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Visit Baden Powell Fishing boat (LN138)
Location: At the pontoons, South Quay, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 5DT
The only survivor of King Lynn's cockling fleet
See the Baden Powell, named after the hero of Mafeking and founder of the Boy Scouts. She is a double ended topsand cockler, a fishing vessel of timber carvel construction. She was built by Walter Worfolk of Kings Lynn in 1900. Baden Powell is the last double ended topsand cockler in Kings Lynn and possibly on the East Coast and was the first boat built by Walter Worfolk in Kings Lynn; he and then his sons carried on the business for 80 years, building some 600 craft in all. Members of the Trust who restored her will be on hand to explain how the restoration was achieved.
Event Times
Sunday 11 September: 1000-1600
Booking Details
No booking required
Access
Unfortunately no push chairs or prams
Additional Information
Speak to the Trustees and crew who helped restore this magnificent boat.
Directions
Pontoons are opposite Marriotts Warehouse restaurant.
Organised by
King's Lynn Civic Society
Source: www.heritageopendays.org.uk/visiting/event/the-baden-powell
