A historic urban park in the heart of King’s Lynn, The Walks is the only surviving 18th-century town walk in Norfolk.

A £4.3 million Heritage Lottery Fund restoration, completed in 2007, helped to restore the former glory of this 17-hectare (42-acre) park. It also added modern amenities and interpretation, making it the perfect place to enjoy a relaxing stroll and explore the history of the area.

The park boasts a unique 15th-century chapel, The Red Mount, a Grade II-listed church as well beautiful landscaping, a children’s play area, toilets and a café.

The Walks are an important area in the national context, rather than merely a local one, and in 1998 were designated by English Heritage as a Grade II historic park. Parks laid out as formal pleasure and recreation grounds only became common in the middle of the 19th century and generally these are well-defined areas surrounded by residential streets. The Walks as a whole was at first conceived not as a municipal park, as one understands the term today, but as a single promenade for the citizens away from the smell, grime and bustle of the town centre.

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