What's here

The Lynn Museum is housed in a former Union Baptist Chapel and schoolroom adjacent to the town’s bus station.

You will be warmly welcomed by Horace the tiger, who will greet you with a friendly roar.

Alongside the rich displays of objects there’s ample information and interactive features to entertain the whole family.

A short history

Lynn has had a public museum since 1844. It opened in its present home, the Union Chapel in 1904.

Romans, Anglo Saxons and Vikings all left behind objects from their daily life which are on display

The Bronze Age timber circle, found on the shifting sands of Holme beach in 1998

The busy wealthy port of Lynn was full of pilgrims on their way to Walsingham

King’s Lynn was besieged by Cromwell’s army. Items left behind by conflict tell this story.

The river and port are the lifeblood of the town. Our collection shows all aspects of our maritime history.

The collections shows items from the famous Savage Ironworks and other local industries

The museum displays pictures by local artists including Henry and Thomas Baines, and Walter Dexter