Museums · East of England
True's Yard Museum
In or near Tilney All Saints.
True's Yard Museum — social history museum in King's Lynn, Norfolk.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Nearest railway station
- King's Lynn · 0.7 km
- Paid entry
- Family-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
True's Yard Museum is a museum in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1989. Wikidata describes it as: "social history museum in King's Lynn, Norfolk". Coordinates: 52.7582°, 0.3968°.
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Official information
True's Yard Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of the Northenders, showcasing the lives of the fisherfolk community in King's Lynn. Visitors can explore galleries, original fisherfolk cottages, and a smokehouse, as well as participate in family-friendly activities.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Norfolk Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
True’s Yard Fisherfolk Museum is a social history museum in King's Lynn, Norfolk. It is an independent museum run almost entirely by volunteers and depicts the story of the old North End fishing quarter of King's Lynn. Support was received from the late Bernard Matthews and others. Most of the North End was knocked down in the slum clearances of the 1930s and 1960s.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The cottages consist of just two rooms, one upstairs and one downstairs. At one time in cottage no.5 a family of eleven squeezed into the tiny rooms. The nine children had to sleep in one double bed, top to tail, while the parents had to sleep on the floor. There were no toilet facilities, instead they used a chamber pot which was kept under the bed.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.7582, 0.3968
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Parish
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk, unparished area
- Postcode
- PE30 1NH
- Parliamentary constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Phone
- 01553 770479
- Established
- 1989
- Nearest railway station
- King's Lynn — 0.7 km
- Opening
- Tuesday – Saturday 10am–4pm; closed Monday and Sunday
- Official site
- truesyard.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7847294 (CC0)
- wikipedia: True's Yard Fisherfolk Museum (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: True's Yard King's Lynn.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is True's Yard Museum?
- True's Yard Museum is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode PE30 1NH), in the parish of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, unparished area.
- What is True's Yard Museum?
- True's Yard Museum — social history museum in King's Lynn, Norfolk.
- How do I get to True's Yard Museum?
- The nearest railway station is King's Lynn, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode PE30 1NH.
- When was True's Yard Museum built?
- Built or established in 1989.
- Is True's Yard Museum a protected site?
- Yes — True's Yard Museum is part of the Norfolk Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to True's Yard Museum?
- The nearest railway station is King's Lynn, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PE30 1NH.