Opening times
From 1 April 2023
The Norfolk Record Office (NRO) searchroom is open:
- Tuesday 9.30am - 5pm
- Wednesday 9.30am - 5pm
- Thursday 9.30am - 5pm
- Friday 10am - 4pm: for advance bookings to view manuscripts only
The searchroom remains open over lunchtime.
The Record Office is closed on bank holidays.
For full information about your visit, visit our Using the searchroom pages.
The King's Lynn Borough Archives are open Tuesday to Friday from 12.30pm until 4.30pm.
Proposed service changes from 1 July 2024
Proposed new opening hours
- Tuesdays and Wednesdays 9.30am-5pm - bookings strongly advised for all visitors (including people using microfilms and searchroom computers)
- Thursdays and Fridays 10am-4pm - for advance bookings to view manuscripts only
Introduction of a booking system
Visiting on Tuesdays and Wednesdays
We advise all visitors to book by emailing norfrec@norfolk.gov.uk.
Visiting on Thursdays and Fridays
Visitors must email norfrec@norfolk.gov.uk to book a place and to order up to four documents for each day.
- To view documents on a Thursday, visitors must email their order by 12 noon on the preceding Tuesday
- To view documents on a Friday, visitors must email their order by 12 noon on the preceding Wednesday
Due to limited staff availability on these days, you will be able to view pre-ordered documents only. There will be no document collections during the day.
To see microfilms, please go to the Norfolk Heritage Centre in the Millennium Library, Norwich. The Norfolk Heritage Centre holds copies of most NRO microfilms.
Decision on the proposals
The proposed changes are in response to budget reductions. We expect to know in June whether the changes will be introduced.