The Hanse Festival in King's Lynn starts on Thursday, July 30 and ends on Sunday, August 2. It celebrates Lynn's membership of the Hanseatic League, which controlled trade in the North Sea and Baltic during the 13th and 15th century.

The Hanse Festival in King's Lynn starts on Thursday, July 30 and ends on Sunday, August 2. It celebrates Lynn's membership of the Hanseatic League, which controlled trade in the North Sea and Baltic during the 13th and 15th century.