in the Norfolk countryside. Lynn was then in the premier league of English towns and ports in the years before 1742 and its merchant rulers provided Sir Robert with an impressive power base. The walk will highlight the people and places with which he was familiar.
Meet Paul Richards at the Stories of Lynn. Saturday Market Place.
Adults £5, concessions£4, children £1
The BBC Concert Orchestra and its popular programme choose Heroes and Villains. Includes music from the Godfather, Pirates of the Caribbean and Game of Thrones.
Programme includes Hayden Quartet No 1 in G, Beethoven Quartet No 11 in F Minor and Dvorak Quartet No 12 in F 'American'.
Ticket includes coffee and pastry.
Details and booking 01553 767557 and www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk
Delta Piano Trio play Hadyn, Piano Trio in E minor and Dvorak Piano Trio in E minor
Ticket includes coffee and pastry.
Details and booking 01553 767557 and www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk
Regular two hour guided tour of Lynn's historic quarter. Meet guide outside the Town Hall - 'Stories of Lynn' - Saturday Market Place at 2.0pm.
Book tickets £5, with the Tourist Information Centre 01553 763044, email hidden; JavaScript is required or pay the guide.
Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know? Lecture, Margery Kempe
28th July, 2017
King's Lynn Minster
Saturday Market Place
PE30 5EB
Dr Laura Kalas Williams on the Lynn merchant's wife and daughter who made extensive pilgrimages throughout Europe and the Middle East, and became notorious for her religious zeal - some would say excesses.
Tickets £5 from Trues Yard Fisherfolk Museum and on the door.
Organised by the West Norfolk and King's Lynn Archaeological Society
Film - King's Lynn Festival & King's Lynn Cinema Club
29th July, 2017
St George's Guildhall
29 King Street
PE30 1HA
DEAN SPANLEY (2008)
Peter O’Toole adds yet another offbeat role to his long resume with the mystical comedy-drama Dean Spanley. Adapted from Lord Dunsany’s popular novella My Talks with Dean Spanley and directed by Toa Fraser, the film stars O’Toole as Horatio Fisk, an irascible, cantankerous septuagenarian living out his final days at the turn of the 20th Century. Despite his distant and slightly strained relationship with his son Henslowe (Jeremy Northam), Horatio willfully joins the young man on regular outings; the tedium and monotony of these routines eventually grow so overwhelming, however, that the two decide to attend a lecture on the Transmigration of Souls by a visiting Hindu Swami. At the meeting, their paths intersect with the eccentric Dean Spanley (Sam Neill), and a friendship blossoms between Spanley and Henslowe.
Details and booking 01553 767557 and www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk
Enjoy a guided walk around the historic North End fishing quarter of King’s Lynn. The tour begins at True’s Yard and explores the area in the shadow of the magnificent St Nicholas Chapel that was once a thriving fishing community. Finally explore the last two remaining fisherfolk cottages in the town. The tour ends at the True’s Yard Museum where refreshments are available to purchase.
Highlights include Pilot Street – the ‘High Street of the North End’ - tales of smuggling and murders, and True’s Yard historic cottages. Each tour is different and families are welcome.
£5.00 including admission to the Museum (children half price)
Time Credits: two per person.
Group and private bookings are available.
Contact True’s Yard for more information on
01553 770479 or email hidden; JavaScript is required
Regular two hour guided tour of Lynn's historic quarter. Meet guide outside the Town Hall - 'Stories of Lynn' - Saturday Market Place at 2.0pm.
Book tickets £5, with the Tourist Information Centre 01553 763044, email hidden; JavaScript is required or pay the guide.
Fredi Devas, Royal Geographical Society, and producer of the ground breaking BBC documentary series.
