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Great Yarmouth is located in the county of Norfolk in the United Kingdom.

[edit] Understand

Great Yarmouth is an English seaside town situated at the mouth of the River Yare, about 120 miles to the North East of London. It is about 20 miles from Norwich, the nearest city, and close to the Norfolk Broads - a popular network of inland lakes and rivers.

Formerly the home of a lucrative fishing industry and a popular resort, Yarmouth has fallen on hard times. It is though a centre for the North Sea oil and gas industry and increasingly for offshore wind power. There has been a lot of regeneration spending in the last couple of years, including a major pedestrianisation in the seafront area.

[edit] Get in

Great Yarmouth may be reached by road or rail from London, via Norwich, in about 2 1/2 hours. Norwich airport, with connecting flights from Amsterdam, is about 45 minutes' drive away.

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DO NOT attempt to travel around Great Yarmouth by car. Parking is difficult to find in offpeak season. In peak season itself you will not be able to park at all. Recently, many of the few places to park have been converted in to 'Permit Holders Only' or residential 'Controlled Zones' (ie. no parking at any time). Pay and Display carparks are few, usually packed, expensive and inconveniently sited. The addition of one way systems has made the problem worse and more confusing, keeping cars on the road for longer than previously necessary following routes seemingly designed by a pleb in an office somewhere who has never seen Great Yarmouth in person. Many locals from nearby villages are beginning to go to Norwich instead of Yarmouth, prefering a longer journey than driving around Yarmouth for a couple of hours, not finding a space and being forced to retreat home.

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Yarmouth offers the traditional seaside attractions - crazy golf, amusement arcades, funfairs, etc. There is also a racecourse, greyhound and stock car racing. The beach itself is clean and good for families.

A few miles North of the town are quieter seaside villages like Winterton, Sea Palling and Waxham. Twenty miles or so to the South is Southwold, an upmarket resort.

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The Greater Yarmouth area is full of interesting and entertaining things to see and do, whether you're on holiday, day -tripping or live in or around Norfolk. Because people visit us all the year round, we have a good mix of both indoor and outdoor activities to suit the leisure needs of young and old alike. So, even if it's raining – though East Anglia does enjoy the least rainfall of anywhere in the UK – there's still lots to keep everyone happy!

Indoor Activities Whatever the weather, Great Yarmouth has a wealth of indoor activities for all ages and tastes. You'll find that there's too much for a day or even a week, so you will just have to save some things until next time.

Yarmouth Hollywood Cinema is one of the few reasons to go to Great Yarmouth. It's the cheapest cinema around and although it doesn't show some films, only has 5 screen (3 of which are smallish) and doesn't have the most up to date heating, screens or sound equipment; it's better than the soulless surround sound experience of Odeon et al.

The Sea Life Centre is fun for all ages. Although not cheap, you have all day to explore the large assortment of aquariums including the largest tank which has a tunnel passing underneath it which you can walk through.

Staying in Yarmouth, at least one trip to the recently pedestrianised Regent Road and the Sea Front is a must. Regent Road is an area totally surrendered to catering for tourists and maximising the rate at which their money can be extracted from their wallet whilst leaving them with only crappy souvenirs reminding them just how crappy an idea it was to come to this crappy place. Seriously though; it's a flea market of rubbish and has to be experienced if staying in the Summer months. As it connects the town centre to the sea front, you'll probably walk along this road more than once anyway. Beware, it is not so safe after dark.

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Places of genuine interest on Regent Road include Docwras Rock Shop which is the largest rock (the sugary type you can eat) factory in the world. They also make and sell many other types of confectionery, including many types of fudge, chocolate coated strawberries and even diabetic products.

Great Yarmouth puts the fun back into shopping, whether in the high street chain stores, some of the quirky local shops or the more traditional seaside shops. Market days are Wednesdays and Saturdays all year and on Fridays as well during the summer months.

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The Imperial Hotel has a good French-influenced restaurant. Anna Sewell House has recently (October 2007) been taken over and clearly has ambitions.

The Troll Cart (a JD Weatherspoons pub situated at the west end of Regent Road near Market Gates) is one of the best places to eat in Yarmouth. When they bother to stock the ingredients on the menu (around 50% of the time) it is the best and cheapest place to get a good meal. The Troll Cart stocks a good range of spirits, ales and beer from around the world. Meat free and wheat free options are stated on their menu.

Fatso's Speakeasy is also a good place to go for various American themed meals such as steak or burger and chips. It can be accessed on foot by starting at the market place and walking down king street.

Yarmouth has a long history of chip stalls on the market place near town centre and Market Gates. Several have been there for many many decades offering a delicacy not available anywhere else.

For general shopping, Yarmouth is served by Asda next to the train station; Tesco between town centre and the industrial estate and Sainsbury's near Market Gates.

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When the sun goes down, Great Yarmouth becomes a wonderland of colour as you find your way to a night out on the town to enjoy our theatres, nightclubs, cinemas and casinos.

Yarmouth's Nightclubs and bars are loved and hated. In keeping with Yarmouth's image, most are crap beyond belief. A good place to start is the Troll Cart for a safe, good value drink and a meal.

After this, if you feel like getting your teeth knocked out and finding out how equally crappy the James Paget Hospital is, then proceed to any of Yarmouths 'fine' (and they are fine in the sarcastic sense) nightclubs. Sadly, the 1-5-1 and the Brunswick have closed down (taxis never stopped in this area after dark anyway, so this saves you a walk). These were previously your best chances of experiencing the famed local tradition of 'death by angry junky' or meeting the various crazies, mutants and chavs that inhabit Yarmouth. Luckily, this means that the bottom rung of Yarmouth have been dispersed across the various bars of yarmouth increasing your chances of ending your life in this idyllic, sleepy little fishing town NO MATTER WHERE YOU GO :) outstanding!

Popular clubs in Yarmouth include Caesars, Roseys (the best place to catch a glimpse of the native greater spotted lesser double breasted Chavschlag Bird of East Anglia), Kings Wine Bar (the friendlist of them all... if you're that type... you know... a fruit), Arena, Fantasia (for people who have given up the pretense of dating/socialising... you know... doggers), Peggotys, The Gari/Tabu/Gaping-Hole-In-The-Ground (after several incarnations this one has actually turned in to a fun place to be on a Saturday night), The Long Bar, Angels Strip Club (for people who accept that they're not going home with anyone anyway) and the Ocean Rooms. The Ocean Rooms is the most interesting of all; this club has been preserved; untouched over the last 40yrs, complete with aging decor and prehistoric sound system allowing one to experience the little known fact that Yarmouth was even shit when your parents were there (they probably warned you). some say there's a prize if you can tell what the old sod is mumbling over the PA.

Warning: The clubs in yarmouth frequently go through changes of ownership and name. Don't be fooled; they're still crap.

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There's such a range of holiday accommodation in Great Yarmouth you'll be spoilt for choice....

• Hotel Victoria, Kings Road, ☎ +44(0)1493 843872 (info@hotelvictoria.org.ukt), [1].  edit

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[edit] Scams

Visitors to Great Yarmouth should be aware of scams. In 2008, several people have fallen victim to a scam where a gypsy from the Yarmouth 'traveller' camp stops in a car to talk to a pedestrian. Once gaining the attention of the victim, she points out her distrought state and tells the victim that a relative has died and that she needs money for fuel to get to some far off location. The con artist also often has a small baby with them at the time. This scam has been noted around the industrial estate where the 'traveller's' site is situated and the town centre.

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