Historic houses · East Midlands
Golden Lion Hotel, Hunstanton
Golden Lion Hotel, Hunstanton — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Golden Lion Hotel, Hunstanton is a Grade II*-listed building in england-east-midlands, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Golden Lion Hotel is in the coastal English town of Hunstanton, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, England. It is a three-star hotel and has been a Grade II listed building since 20 September 1984.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The area in which this hotel stands was conceived as New Hunstanton and was the brain child of Henry Le Strange of Hunstanton Hall. Le Strange wanted Hunstanton to develop as a sea-side resort with the expected arrival of the railway, which finally arrived in 1862. who had a hand in redeveloping the original New Inn into the Golden Lion Hotel.
Description
The building seen today is built from the local carrstone, which is laid in a random coursed manner around the doorways and windows are dressed with stone quoins and mullions in the high Victorian Tudor Gothic style. The building is set on an L-shaped ground floor plan.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.9403, 0.4884
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Parish
- Hunstanton
- Postcode
- PE36 6BQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- North West Norfolk
- Established
- 1850
- Official site
- www.hunstantoncivicsociety.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5579638 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Golden Lion Hotel, Hunstanton (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Golden Lion Hotel, Hunstanton?
- Golden Lion Hotel, Hunstanton is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode PE36 6BQ), in the parish of Hunstanton.
- Who owns Golden Lion Hotel, Hunstanton?
- Golden Lion Hotel, Hunstanton is owned by | number_of_rooms = 27 en-suite bedrooms.
- Is Golden Lion Hotel, Hunstanton a listed building?
- Golden Lion Hotel, Hunstanton is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to Golden Lion Hotel, Hunstanton?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PE36 6BQ. It sits within the North West Norfolk parliamentary constituency.