Details and booking 01553 767557 and www.kingslynnfestival.org.uk
King's Lynn Festival: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
29th July, 2017
Corn Exchange
Tuesday Market Place
Martin Yates, conductor, Raphael Wallfisch, cello. Mendelssohn Overture Midsummer Nights Dream, Dvorak Cello Concerto in B Minor, Beethoven Symphony No 3, 'Eroica'
Kings Lynn RPG and Wargames Club meets Sunday afternoons at the Scout Hut, Beulah Street, Gaywood, Kings Lynn, PE30 4DN, between 1pm and 6pm. £2 per session. A wide variety of tabletop RPGs is played as well as trading card games such as Magic The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh etc. Tabletop wargames such as Warhammer 40k leo played. New members of all ages are welcomed, although anyone under the age of 13 is asked to be accompanied by an adult. Contact Steve on 07392 231244
Visitors to Stories of Lynn can take a guided tour of the museum, with one of our expert tour guides. The tour will take you around the museum and exhibition, and give you the opportunity to learn more about the history of the building and view some of the magnificent objects we have on display. The guided tours are every Tuesday, starting at 1pm, and finishing at 1.45pm. Tours are free with museum admission.
Regular two hour guided tour of Lynn's historic quarter. Meet guide outside the Town Hall - 'Stories of Lynn' - Saturday Market Place at 2.0pm.
Book tickets £5, with the Tourist Information Centre 01553 763044, email hidden; JavaScript is required or pay the guide.
Olive Edis was one of the most important photographers of the early 20th century. At the height of her career she photographed the full spectrum of British society, from local fishermen and their families to prime ministers, royalty, scientists and artists. She was an exceptional portrait artist, a pioneer of new technologies, a successful business owner, and the first British woman to be appointed as an official war photographer. Edis died in 1955, leaving the contents of her studio to her assistant Cyril Nunn who cared for the collection until it was acquired by Cromer Museum in 2008. In the 60 years since her death Edis has been largely forgotten by history, and her huge contribution to British photography sadly overlooked. Thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Olive Edis Project at Cromer Museum aims to raise awareness of Edis’ work and give her inspirational story the recognition it deserves. The Road to Ypres: The War Photography of Olive Edis explores the unique collection of photographs taken by Edis during her month long tour of war-torn Europe in March 1919. Edis was approached in 1918 by the Imperial War Museum’s Women’s Work Sub- Committee with a commission to photograph the work of the British Women’s Services in Europe. Although the trip was delayed due to the precarious military situation in 1918 and some opposition to sending a woman to photograph an active war zone, in 1919 she travelled to France armed with her large plate camera, becoming the first British woman to be commissioned as an official war photographer, and one of only five British photographers ever commissioned to cover the First World War. Throughout the journey she kept a fascinating diary of her adventures where she recorded the stories behind the photographs and her reactions to the destruction that she saw all around her.
Come and learn about past pirates of Lynn. Meet a pirate, and take part in pirate school, try your hand at a variety of swashbuckling games and challenges. Encounter pirates at your own risk on our giant seafaring board game. Make a hat and eye-patch fit for a captain, and complete a treasure trail around the museum, to win a prize!
All activities run from 11am-3pm and are free with museum admission.
Enjoy a guided walk around the historic North End fishing quarter of King’s Lynn. The tour begins at True’s Yard and explores the area in the shadow of the magnificent St Nicholas Chapel that was once a thriving fishing community. Finally explore the last two remaining fisherfolk cottages in the town. The tour ends at the True’s Yard Museum where refreshments are available to purchase.
Highlights include Pilot Street – the ‘High Street of the North End’ - tales of smuggling and murders, and True’s Yard historic cottages. Each tour is different and families are welcome.
£5.00 including admission to the Museum (children half price)
Time Credits: two per person.
Group and private bookings are available.
