Explore what’s on in King’s Lynn Town centre. From family-friendly events to exciting festivals and themed weeks, there’s plenty to keep everyone entertained in King’s Lynn!
King’s Lynn is home to England’s largest surviving medieval Guildhall and Britain’s oldest working theatre. If that’s not enough to make it noteworthy, it is the only theatre in the world that can claim that Shakespeare performed there.
King’s Lynn. Dating back to the 12th C. the market town of King’s Lynn was once one of England’s most important ports, known until 1537 as Bishop’s Lynn. It’s rich past has left a wonderful heritage of buildings, museums and stories to be discovered.
With a rich Hanseatic past, streets and squares lined with period architecture and bustling marketplaces and quays, King’s Lynn is a Norfolk town well worth visiting. King’s Lynn also makes a great Norfolk holiday base for the whole family.
The Hanseatic town of King’s Lynn was one of England’s most important ports from as early as the 12th century and this maritime past is still very much in evidence today. Fine old merchants’ houses stretch down to the river between cobbled lanes and the elegant Custom House overlooks the harbour.
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