THE BADEN POWELL PROJECT
Gift Vouchers are now available here
THE BADEN POWELL PROJECT
The project was created to restore and repurpose a unique fishing smack from 1900, for public use. She is the only double-ended vessel of her type in existence.
Whilst the plan was for a restoration, extensive rot inevitably meant a rebuild. Even with Heritage Lottery Fund support, she needed more money from local people to bring her to sailing condition. She is now seaworthy, on the waterfront of King’s Lynn in Norfolk, and busy doing summer cruises in the River Great Ouse and The Wash.
Volunteers of the King’s Lynn Worfolk Boat Trust spent a decade rebuilding the Baden Powell and succeeded in saving an important part of the heritage of King’s Lynn. She is now used to tell passengers about the town’s maritime history of fishing, trade and exploration, using the river as an unusual perspective.
BROWSE THE SITE
Read more on the project and Walter Worfolk’s family firm and some of the many boats that they built in King’s Lynn. See our objectives and consider the dliemna to restore or rebuild.
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We depart from the King’s Lynn pontoon and pass the lovely riverfront buildings into open countryside towards the river mouth where we hope to see seals and other wildlife.
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You can order a gift voucher here (£20 each) to be used later when a booking is made. On completion of the online form, we will create the voucher and then email it to you.
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Browse through our collections of photographs to see the early years of the boat, the sympathetic restoration and the recent years with her back on the River Great Ouse.
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An archive of videos collected over the years. There are interviews with Bill Worfolk and with Vic Pratt.
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An archive of the Baden Powell Project newsletters in .pdf format. The newsletters discuss the restoration from 2015.
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The easist way to contact us is to send an email but you can also send a letter to us by post via Trues Yard.
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We are grateful for the support from our sponsors. We also welcome donations and any offers to assist as crew members.
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