Tourist attractions King's Lynn

Houghton Hall was built between 1722 and 1735 for Sir Robert Walpole, Britain's first Prime Minister. Its main rooms are the work of William Kent; look out for the wonderful ceilings and Kent furniture. Admire the Sèvres porcelain which adorns the Ma..

The old town hall with its chequered decoration (1421) no houses the Tourist Office and this museum. A guided tour leads through the old police station (small cells and terrifying instruments of torture) then through the badge room, where the town ch..

This church with twin towers built in the 13C on unsafe foundations shows the signs of successive architectural styles, including the 14C choir gates, a Georgian pulpit and a 17C lunar clock. Large funerary stones (one shows a large meal given in hon..

The town has an exceptionally rich heritage of merchants' houses from the Middle Ages that line the Ouse, flanked by their warehouses.

Two cottages form a little museum showing the daily toil of fishermen in the old days.

Castle Rising, built in 1138, is protected by 5ha of earthworks and has 2m-thick walls. Apart from the figured corbels (small projections) for the hall roofbeams, only the gallery and chapel have survived.

The medieval St Peter's Church was built during the transition between the Decorated Gothic style and the Perpendicular style, which was the last phase of the English Gothic period. The west window and tower are in Decorated Gothic style, and the nav..

All Saints' Church, built in 1146, is one of the grandest Norman churches in Norfolk. There are zigzag mouldings on the arcade arches and chancel arches, and the sides of the font portray the Seven Sacraments and Crucifixion. A 16C wall painting depi..