great yarmouth - recommended places to visit

robnye

of on hols in 2 weeks to family caravan near great yarmouth....

looking for recomendations for
things to do
places to eat

plenty of beach stuff.... gorleston sands
got dog racing/banger racing in great yarmouth
boat ride to scaby sands

anyone recommend anything else (got 3 daughters - 16/13/10)

black-saturn

Which camp are you staying at? I live in Lowestoft, not far from Yarmouth.

robnye

black-saturn wrote:

Which camp are you staying at? I live in Lowestoft, not far from Yarmouth.

hopton on sea..... betwix them both

black-saturn

Well in Lowestoft you can visit the most easterly point of Britain called Ness Point. There is also some water jet fountains on the seafront which are great for cooling off in in this heat and they do light and music shows with them in the summer. There is also the East Point Pavilion to visit where there is a cafe and a Tourist Information Centre. The beach of Lowestoft is clean, golden sand. Theres also the Sparrows Nest where there are several free and cheap museums. Lowestoft is much less cheap and tacky than Great Yarmouth.

There was a similar thread started to this one last week:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=227571&highlight=yarmouth

lexislittle

My partner and I were in Great Yarmouth jus last week...

The infamous 'Sand Sculptures' are NOT worth paying £11 each to view. You can see them over the fences anyway! :P

black-saturn

Blimey, I wasn't aware you had to pay to see those. The last time I went they were free :rolleyes:

The_Old_Bag

Really depends what your children are 'in to'.
Mine love animals, so we went to the Wildlife gardens a few miles inland from Hemsby - not for the gardens I might add, but for the wildlife - Tigers, leopards/cheetahs, red panda, owls, otters, pocupine etc. We timed it for the feeding time at 3pm, where we got to follow the keeper around as she went in turn from enclosure to enclosure, so you didn't miss anything.
Quite a small set up, not a BIG ZOO, but then not packed either, at least when we went, which was admittedly before all the local schools had broken up. Had a great time pottering round. Not free, but not too expensive.
Also had several recommendations to go to Pleasurewood Hills - which you can find on the net, and I printed loads off, but we were so busy just enjoying the beach and pool we never actually got to !
Also researched and printed off vouchers for the Sealife centre in Grt Yarmouth - but again never got to
Is a thread somewhere about Free and cheap days out which I used. Type in which area you are going to and it can give you 241 vouchers etc for diff attractions, so worth the effort before you leave home. Also printed off a lot of routes on how to get to these places from where I would be staying - which I found really helped me find the places straight away, rather than missing the signs, or going down the wrong one way streets !:rolleyes:
Hope you have a great time. We did;)

robnye

black-saturn wrote:

If you want a discount voucher for Pleasurewood Hills let me know and I can post you one.

that would be good, i have had a look at their website.... looks like the sort of thing the kids would definately enjoy

I have pm'd you my address

tightrs

have not been for a few years but we enjoyed the "village" and "petits animal farm" ,"pleasurewood hills" and the pleasure beach at yarmouth

tcclalel

Have read the recent threads about Great Yarmouth, but I am looking for a weekend hotel break, any recommendations?
I am looking at the Chatsworth, as have a 3 and a 1 year old, anyone been?

Thanks in advance

KEATERGREYHOUND_2

I can highly reccomend the dog track. We go lots. Come to think of it I met my hubby at a dog track!