Treasure
King John's lost jewels
The tide took it all.
Stand where it happened
- What's there
- Flat reclaimed fen by the Nene
- Legend from
- The Wash
- Tone
- Mysterious
A king's treasure under the fields.
In 1216 King John is said to have sent his baggage across the estuary of the Wash. A tidal surge swept away men, horses, wagons and his jewels. LFTP places it near Cross Keys Bridge over the Nene. Treasure hunters still search the farmland there.