Contact True’s Yard for more information on
01553 770479 or email hidden; JavaScript is required
Olive Edis was one of the most important photographers of the early 20th century. At the height of her career she photographed the full spectrum of British society, from local fishermen and their families to prime ministers, royalty, scientists and artists. She was an exceptional portrait artist, a pioneer of new technologies, a successful business owner, and the first British woman to be appointed as an official war photographer. Edis died in 1955, leaving the contents of her studio to her assistant Cyril Nunn who cared for the collection until it was acquired by Cromer Museum in 2008. In the 60 years since her death Edis has been largely forgotten by history, and her huge contribution to British photography sadly overlooked. Thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Olive Edis Project at Cromer Museum aims to raise awareness of Edis’ work and give her inspirational story the recognition it deserves. The Road to Ypres: The War Photography of Olive Edis explores the unique collection of photographs taken by Edis during her month long tour of war-torn Europe in March 1919. Edis was approached in 1918 by the Imperial War Museum’s Women’s Work Sub- Committee with a commission to photograph the work of the British Women’s Services in Europe. Although the trip was delayed due to the precarious military situation in 1918 and some opposition to sending a woman to photograph an active war zone, in 1919 she travelled to France armed with her large plate camera, becoming the first British woman to be commissioned as an official war photographer, and one of only five British photographers ever commissioned to cover the First World War. Throughout the journey she kept a fascinating diary of her adventures where she recorded the stories behind the photographs and her reactions to the destruction that she saw all around her.
Olive Edis was one of the most important photographers of the early 20th century. At the height of her career she photographed the full spectrum of British society, from local fishermen and their families to prime ministers, royalty, scientists and artists. She was an exceptional portrait artist, a pioneer of new technologies, a successful business owner, and the first British woman to be appointed as an official war photographer. Edis died in 1955, leaving the contents of her studio to her assistant Cyril Nunn who cared for the collection until it was acquired by Cromer Museum in 2008. In the 60 years since her death Edis has been largely forgotten by history, and her huge contribution to British photography sadly overlooked. Thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Olive Edis Project at Cromer Museum aims to raise awareness of Edis’ work and give her inspirational story the recognition it deserves. The Road to Ypres: The War Photography of Olive Edis explores the unique collection of photographs taken by Edis during her month long tour of war-torn Europe in March 1919. Edis was approached in 1918 by the Imperial War Museum’s Women’s Work Sub- Committee with a commission to photograph the work of the British Women’s Services in Europe. Although the trip was delayed due to the precarious military situation in 1918 and some opposition to sending a woman to photograph an active war zone, in 1919 she travelled to France armed with her large plate camera, becoming the first British woman to be commissioned as an official war photographer, and one of only five British photographers ever commissioned to cover the First World War. Throughout the journey she kept a fascinating diary of her adventures where she recorded the stories behind the photographs and her reactions to the destruction that she saw all around her.
Regular two hour guided tour of Lynn's historic quarter. Meet guide outside the Town Hall - 'Stories of Lynn' - Saturday Market Place at 2.0pm.
Book tickets £5, with the Tourist Information Centre 01553 763044, email hidden; JavaScript is required or pay the guide.
Olive Edis was one of the most important photographers of the early 20th century. At the height of her career she photographed the full spectrum of British society, from local fishermen and their families to prime ministers, royalty, scientists and artists. She was an exceptional portrait artist, a pioneer of new technologies, a successful business owner, and the first British woman to be appointed as an official war photographer. Edis died in 1955, leaving the contents of her studio to her assistant Cyril Nunn who cared for the collection until it was acquired by Cromer Museum in 2008. In the 60 years since her death Edis has been largely forgotten by history, and her huge contribution to British photography sadly overlooked. Thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Olive Edis Project at Cromer Museum aims to raise awareness of Edis’ work and give her inspirational story the recognition it deserves. The Road to Ypres: The War Photography of Olive Edis explores the unique collection of photographs taken by Edis during her month long tour of war-torn Europe in March 1919. Edis was approached in 1918 by the Imperial War Museum’s Women’s Work Sub- Committee with a commission to photograph the work of the British Women’s Services in Europe. Although the trip was delayed due to the precarious military situation in 1918 and some opposition to sending a woman to photograph an active war zone, in 1919 she travelled to France armed with her large plate camera, becoming the first British woman to be commissioned as an official war photographer, and one of only five British photographers ever commissioned to cover the First World War. Throughout the journey she kept a fascinating diary of her adventures where she recorded the stories behind the photographs and her reactions to the destruction that she saw all around her.
