The city proper

Today we were able to get our hosts to take us into the town of King’s Lynn. It’s by no means a large town, but it still has its fair share of things to see and do.

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We didn’t drive into the city, but rather to the car park for a small ferry, which has run back and forth across the river for the best part of 600 years (not always motor-powered of course). From there we wandered around the older part of King’s Lynn, with the highest concentration of taller and older buildings:

Historic centre

We passed through a small park on our way to The Walks, dedicated to World War II victims. Quite pretty as well:

Another small park

Then, we moved on towards The Walks. The park features several small old buildings, including a chapel that pilgrims came to for many years - evidenced by the 17th-century equivalent of “XYZ was here” graffiti:

The Walks

From there we took a reasonably direct route back to the ferry, and went back to Terrington St. Clement to prepare for an evening meal out. We went to what our hosts called a pub with “a South African twist on food”. While we didn’t quite see the South African twist, the food was still good. British food is wacko sometimes - they order a curry on a bed of hot chips, among other weird things.

We’re definitely winding down on the trip now, we will stay overnight in Cambridge, with a half-day to explore. See you there!

Local attractions

For our first of two days in King’s Lynn, we decided to visit a couple of local attractions. I say local, they were about a half-hour’s drive away each.

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Our first destination was Ayscoughfee Hall Museum and Gardens. The medieval hall dates back to the mid-15th century, and has been really well-kept by the local council. You can even see parts of the original walls and roof beams through glass panels:

Ayscoughfee Hall

Surrounding the hall is a public green space. It felt really open, but they’ve packed a lot in, from manicured hedge gardens to sports places to green spaces surrounded by enormous trees:

Surrounding gardens

Our second planned visit was to Wisbech, a small town adorned with Georgian architecture. Its small river has been part of a couple of movies, with its chain of buildings on each side:

Wisbech

Tomorrow hopefully we’ll have a chance to explore King’s Lynn proper. See you then!