Kings Lynn and Norfolk - is it nice?
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Kings Lynn is a bit of a hole, you'd be better off venturing further into Norfolk IMO. Sandringham is nice, but you wouldn't spend that long there, get up towards the coast, that's lovely.
If you're looking for a recommendation this is a lovely little place run by a husband and wife team. It's not a hotel, you live in a private part of their house while you stay there. Very cosy and ideally placed to explore the Norfolk coast
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g315941-...
I've no connection with them but I've stayed there and would certainly go back.
If you're looking for a recommendation this is a lovely little place run by a husband and wife team. It's not a hotel, you live in a private part of their house while you stay there. Very cosy and ideally placed to explore the Norfolk coast
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g315941-...
I've no connection with them but I've stayed there and would certainly go back.
Norfolk beaches are fantastic. Holkham has miles and miles of sand, Stiffkey has interesting marshes, Cromer has a nice local seaside town feel, and tasty crabs, Blakeney has seals and Lowestoft/Gt Yarmouth have day trippers and chavs.
I was brought up in Norfolk and miss the Summers spent sailing around Blakeney.
I was brought up in Norfolk and miss the Summers spent sailing around Blakeney.
Stay at the Queen Victoria Arms at Holkham - one of the loveliest spots in the world.
The North Norfolk coast is a bizarre juxta-pose of achingly gorgeous beaches and delightful villages like the Burnhams, Blakeney, Cley and Stiffkey, and biblically 3.142key hellholes like Kings Lynn, Hunstanton and Cromer.
The North Norfolk coast is a bizarre juxta-pose of achingly gorgeous beaches and delightful villages like the Burnhams, Blakeney, Cley and Stiffkey, and biblically 3.142key hellholes like Kings Lynn, Hunstanton and Cromer.
Kings Lynn population is N.F.N. (normal for Norfolk.)
N. Norfolk does have some lovely spots but watch those tidal currents and obey the warnings. Hunstanton and Brancaster are bordering on lethal. One moment you're swimming along near the beach having a great time, next moment you're halfway to Holland and it's all over.
N. Norfolk does have some lovely spots but watch those tidal currents and obey the warnings. Hunstanton and Brancaster are bordering on lethal. One moment you're swimming along near the beach having a great time, next moment you're halfway to Holland and it's all over.
I've been to far worse placed than Kings Lynn. I quite actually like the place then again anything is nice compared to Oldham. The docks are quite nice and the surrounding areas are lovely.
We stayed at the Knights Hill Hotel on the outskirts and it was probably one of the nicest Best Westerns I've ever stayed in.
I'd personally give it a go and go to the Sandringham, Hundtanton, Cromer.
Kings Lynn isn't the nicest place but I'd wouldn't say it's a complete hole. There is some lovely surrounding areas that's worth seeing.
We stayed at the Knights Hill Hotel on the outskirts and it was probably one of the nicest Best Westerns I've ever stayed in.
I'd personally give it a go and go to the Sandringham, Hundtanton, Cromer.
Kings Lynn isn't the nicest place but I'd wouldn't say it's a complete hole. There is some lovely surrounding areas that's worth seeing.
ClaphamGT3 said:
Stay at the Queen Victoria Arms at Holkham - one of the loveliest spots in the world.
The North Norfolk coast is a bizarre juxta-pose of achingly gorgeous beaches and delightful villages like the Burnhams, Blakeney, Cley and Stiffkey, and biblically 3.142key hellholes like Kings Lynn, Hunstanton and Cromer.
Another vote for the Queen Victoria ....lovely place ans such beautiful surroundings...The North Norfolk coast is a bizarre juxta-pose of achingly gorgeous beaches and delightful villages like the Burnhams, Blakeney, Cley and Stiffkey, and biblically 3.142key hellholes like Kings Lynn, Hunstanton and Cromer.
I've lived just outside KL all my life and I work in the town. The old part of the town is very nice and there are a lot of historic things to see. The Dukes has recently had a major refurb and is now quite nice. We have started to use it for clients again. It's not the s
thole that people have said above, I have been to much, much worse towns.
It won't keep you occupied for the weekend though. As a number of people have said above, the North Norfolk coast is the place to go. You could base yourself in KL but it is about a 30 minute drive to where you want to be. Much better to stay up on the coast.
Depending on your budget, places I would recommend would be Titchwell Manor, The Hoste Arms, The Queen Victoria, The Lifeboat or if you are feeling flush, Morston Hall is probably one of the best places I have ever stayed in the UK. There are also hundreds of B&B's around the coastline.
I would Base yourself anywhere past Hunstanton and work your way east along the coastline for the weekend ending up in Cromer.
It does get quite busy along that costline in the summer though and does get a bit 'Chelsea on Sea' at times as it is getting very popular with the London set.
One tip, if you like seafood visit this place (http://www.salthouse.org.uk), blink and you'll miss it but it really is a gem.
Have a nice weekend!
thole that people have said above, I have been to much, much worse towns.It won't keep you occupied for the weekend though. As a number of people have said above, the North Norfolk coast is the place to go. You could base yourself in KL but it is about a 30 minute drive to where you want to be. Much better to stay up on the coast.
Depending on your budget, places I would recommend would be Titchwell Manor, The Hoste Arms, The Queen Victoria, The Lifeboat or if you are feeling flush, Morston Hall is probably one of the best places I have ever stayed in the UK. There are also hundreds of B&B's around the coastline.
I would Base yourself anywhere past Hunstanton and work your way east along the coastline for the weekend ending up in Cromer.
It does get quite busy along that costline in the summer though and does get a bit 'Chelsea on Sea' at times as it is getting very popular with the London set.
One tip, if you like seafood visit this place (http://www.salthouse.org.uk), blink and you'll miss it but it really is a gem.
Have a nice weekend!
I recall a letter from Viz "BBC bosses save money on special effects when filming the next series of Walking With Dinosaurs by simply filming King Lynn high street on a weekday afternoon"
Much of the North Norfolk coast is really rather nice, I don't mind Sunny Hunny too much but very crowded in season.
Much of the North Norfolk coast is really rather nice, I don't mind Sunny Hunny too much but very crowded in season.
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