national park
Norfolk Broads
Britain's largest protected wetland with over 125 miles of navigable waterways, a unique landscape of rivers, lakes and marshes.
12 km · about 20 min drive
England, United Kingdom · Europe
Great Yarmouth is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Gorleston-on-Sea, 12km from Norfolk Broads.
Great Yarmouth is a town located in England, United Kingdom. With a population of 63,434, it is an important destination in Europe.
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Great Yarmouth ( YAR-məth), often called Yarmouth, is a seaside town which gives its name to the wider Borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England; it straddles the River Yare and is located 20 miles (32 km) east of Norwich. Its fishing industry, mainly for herring, shrank after the mid-20th century and has all butRead more
ended. North Sea oil from the 1960s supplied an oil rig industry that services offshore natural gas rigs; more recently, offshore wind power and other renewable energy industries have ensued. In 2021 the built up area had a population of 28,985.
Yarmouth has been a resort since 1760 and a gateway from the Norfolk Broads to the North Sea. Holidaymaking rose when a railway opened in 1844, bringing easier, cheaper access and some new settlements. Wellington Pier opened in 1854, and Britannia Pier in 1858. Through the 20th century, Yarmouth boomed as a resort, with a promenade, pubs, trams, fish-and-chip shops, theatres, the Pleasure Beach, the Sea Life Centre, the Hippodrome Circus, the Time and Tide Museum and a Victorian seaside Winter Garden in cast iron and glass.
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Great Yarmouth is located in England, United Kingdom, Europe. The coordinates are 52.6083 latitude, 1.7305 longitude.
Great Yarmouth has a population of approximately 63,434 people, making it a town in United Kingdom.
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national park
Britain's largest protected wetland with over 125 miles of navigable waterways, a unique landscape of rivers, lakes and marshes.
12 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
A fast and flowing former RAF airfield circuit in Norfolk, popular for British Superbike and BTCC events.
55 km · about 65 min drive
April to October
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