Baden Powell setting out from King's Lynn for a trip

We are now running trips down the River Ouse to see the seals and wildlife. For available trips see www.floatourboat.co.uk. The Baden Powell Project is the restoration of a unique and marvellous fishing smack. She is unique - the only double-ended vessel of her type in existence and built in 1900 by Bill Worfolk. The plan was a restoration, but extensive rot 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, 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 building the new Baden Powell and have saved an important part of the heritage of King’s Lynn. She is now used giving trips to tell passengers about the town’s maritime history of fishing, trade and exploration, using the river as an unusual perspective. See www.floatourboat.co.uk