Things To Do
Great Yarmouth has loads for all the family young and old to do on holiday! Come and enjoy sandy beaches, fun outdoor and inside attractions from theme parks to selection of crazy golf courses, from gardens to museums, a bustling town centre and charming quayside, all within easy walking distance.
Just a few miles from the resort centre pretty Norfolk villages and the beautiful winding Norfolk Broads waterways, lined with traditional windmills of all shapes and sizes, are just waiting to be explored.
Enjoy the selection of shows at the theatres from comedy to circus and have a relaxing day at the races.
Fun, fun, fun
Great Yarmouth, and the surrounding area, has a host of family attractions on offer including the Sea Life Centre, Caister Castle Car Collection, The Greyhound Racing Stadium and Pettits Animal Adventure Park to name but a few.
If you are planning to take home a souvenir from your trip then Great Yarmouth is the perfect place for a shopping trip with traditional seaside shops combined with a modern, indoor shopping mall and the Victoria Arcade which hosts a variety of great shops and cafes.
The Golden Mile
Great Yarmouth's golden mile is a paradise for people who enjoy seaside entertainment at its best.
Amusement arcades line the promenade and there are rides and attractions for children of all ages along the seafront. You can play crazy golf, ride on the giant snails at Joyland, float away on the Venetian waterways and then head along the sea-front to the Pleasure Beach.
One of the best fun fairs in the UK, with its variety of family rides and scary roller-coasters the Pleasure Beach is sure to leave you spinning.
Beautiful Beaches
There are over 15 miles of sandy beaches within the Great Yarmouth area, from Winterton-on-Sea in the north to Hopton-on-Sea in the south. It's all part of a great coastline offering an attractive blend of wide sandy beaches, sand dunes and cliffs.
The length of the sandy beach at Great Yarmouth means that you can always find a secluded spot or join the masses of other holidaymakers at the centre of the holiday action. Much of the beach at Great Yarmouth is patrolled by trained beach guards so you can relax in the knowledge that someone is looking out for you.
Spend a day on the beach and you're only a minute away from a wonderland of beachside fun and games including trampolines, crazy golf, fun fairs, pony rides and bouncy castles.
From Great Yarmouth beach, take a boat trip to Scroby Sands where you can come face to face with the seals who bask on the sand bank.
The focal points on the beach are the Great Yarmouth piers. Both the Wellington and Britannia Piers were built in the mid 1800s and now provide some of the best family entertainment on the Norfolk coast.
