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Red Mount Chapel
& South Gate
Special Open Days
2009 sees the opening of Red Mount
Chapel, the unique 15th century chapel in
the heart of The Walks, King’s Lynn. Red
Mount will be open along with the iconic
South Gate, an impressive 15th century
gateway, the last major piece of Lynn’s
fortifications. Explore the fascinating
history of these scheduled ancient
monuments, both Grade I listed. Not to
be missed!
Both venues will be open every
Wednesday and Saturday from Saturday
23rd May through to Saturday 12th September 11am – 3pm.
A joint ticket for just £1 per adult will cover
entry to both sites.
Children go free but must be
accompanied by an adult.
Tickets are available on the door.
Further information from
Tales of the Old Gaol House
Tel: 01553 774297 or
King’s Lynn Tourist Information Centre
Tel: 01553 763044
The Walks Restoration
Project
A £4.3 million joint Borough Council
and Heritage Lottery Funded restoration
has returned The Walks, a 17 hectare
18 th century park to its former glory. The
addition of modern amenities make it the
perfect place to enjoy a relaxing stroll,
explore the history of the area or get the
blood pumping with some invigorating
exercise in the open spaces. Boasting
a unique 15 th century chapel and
only surviving example of a complete
Georgian walk in Norfolk, as well as
beautiful landscaping, a children’s
play area and a café. The park is
conveniently located at the heart of the
town. For more information and events
in the Walks visit
www.west-norfolk.gov.uk
King’s Lynn Waterfront Regeneration
This is the Borough Council’s flagship
regeneration project and is a key priority
in the growth plans for King’s Lynn. Once
completed, the area which has been
branded as ‘the Quays,’ will put King’s
Lynn on the map as an attractive place
to live, work and visit and will have a
considerable positive economic impact on
the town.
The 2007 masterplan for the area
included proposals for a 250 berth
Marina, housing, hotel, café/restaurants
and boating facilities for the area at Boal
Quay, King’s Lynn. Over the past year,
significant behind the scenes work has
taken place including land acquisitions,
ground and utility provision investigations
and flood risk assessments. As a result
of this investigative work, a revised
masterplan was published in January
2009.
Downham Market
Mini Guide
The Borough Council
of King’s Lynn & West
Norfolk’s tourism
team has produced
a new tourist guide
for Downham Market
and the surrounding
area.
The ‘Downham
Market Mini Guide’
showcases the
town as a base for
exploring the best
of rural Norfolk and
promotes many
local attractions as well as
activities such as bird watching, fishing,
boating and walking.
The guide is available from the Tourist
Information Centre, located in the
Council Information Centre in the Priory
Centre off Priory Road. A friendly
welcome is guaranteed from the team
and the centre is stocked with new
souvenirs, maps, leaflets and guide
books of West Norfolk as well as holiday
brochures for other areas of the UK.
The Downham Market Mini Guide
compliments the Hunstanton Mini Guide
and Discover King’s Lynn, also available
from Tourist Information Centres.
Downham Market
Tourist Information Centre
Tel: 01366 383287
E-mail: downham-market.tic
@west-norfolk.gov.uk
www.visitwestnorfolk.com
In addition, a bid was submitted by
Norfolk County Council in partnership
with the Borough Council to the
Community Infrastructure Fund for
funding worth £5.3m. The bid is part of
a package of transport measures for
the whole town which includes a public
transport route through the Waterfront
site. It was announced in March 2009 that
the bid was successful which will mean
construction of the public transport road
can begin in 2010.
Subject to other funding being approved,
applications for planning permission
and statutory consents for the diversion
of the River Nar, landscaping and the
public transport road is anticipated to be
submitted Summer 2009.
For further information visit
www.west-norfolk.gov.uk