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The majestic Lisa von Lubeck arrived in Lynn on Friday, with loud blasts from her cannon. Hundreds of people lined the River Great Ouse to welcome her from her home port in Lubeck Germany.

The Lisa von Lubeck, a reconstruction of a 15th Century caravel, will be moored at Boal Quay, and open to visitors Friday - Sunday 10am - 12pm and 1:30pm - 6pm. Admission £3 per adult. For health and safety reasons, there will be a limit of four children per adult.

Following a £4.3 million joint Borough Council and Heritage lottery funded restoration project, the grade I listed scheduled ancient monument, Red Mount Chapel in King's Lynn has opened its doors to the public.



Both the intriguing Red Mount Chapel and the iconic South Gate are open on Wednesdays and Saturdays between 11am and 3pm throughout the summer until 23 Sept.

A joint ticket for just £1 will allow entry into both sites and tickets are valid for the summer season.

During the festival weekend visitors can enjoy the sound of sea shanties and songs of the sea along the quayside as they sample the delights of street theatre, an al-fresco food fair, puppet shows, European market, story telling, traditional maritime craft demonstrations, Hanseatic art exhibition, heritage walks, music from local bands and much more.

Hanse Festival Calendar

This Summer is packed full of events in and around King's Lynn.
So there's no excuse for not having anywhere to go!

Check out our What's On section for everything from Ancient Battles to Boot Sales. Fetes, Jumble Sales, Walks, Exhibitions and a whole lot more ...

Lynn's Vancouver Quarter will be joining in the fun of the Borough Council organised Hanse Festival on Friday 31st July. The centre piece attraction will be a fantastic, fully interactive pirate pandemonium show which will be performed on board an amazing pirate ship!

Shoppers will be entertained by the pirate captain and his four new young recruits who will be put through their paces learning to become a pirate - walking the plank, sword fighting, counting the doubloons, hiding the treasure and treasure map reading! There will be plenty of slapstick humour as the recruits do not always come up to scratch and the captain will have to invite members of the audience to see if they can do better! So it's "shiver me timbers - me hearty's" and full speed ahead to the new recruits! Show times on Friday 31st July are 11am, 1pm, and 3pm.

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We've received this Ghost Story from Annette Eastwood, who is now living in Gaywood:

"When, as a child shortly after World War ll, I stayed with my Grandmother who lived in what was then called Park Hotel I slept in one of the attic bedrooms. I awoke one night and saw what I thought was an angel guarding me whilst I slept. It was a lady in a grey cloak who leant over me and smiled - I was not in the least afraid.

Next morning I mentioned what had happened and I was told by the grown-ups that I should not worry about it. I only saw her the once but have never forgotten her. I believe this ghost is documented in a book called "The Ghosts of King's Lynn".

The location of Park Hotel is opposite St. James' Park and is now incorporated into the recently renovated building (the former Cozens Hotel). The part of the building I refer to is on the extreme left hand side viewing it with your back to the park. You can see the skylights of the attics and I think the room was the one on the right hand side. I am now 72 years old but firmly believe in the ghost."

Annette would be intrigued to hear if anyone else has something to tell about this particular room.

Labels: ghosts, local history

Several people have asked us "What's going on in Wickes car park?"

Well, they are building a new Dominos Pizza store. It's due to open in November.

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