Tuesday Market Place
Surrounded by handsome buildings including the Duke's Head Hotel (1683), this is the town's grandest square, with hotels, bars and restaurants around its edge.
Eat & drink
Food & drink in King's Lynn
Norfolk produce, seafood from the Wash and some of the oldest inns in East Anglia.
Where to head
King Street & Queen Street
Quiet historic streets with independent cafés and restaurants close to the river and the Guildhall.
High Street & Norfolk Street
The main shopping streets, with coffee shops, bakeries and familiar high-street chains.
Saturday Market Place
Facing the Minster, with pubs and cafés ideal for a break between museums.
Local flavours to try
- Brown shrimps and mussels from the Wash — Lynn's fishing fleet has worked these waters for centuries.
- Cromer crab and Brancaster mussels from the nearby north Norfolk coast.
- Samphire, the salty marsh plant, in season in high summer.
- Norfolk ales from local breweries, found in pubs across town.
- Fresh fruit and veg from Fenland farms at the town markets.
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