Festival
Dates and Times to be confirmed for 2026
The River Walk
Take in both sides of the River Great Ouse, the artery that allowed Lynn to become such a rich and powerful town. See historic Lynn from a different perspective. This walk takes up to 3 hours, including along rough ground on the riverbank and a ferry crossing – please note you will need to bring some change for the ferry (approx. £2).
A Walk in the Park
Follow in the footsteps of Lynn’s Georgian society and enjoy a stroll in The Walks, Lynn’s historic urban park, in the heart of the town. The Walks is the only surviving 18th century town
walk in Norfolk and was designated a Grade II listed Landscape in 1998 by English Heritage - includes Red Mount visit.
Town Walls in the Civil War
Follow the historic town wall defences, while learning of the part they played during the siege of King’s Lynn in the English Civil War. This walk is about 2.5hrs long and contains some rough terrain.
Meet at St Ann's Fort, opposite True’s Yard – please note that this walk ends at Boal Quay (near Saturday Market Place).
Supporting Walks
This page shows the walks that the Town guides are putting on to support other organisations in and around the town.
See each section for more details in what we are doing and how we are doing it.
Dragon Festival
Saturday 8th November
11.00 hrs
King’s Lynn Town Guides will be putting on a one hour short walk in support of the Dragon Festival 2025
The walk is aimed at children who whilst walking around the town, learning a little about our fantastic history, will be able to spot many dragons as they go around.
Each child is given a piece of paper with pictures of dragons on it to see if they can spot them on our buildings.
This Free circular walk starts and ends at the Saturday Market Place.
No need to book, just turn up and find those pesky dragons.
Heritage Open Day
Sunday 14 September 2025
KLTG will conduct a series of 1 hr walks around the Historic Core starting at
11 o’clock from the
Timings:
11.00, 12.00, 13.00 14.00
No booking required, just turn up. First come, first served
We will also be putting on a
Gaywood Through Time
at 10.30am
Meet by the statue of King Edward 7th near the school main entrance.
And
A Walk Down The High St
Learning about the old and modern Streets, merchants, shops and people
Meet at Saturday Market Place at 12.30pm
No booking required, just turn up. First come, first served
Festival Too
Date and Time to be confirmed for 2026
This 1 hr fun walk is aimed at children. Learn a little about the towns history whilst looking for faces, gargoyles, badges and clues on buildings. Each child is given a sheet of pictures to see if they can find them on the buildings as we go around.
Timings:
Starting at 11 o’clock from the
Every child is FREE if accompanied by a £5 fee paying adult. All proceeds will go to Festival TOO.
No booking required, just turn up. First come, first served
