Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Great Yarmouth (United Kingdom). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: The Tolhouse, Great Yarmouth Row Houses, and Hippodrome. Also, be sure to include Leisureland Arcade in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Great Yarmouth (England).
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The Tolhouse
The Tolhouse is a 12th-century building in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. The building has been used as a jail and a courthouse and is currently a museum. The Tolhouse is a Grade I listed building.[1]
Address: 12 Tolhouse St, NR30 2SQ Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth Row Houses
Charity in Great Yarmouth, England. Great Yarmouth Row Houses were wealthy merchant's residences located on South Quay in the town of Great Yarmouth in the English county of Norfolk. Originally built as one family's dwelling, the properties were later sub-divided into tenements and became part of the town's distinctive "Rows"', a network of narrow alleyways linking Yarmouth's three main thoroughfares. Many "Row Houses" were damaged by Second World War bombing or demolished during post-war clearances. These two surviving properties have been preserved to show the different characteristics of the dwellings over various stages in their history. The Row Houses are under the management and care of English Heritage.[2]
Address: South Quay, NR30 2RG Great Yarmouth
Hippodrome
The Hippodrome Circus in Great Yarmouth was built by the showman George Gilbert in 1903 and designed by architect Ralph Scott Cockrill. It is one of only two purpose-built permanent circuses in England still in operation, and one of only three in the world with a circus floor that sinks into a pool.
It is a concrete construction with brick and terracotta facing. Its facade consists of three bays with two towers including Art Nouveau relief foliage patterns in the arched side panels. The main cornice has a frieze of carved owls.[3]
Address: St George's Rd, NR30 2EU Great Yarmouth
Leisureland Arcade
Nightlife, Gambling, Casino
Address: 42-44 Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth
St Mary's Church
Church in Great Yarmouth, England. St Mary's church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. It is situated on Regent Road in the centre of the town. It was originally built by the Society of Jesus in the late 1840s and it is now administered by the Diocese of East Anglia. The architect was Joseph John Scoles who also designed the Anglican St Mary's church in the Southtown area of Great Yarmouth and it is a Grade II* listed building.[4]
Nelson Museum
Museum in Great Yarmouth, England. The Nelson Museum was a small museum housed in a Grade II listed Georgian Merchant's house on South Quay in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. It was formed from the collection of local agriculturalist Ben Burgess, who was a lifelong collector of Nelson related artefacts. Opened by the Duke of Edinburgh in 2002, the museum celebrated the life and times of Admiral Horatio Nelson. There were galleries, a new temporary exhibition every two years, and interactive exhibits and games for children.
The museum was forced to close in October 2019 due to declining visitor numbers and the withdrawal of funding by Great Yarmouth Borough Council. The collection, comprising over 2,000 items including an oil portrait of Nelson and some of his original letters, was put into storage.[5]
Address: 26 S Quay, NR30 2RG Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth Minster
Cathedral in Great Yarmouth, England. The Minster Church of St Nicholas is the minster and parish church of the town of Great Yarmouth, in Norfolk, England. It was built during the Norman era and is England's third largest parish church, behind Beverley Minster in East Yorkshire and Christchurch Priory in Dorset. It was founded in 1101 by Herbert de Losinga, the first Bishop of Norwich, and consecrated in 1119. It is cruciform, with a central tower, which may preserve a part of the original structure. Gradual alterations effectively changed the form of the building. Its nave is 26 feet wide, and the church's total length is 236 feet.
In December 2011, the Bishop of Norwich officially designated it a Minster Church. It is not only used for religious services but is a hub for various other regional and civic events, including concerts by choirs, orchestras and other musical ensembles, art exhibitions and, during festivals and fayres, the church opens permitting stalls and traders inside.[6]
Address: Church Plain, Great Yarmouth
Britannia Pier
Britannia Pier is a pier located at the seaside town of Great Yarmouth in the English county of Norfolk.[7]
Address: Marine Parade, NR30 2EH Great Yarmouth
Time and Tide Museum
Museum in Great Yarmouth, England. Time and Tide: The Museum of Great Yarmouth Life, located in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom, is set in one of the UK's best-preserved Victorian herring curing works and is Norfolk's third largest museum. The museum is centred on Great Yarmouth's rich maritime and fishing heritage, mainly focusing on the history of Yarmouth and the herring curing works. The museum feature various exhibitions including a typical 'Row' from 1913, a Yarmouth quayside from the 1950s and hands on displays, films, audio guides and children's activities. The museum is currently visited by around 30,000 people a year.
Time & Tide museum is part of Maritime Heritage East which is a partnership of over 35 maritime museums in the East of England.[8]
Address: Blackfriars' Rd, NR30 3BX Great Yarmouth
Great Yarmouth Town Hall
Great Yarmouth Town Hall is a municipal building in Hall Plain, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. The town hall, which is the meeting place of Great Yarmouth Borough Council, is a Grade II* listed building.[9]
Elizabethan House Museum
Top attraction, Museum, Specialty museum
Address: 4 S Quay, NR30 2QH Great Yarmouth