Kings Lynn Town Guides

Darker Lynn

St Georges Guildhall, King's Lynn.  Black-and-white photo of an old brick building with large arched window and two wooden doors, one with a sign reading 'St George's Guildhall'. The sky is cloudy and dark, giving a dramatic atmosphere.

Guildhall of St George

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The Minster, King's Lynn.  A dark, ominous church with Gothic architecture and a tall, pointed steeple under a stormy sky.

King’s Lynn Minster

Come with us on this walk and learn more about some of the darker aspects of Lynn’s history. Learn about some of Lynn’s locals who were involved in activities from misdemeanours to murders. Find out about how some of the townsfolk impacted national and international politics through their sometime involvement in macabre activities.

Brace yourself as you discover ransoms, massacres, naked bodies, treacherous aristocrats, a missing body and the whipping post.  Plus, the boiling, the duckings, burnings, hanging and quarterings as we walk around Lynn and look at the buildings and places where it all took place.