The Walks: King's Lynn Town FC

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Built in 1879 and first opening two years later, The Walks had its first stand built in 1896; albeit it was knocked down nine years later. King’s Lynn were the first club to play there, with canvas screens being erected around the pitch in 1892 in order to stop people who hadn’t paid from watching any of the football. In 1893, a touch of history was made when King’s Lynn played against Wisbech Town under electric lights. Nowadays, King’s Lynn Town play at the stadium, with countless changes and improvements having been carried out since the days when it welcomed supporters through its doors for the first time.

King’s Lynn Town were formed in 2010, coming into being after King’s Lynn had been wound up a year earlier. Unlike some other phoenix clubs that play their games in the lower leagues of the English Football League pyramid, King’s Lynn Town haven’t tried to claim the history of King’s Lynn. Initially admitted into the Premier Division of the United Counties League, the side made its way up through the various divisions in the years that followed, as well as trying to win the likes of the FA Vase. The club has enjoyed some relative success, such as when the league was decided by points-per-game after pandemic stopped football, with King’s Lynn Town being declared winners.

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The Walks Seating Plan and Where to Sit

There are essentially six sections at The Walks. The Premier Seating sits behind the Paddock Standing and runs along one side of the pitch, whist the Pattrick & Thompsons Stand is opposite it. The away supporters are housed in an area that takes up the corner section of the stadium, with part of it being next to the Pattrick & Thompsons Stand and the other part behind the goal alongside the Tennyson Road Standing area. The Hospital End Standing is behind the other goal and is where the majority of home supporters are located.

King's Lynn Town FC Ticket Prices

As you can imagine, you’re unlikely to pay the same sort of prices to see King’s Lynn Town play as you would for Liverpool, Manchester United or Tottenham Hotspur. The club released the following price information for the 2023-2024 campaign, which should give you some sense of how much you’re likely to pay to go and see a game at The Walks:

The club suggests buying seated tickets online, which is possible up until kick-off. For away supporters that require a seat, 150 are kept aside for each match for that purpose. The club is also exploring a way of having segregated seating if needs be.

How To Get King's Lynn Town FC Tickets

The good news for anyone hoping to go and see a match played by the likes of King’s Lynn Town is that lower league sides work had to have excellent websites. They know that they’re competing against interest in the likes of the Premier League and the Championship, so supporters aren’t going to work too hard to go to see a non-league side play. As a result, the best place to head to in order to buy tickets for matches being played at The Walks is the club’s online shop. You can also get them from the box office at the ground.

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Getting To The Walks

Train – Anyone hoping to get the train to King’s Lynn will be pleased to know that the stadium is located just five minutes on foot from King’s Lynn Railway Station, which is served by Greater Anglia.

Bus – If your plan is to get a bus to The Walks then you’ll be able to get any of the 3H, the 88 and the 89 to the main road that runs alongside the ground.

Car – Located on Tennyson Road, The Walks is found just off the A47. You’ll want to come off the A-road at the Hardwick Roundabout, taking the exit for King’s Lynn and then carrying on for another mile. At the next roundabout if you take the fourth exit then you’ll see the stadium about a mile further on.

By Air – It might surprise some to learn that the closest airport to King’s Lynn is actually Norwich International Airport, which is less than 40 miles away. Whilst it is further away to fly into the likes of London Stansted or London Luton, you might find there are more options available to you to go a bit further afield.

Taxi – Obviously the proximity of the ground to the train station means that you probably won’t want to take a taxi, but if you need to for whatever reason then you’re likely to only have to pay a few quid for the privilege.

Parking Near The Walks

Parking at the stadium is limited, but you can buy a parking pass online. If you are too late for that then you can look to park at St. James’ multi-storey car park, which is around five minutes away from the ground on foot. You can look for street parking, but obviously do be careful of any parking restrictions that are in place.

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About King's Lynn Town FC

King’s Lynn Football Club was founded in 1881, originally known as Lynn Town and not becoming King’s Lynn until the middle of the 1950s. The began playing at The Walks immediately, making a name for themselves in the lower leagues of the English game. Financial difficulties struck after the turn of the millennium, resulting in the club being issued with a winding-up order by the High Court on the 25th of November 2009 and the ongoing out of business after their appeal failed. A phoenix club was set up in the January of 2010, initially known as Lynn FC before re-branding to King’s Lynn Town Football Club.

There is obviously some debate about whether the two clubs are linked in terms of their histories, but officially King’s Lynn Town is a separate entity from King’s Lynn and will therefore be treated as such. The club was able to play in the Premier Division of the United Counties League and came second in their first season. In the years that followed, the club gained promotion to the National League, also making it to the first round of the FA Cup in the 2020-2021 campaign. Two years later and they made it to the second round, this time being defeated by Stevenage. There have been ups and downs over the years, but supporters will just be pleased that it even exists.

The Walks History

The Walks, which is named after the local park in which it is effectively located, was the home of King’s Lynn FC from the moment the club was formed. There were plenty of interesting things going on during the more formative years of the stadium’s existence, from the canvas screens that were put up around the pitch to stop people who hadn’t paid from watching games through to a stand being built in 1896 and then demolished in 1905 and replaced with a wooden stand instead. In the 1940s, the Supporters’ Club worked to install terracing for about 4,000 people and seats for 780 on the Northern side of the pitch.

The wooden stand was sold and a new grandstand with 1,400 seats was built, along with a paddock area that boasted enough room for 3,000, all at a cost of £27,000. It was opened by the then-President of FIFA, Arthur Drewry. In 1963 floodlights were installed at The Walks, being used for the first time in a match against Cambridge City in the Culey Festival Cup. The capacity nowadays is far more than King’s Lynn Town actually need, with room for more than 8,000 people, but back in 1951 there were nearly 13,000 people inside to watch King’s Lynn take on Exeter City on the 24th of November, which remains the record attendance.