Things to do in King's Lynn
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St Margaret's Church
A patchwork of architectural styles, this church is worth a look for its two extraordinarily elaborate Flemish brasses. You can also see a remarkable 17th-century moon dial, which tells the tide, not the time. You'll find historic flood-level markings by the west door.
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Purfleet Quay
Near the market square is Purfleet Quay, in its heyday the principal harbour. The odd boxy building with the lantern tower is the 17th-century Custom House, which houses the tourist office. Outside is a statue of Captain George Vancouver (1757-98), a local boy who charted 5000 miles of the northwest coast of the Americas; his family worked in the Custom House.
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Old Gaol House
Explore the old cells and hear grisly tales of smugglers, witches and highwaymen in the town's old jail. Also here is the Regalia Room, which houses the town civic treasures, including the 650-year-old King John Cup, exquisitely decorated with scenes of hunting and hawking.
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True's Yard Museum
North of the Tudor Rose Hotel, on the corner of St Ann's St, is True's Yard, where the two remaining cottages of the 19th-century fishing community that used to be here have been restored and now house a museum detailing the life of a shellfish fisherman around 1850.
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St George's Guildhall
A short hop north from Purfleet Quay is the biggest 15th-century guildhall in England. St George's Guildhall has been variously incarnated as a warehouse, courthouse and armoury (during the Civil War), and now contains art galleries, a theatre and eateries.
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Riverside Rooms
Lynn's classiest restaurant overlooks the water from a converted 15th-century warehouse, with crisscrossing beams overhead and elegant white-linen tables below. It serves upscale cuisine from crab omelette to lovely beef and Boddingtons (bitter ale) pie.
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Crofters Coffee House
This long brick-vaulted undercroft, once used as a civil-war gunpowder store and now a low-lit café, scores top marks for atmosphere and serves light lunches, sandwiches, soups, salads, hot drinks and cakes. It's in the guildhall arts centre.
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Bradley's
Eat in the elegant Georgian dining room at this riverside restaurant, or relax in the popular wine bar with some lighter meals (£8 to £10); either way you're bound to be pleased as this is probably the finest food the city has to offer.
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Town House Museum
Petite museum dealing with the history of the town from the Middle Ages up to the 1950s. Next door is the magnificent flint-and-brick town hall, which dates from 1421.
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St Margaret's House
An important historical landmark to tick off is the 15th-century St Margaret's House, once the warehouse or 'steelyard' of the Hanseatic League (the Northern European merchants' group).
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Tudor Rose Hotel
On St Nicholas St is the Tudor Rose Hotel, a late-15th-century house with its original main door.
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Lynn Museum
The town's main museum features displays on maritime life in Lynn and Norfolk history, but its highlight is the new Seahenge gallery, which showcases a 4000-year-old timber circle and explores the lives of the people who created it.
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Town Hall
Across Queen St is the chequer-boarded flint-and-brick town hall, dating back to 1421.
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Guided Walks
Guided walks on historic Lynn are run out of the tourist office.
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True's Yard
Housed in two restored fishermen's cottages, this museum looks at the difficult life fishermen endured and the traditions and lifestyle of the close-knit community that once lived in this part of the city.
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Green Quay Museum
This museum charts life in the Wash (the estuary) with exhibitions on the wildlife, flora and fauna of the area and the effects of climate change.
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