As we were unable to see Sea Henge, we opted to make the most of kings Lynn. What we found was a beautiful little town teeming in history. It was originally a port for Germans and some of the building went back to the 1260s!
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While re-planning our Kings Lynn trip, we found a few good photo ops…
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Jen discovers BC as Captain Jen Vancouver
August 29 is a bank holiday here in the UK. It was also Jen’s second last weekend in jolly old, so we felt it was a necessity to escape the city.
Originally, Jen wanted to see the Giant’s Causeway or Bruges, or Scotland, or Brussels, or Channel Islands or Wales… none of those panned out. Reality check: you’ve gotta book bank holiday trips well in advance because everyone and their Mother is planning to get the h$@& outta dodge and escape The Big Smoke. But Jen, being a problem-solving Social Worker, did some digging and unearthed an attraction that she’s mentioned on a few previous occassions.
She explains:
Unlike Stonehenge, Sea Henge is made from wood… really old wood. It is from the Bronze Age and can be found in the West Norfolk area.
Excitedly, Jen also found a train to a nearby town – Kings Lynn – and we booked ourselves into the Duke’s Head Hotel. Sorted. We’re off to Kings Lynn to see some submerged wooden history.
Ready to blog.
9:10 am – King’s Cross. We board our train on our way to Norfolk county. No thatched roofs, by the way.
10:50 am – Arrival at King’s Lynn station. We walk to the hotel through empty streets and arrive at the rear of the Duke’s Head. It looks like a converted council office. Not a good sign. We were too early for our room… off to the high street to kill some time.
11:15 am – Jen avoids spending a lot at Primary. I fail at the same task. But do you like my new “author” costume?
11:35 am – Mission: find a good British pie. The barmaid at the village local informs us they don’t serve food, despite the permanent sign out front advertising Sunday Lunch. We are forced to eat at “The Silver Spoon Diner.” No pie. Refer to previous post. To summarize – food failure.
1:00 pm – A visit to the tourist information centre reveals that Sea Henge is no longer located in the sea. Good news: Sea Henge has been relocated to the Lynn Museum, saving us the journey to Holme Next the Sea. Bad news: the Museum is closed on Sundays and Mondays – the entire duration of our trip.
Quelle surprise! May we say – internet, you have let us down. However, we are two spry young women in a pretty town that is proud of it’s link to Canada. We can blend in. We can rock it. Bring on the self-guided walking tour, Captain George Vancouver.
Cap'n Vancouver - hailing from Kings Lynn he discovered BC, then promptly left.
