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Great Yarmouth is a seaside holiday resort of bright lights
and a festive atmosphere. Lots of indoor and outdoor pursuits,
many places to stay and a whole host of eating establishments, or you
can spend a day at the Yarmouth races.
The Golden Mile which runs along side the beach is
the summer holiday face of Great Yarmouth. It has everything for all
ages, from children's fun parks to the thrills of attractions in the
Pleasure Beach, there are also two piers, large bowling greens, sea life
centre and amusement arcades. The town has colourful gardens, regular
shows, nightclubs, a Nelson Museum, guided walking tours, casinos and
horse and grey hound racing. Great Yarmouth is the largest of
Norfolk’s seaside resorts and has fifteen miles of golden sandy
beaches.
Great Yarmouth was once the home of our great herring fishing fleet that
would makee their way down the coast, returning to Great Yarmouth's port
with tons of fish. The quay side was in those days filled with open
sheds where the fish were prepared. There were also smoke houses
which would produce endless supplies of Yarmouth bloaters and kippers.
It is well worth wandering around the back streets of Great Yarmouth
where you will find a wealth of ancient buildings and sections of
the town wall which date from around 1300. The Yarmouth Rows built
around the town in the 1200s were deliberately made very narrow some
only 27inches wide so as to fit within the town walls.
For more information about Great Yarmouth including photographs and for
Holiday Accommodation in Gt. Yarmouth and villages within 4 miles of
Yarmouth - Hotels - Self Catering - Bed and Breakfast - Guest Houses -
Holiday Parks etc, use the links above.
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