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Great Yarmouth the coastal town of Norfolk in South-East England.
By Mark on May 4, 2010
This is a post about one of our longest serving coastal towns in south-east of England, it is Great Yarmouth, you will find this coastal town in the english county of Norfolk, it is often known to the locals as Yarmouth, and is situated at the mouth of the River Yare, 20 miles east of Norwich. This happens to be a very old seaside town, it started as a resort back in 1760 and is basically the main gateway from Norfolk to the sea, it has also been around for hundreds of years as a fishing port and it became dependant on herring fishery, but today it now works in the services of offshore natural gas rigs. But you will still find, a popular beach, two promenades, seaside fairground, hotels, shops, restaurants and pubs and bars. Below are a selection of sites taken from Wikipedia for your interest in Great Yarmouth.
So to satrt with you have The Tollhouse, with dungeons, and the central library.
The Market place is one of the largest in England, you will also find many wellknown retailers like:Debenhams, New Look and Starbucks. There is the Great Yarmouth railway station, as I said earlier there are also two piers, Britannia Pier and Wellington Pier.
Britannia Pier is home to the Britannia Theatre which during the summer months features well known acts including; Jim Davidson, Basil Brush, Cannon and Ball, Chubby Brown, Chuckle Brothers and The Searchers. The theatre is one of a few end of the pier theatres left in England.
The Grade II listed[8] Winter Gardens building sits next to the Wellington Pier.
The Great Yarmouth’s seafront, which is known as “The Golden Mile” has sandy beaches, Pleasure Beach, indoor attractions and amusement arcades. Great Yarmouth’s Marine Parade has 12 Amusement Arcades located within 2 square miles, including: Atlantis, The Flamingo, Circus Circus, The Golden Nugget, The Mint, Leisureland, The Majestic, The Silver Slipper, The Showboat, Magic City, Quicksilver and The Gold Rush, opened in 2007.
The South Denes area is home to the Grade I listed Norfolk Naval Pillar, known locally as Nelson’s Monument or Nelson’s Column.
The Time and Tide museum on Blackfriars Road which is managed by Norfolk Museums Service was nominated in the UK Museums Awards in 2005. Sections of the historic town wall are located outside the museum.
The Maritime Heritage East partnership, based at the award winning Time and Tide Museum aims to raise the profile of maritime heritage and museum collections. So there really is plenty to do and see in this Great coastal town, so if you are looking for a nice cheap break for you and your friends or family, then seriously consider Great Yarmouth, because it has everything a British seaside place should have. Plus you will also have the pleasure of finding many holiday camps around Norfolk and one of them is California Cliffs, that is where my family and I went many years ago and it was great fun.
- Learn about Great Yarmouth on Wikipedia:
- Learn about Norfolk on Wikipedia:
- Learn about the Norfolk Broads on Wikipedia:
- Find Great Yarmouth on Google Maps:
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