Regular two hour guided tour of Lynn's historic quarter. Meet guide outside the Town Hall - 'Stories of Lynn' - Saturday Market Place at 2.0pm.
Book tickets £5, with the Tourist Information Centre 01553 763044, email hidden; JavaScript is required or pay the guide.
New group for poetry lovers to share and discuss poetry. Will meet on the first Saturday if every month.
Works of individual poets will be discussed and read and/or themes explored. Occasionally outside speakers will be invited. Tea and coffee will be available. Details Andee 07739 237486 or 01553 773047
Entrance £3 on the door.
Enjoy a guided walk around the historic North End fishing quarter of King’s Lynn. The tour begins at True’s Yard and explores the area in the shadow of the magnificent St Nicholas Chapel that was once a thriving fishing community. Finally explore the last two remaining fisherfolk cottages in the town. The tour ends at the True’s Yard Museum where refreshments are available to purchase.
Highlights include Pilot Street – the ‘High Street of the North End’ - tales of smuggling and murders, and True’s Yard historic cottages. Each tour is different and families are welcome.
£5.00 including admission to the Museum (children half price)
Time Credits: two per person.
Group and private bookings are available.
Contact True’s Yard for more information on
01553 770479 or email hidden; JavaScript is required
Olive Edis was one of the most important photographers of the early 20th century. At the height of her career she photographed the full spectrum of British society, from local fishermen and their families to prime ministers, royalty, scientists and artists. She was an exceptional portrait artist, a pioneer of new technologies, a successful business owner, and the first British woman to be appointed as an official war photographer. Edis died in 1955, leaving the contents of her studio to her assistant Cyril Nunn who cared for the collection until it was acquired by Cromer Museum in 2008. In the 60 years since her death Edis has been largely forgotten by history, and her huge contribution to British photography sadly overlooked. Thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Olive Edis Project at Cromer Museum aims to raise awareness of Edis’ work and give her inspirational story the recognition it deserves. The Road to Ypres: The War Photography of Olive Edis explores the unique collection of photographs taken by Edis during her month long tour of war-torn Europe in March 1919. Edis was approached in 1918 by the Imperial War Museum’s Women’s Work Sub- Committee with a commission to photograph the work of the British Women’s Services in Europe. Although the trip was delayed due to the precarious military situation in 1918 and some opposition to sending a woman to photograph an active war zone, in 1919 she travelled to France armed with her large plate camera, becoming the first British woman to be commissioned as an official war photographer, and one of only five British photographers ever commissioned to cover the First World War. Throughout the journey she kept a fascinating diary of her adventures where she recorded the stories behind the photographs and her reactions to the destruction that she saw all around her.
The Mods and Rockers, scooter and motorbike meet is returning to King’s Lynn’s Tuesday Market Place for a third year. There’ll be music throughout the day along with a variety of stalls and stands. The event is free to attend.
Kings Lynn RPG and Wargames Club meets Sunday afternoons at the Scout Hut, Beulah Street, Gaywood, Kings Lynn, PE30 4DN, between 1pm and 6pm. £2 per session. A wide variety of tabletop RPGs is played as well as trading card games such as Magic The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh etc. Tabletop wargames such as Warhammer 40k leo played. New members of all ages are welcomed, although anyone under the age of 13 is asked to be accompanied by an adult. Contact Steve on 07392 231244
Free music every Sunday afternoon in July and August. Organised by the Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk Parks Department. John Barker Trumpet Solo
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Guided Walk: Historic Lynn
