Hanse Festival
Sunday 14th & 15th June 2025
The Guides are supporting the Hanse Festival by putting on two 1hr walks looking at how the Hanse helped shape King’s Lynn.
Come on this FREE, 1 hour, short walk along King's Lynn's medieval waterfront on Saturday 14th or Sunday 15th June and explore some of King’s Lynn’s long and illustrious maritime history and tradition as a port.
Hear about the old and the new Hanseatic League and discover some of the historic buildings of the time, one of which is the only surviving, intact Hanseatic warehouse complex in England.
Meet at:
Saturday Market Place
Timings:
Sat 14th 11.00hrs
Sun 15th 14.00hrs
No booking required, just turn up. First come, first served
Festival
KLTG are putting on 3 walks in support of Festival 2025. They are:
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).
Meet at the Custom House.
Dates: Thursday 24th July at 10.30am
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.
Meet in Tower Gardens.
Dates: Tuesday 15th July at 7pm
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).
Dates: Monday 14th July at 10.30am
and
Tuesday 22nd July at 7pm
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.
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
Festival Too
Saturday 5th July
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
