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Great Yarmouth & Surrounding Area - Seaside Guide
Great Yarmouth is a beautiful and lively town and a popular holiday resort, particularly for families and has fantastic beaches, which anybody that has visited will tell you, that stretch for miles. There is also a local racecourse and museums offering something of interest for everybody. The port, which has a ferry service to the Netherlands, and a fishing harbour known for its smoked herrings, are popular attractions.
Great Yarmouth, and the surrounding seaside towns and villages of, Hemsby, Caister on Sea, Newport, Winterton, Gorleston-on-Sea and Hopton-on-Sea, offer all the fun of family beach holidays offering the beauty of the Norfolk Broads and East Anglia countryside. Although this all sounds very laidback, Great Yarmouth has a bustling nightlife to offer as well, with plenty of pubs, clubs, bars and restaurants.
If you’re planning a visit to Great Yarmouth, Rooms To Book has picked out a good choice of Great Yarmouth hotels and Great Yarmouth B&Bs to see that you’re never far from the action. So book your Great Yarmouth hotel or B&B and enjoy a fantastic British seaside holiday.
Great Yarmouth Accommodation:
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Great Yarmouth Attractions:
We have selected some choice Great Yarmouth attractions that will offer everybody something enjoyable to do:
Fritton Lake Country World:
Offering a great day out with fishing, golf, rowing, horse stables, falconry centre and much more. Tel: 01493 488208 Website: www.frittonlake.co.uk
The Village Experience:
Live shows in 30 acres of woodland from Myths and Legends, golf, downhill racing, fairground rides, mazes and mazes. Tel: 01493 369770 Website: www.thevillage-experience.com
Britannia Pier:
Comprising a wide range of family attractions, bars and restaurants. Tel: 01493 842209 Website: www.britannia-pier.co.uk
Merrivale Model Village:
Miniature viallge built to 1:12 with radio-controlled cars and railways. Tel: 01493 842097
Norfolk Nelson Museum:
Has over 900 exhibits dedicated to the naval hero, Nelson. Tel: 01493 850698 Website: www.nelson-museum.co.uk
Tolhouse Museum:
One of the oldest civic buildings in the country, includes a dungeon tour. Tel: 01493 858900
Elizabethan House Museum:
Elizabethan Museum depicting the life of a bygone era. Tel: 01493 855746
Great Yarmouth Maritime Museum:
Museum rich with maritime history housed in former Sailor’s Rest Home. Tel: 01493 842267
Berney Arms Windmill:
Norfolk’s tallest Marsh Mill still in working order. Tel: 01493 700605
Row 111 House, the Old Merchant's House and Greyfriars' Cloisters:
Surviving examples of Row Houses unique to Great Yarmouth and Franciscan friary. Tel: 01493 857900
The Sea Life Centre:
Includes walk-through tunnel where you’ll be surrounded by hundreds of marine creatures including sharks. Tel: 01493 330631
Great Yarmouth Travel:
By Car:
From London and the South: From the M25 take junction 27 for the M11 north. From the M11 take junction 9 for the A11 to Norwich. You pick up signs at Norwich for the A47 to Great Yarmouth.
From the North: Follow the A1 south until just after Stamford where you take the A47 east to Peterborough, continue on the A47 through King’s Lynn and Norwich all the way to Great Yarmouth.
By Rail:
Contact British Railways General Enquiries for more information.
British Rail General Enquiries (24 hours): Tel: 08457 484950
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