Is Great Yarmouth The WORST Seaside Town In The UK?
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Great Yarmouth was featured in the Which? list of 10 worst seaside towns in the UK earlier this year. I haven't visited for at least 15 years, but don't remember it being that bad, so I had no choice but to go and find out for myself if Great Yarmouth is really one of the worst seaside towns in the country!
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Is Great Yarmouth The WORST Seaside Town In The UK?
Is Great Yarmouth The WORST Seaside Town In The UK?
Is Great Yarmouth The WORST Seaside Town In The UK?
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Gosh it’s miles better than a lot of seaside towns.
Hastings
Ramsgate
Clacton
Margate
Blackpool.
As a kid our family used to stay near Great Yarmouth for our summer holiday. You have brought back so many happy memories. Thank you.
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Same
I quite like Great Yarmouth. The only part I didn’t like was the shopping centre at the end of the high street that was grim.
It still is!
I love Great Yarmouth, yes it is a bit rundown but I love its seafront and Wellington Pier.
The crazy golfers were not happy 😂😂
The Winter Gardens has been closed for years, but it has received lottery funding to be renovated.
Blackpool is worse just go one street back from the front it's absolutely shocking
I love these videos. I didn't know half of these English towns you're exploring, which makes it super fun to watch.
Cool to see Great Yarmouth finally. When I used to work for Shell (actually a subcontractor called AJS) to support the oil and gas platforms in the north sea we had daily contact with our colleagues in Great Yarmouth from both Den Helder and Leiden.
From Great Yarmouth the oil platforms are supported and the gas comes in from the North Sea.
Used to have our 2 week summer hols there as a kid in the 70s Yarmouth was really busy then. We went back last year and was a bit disappointed as the place has clearly gone down hill, It seems to be a bit of forgotten place. Glad your review was positive and upbeat, well done.
Great Yarmouth is a wonderful seaside town x
Went over summer for a week and was a great place, very much enjoyed it
The coastline has changed over the decades: Yarmouth beach has become massive, stranding the pier, as elsewhere on the coast the land is crumbling into the sea. Nearby in Hemsby, homes once a quarter of a mile inland had to be demolished before the land beneath them was washed away.
Yes when I was younger in the 80s the sea would come quite a way under Britannia pier now it’s the opposite
Thank you brought back childhood memories and thanks for covering the accessibility aspects
Great video, I was born and raised in GY and will always be close to my heart. Grew up just behind Harry Ramsdens..Now based in Tulsa, Oklahoma
Yarmouth is amazing, my autistic lad loves it.. that tower /pub thing was supposed to be a casino and viewing area at one point , that great street of holiday shops was pedestrianised years and years ago, and Jim Davidson once owned the wellington pier, in the tea rooms (model village) old penny machines and winter gardens are being invested in and turned into something
Jim Davidson sneered at common folk if they said hi. 1st hand experience here
@@joeo1725 I bumped into him at a dance music event there and he said hello back. Wasn't exactly chatty but he didn't sneer at me at least!
I visited it last year with my young family and had a wonderful time. It does seem to have improved a lot in the past few years and I would definitely like to return.
This really took me back to my childhood coming here, it was definitely my favourite seaside resort.
A joy to watch thank you
This looks a fab place, we’re definitely visiting next season.
Loved the "there's fish and chips in here, well I can smell fish and chips" good smelling mate lol, another great vlog
Love Yarmouth been going there since childhood. The pier did used to go over the sea but not anymore. Regents road is a little aladdin’s cave of shops both great and not so much. Now take my children and have a fun time. You should try Hemsby another lovely little seaside place or Cromer.
My family use to go to Haven in Great Yarmouth. Those are memories that won't be forgotten
Love your video subscribed today enjoying your content did u do any videos of Hunstanton I heard u mentioned it many thanks 😊
Not yet, I’ve just been there loads of times
Yarmouths been pretty much my 2nd home since I was a kid and I think part of it is where its as much an industrial town as a Seaside one so it doesn't have the shine you expect perhaps but I love it all the same, heres some things that might help on stuff you werent sure on
Landmark was once the Tower Market with the tower a viewing platform, I have a vintage deck of cards where its prominently featured
The Piers have not really been shortened by much, Yarmouths coastline has been altered by the Harbour being dug out, this incidently also caused errosion in some of the nearby towns, Hemsby was badly effected and Caister has a Hotel return from the sea that was lost in the 40s
The Harry Ramsdens was once an attraction that was called Treasure Trove (I think), it was a tresure hunting/diving history theme with multiple rooms you watched scenes with anamatronics ending with a room full of actual treasure, the adjoined resutrant was themed too and even had a dungeon with a falling ceiling.
The Hippodrome is a indoor Circus (as opposed to a tent) that has a floor that drops to become a pool.
The Moulin Rouge looking Golf was a Waxworks originally, not the one labled the worst in the world though, that was on Regent street in the old House thats now in quite a sorry state.
The Model Village also houses an amazing Penny arcade museum, complete with Card accepting penny smasher, on my last visit I managed to win a shilling and a bouncy ball which sounds like not much until you realise how hard those old games were.
It is an amazing town if you don't expect too much from it, Regent has always had something for everyone (Best Rock in the world from docwras) and theres plenty of history to enjoy, yes theres some sadly extinct attractions that are dearly missed but old Yarco isn't dead yet.
I remember going to the wax works works on regent street when I was a kid, even as a kid I thought it was laughable
You missed a trick. There's a cheap burger place on the shop street where you can buy a burger for £1.50 (not entirely sure if the price) but it's cheap
I have family over that way and I visit a few times a year.
If you go again, during football season, grab a match at Great Yarmouth FC.
Looks like it’s right by where you parked your car.
They have the oldest, still standing, wooden Grandstand. I took my Dad to watch them while I was there over Easter.
Love Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth. It's time for Fairground freights at the amusement park during the last week of October, can't wait
hippodrome water circus is absolutely fantastic. Go see!
The pier used to be in the water it’s the beach that’s got bigger
We was there in September (8th to the 22nd it was brilliant we had a fantastic caravan at seashore holiday park.and not far from the beach and sea. Really nice soft sand and the taxis was very good and cheap go down reagent road plenty of gift shops and lots of cafes. You will love every second of your day
Pleasurewood Hills? Thats in Lowestoft, Suffolk, Mate. And the seaside theme in Lowestoft is on a much smaller scale than Yarmouth
Yarmouth is what it is. Love it
They’re like 15 minutes apart. To anyone who doesn’t live in either place, that’s the same place.
@@KevinChapmanTravel I moved away from Lowestoft about 3 years ago. I had to drive my mum to and from work in Yarmouth quite a lot and i wish it had been 15 minutes. It's closer to 30
Kevin if you can do Lowestoft to Yarmouth in 15 minutes, you should be driving for Ferrari mate! 😄😄
Went as a kid, the holiday was blighted by little black biting inset things that were everywhere that put me off ever returning.
I went there once as a kid in the 70's and we had masses of green flies. I'd never seen anything like it, we were covered walking around. Seems like the bugs enjoy Gt Yarmouth anyway 🤣
Really enjoyed that 😊
30-40 years ago the Pier used to be in the sea(I used to fish from it), personally I think this is why Hemsby is being allowed to go to waste, redirecting the sea from there will re-introduce water to Britannia Pier and it couldn't cope with it unless there were a hell of a lot of money spent on upgrades and repairs.
Having lived in Yarmouth for 22 years beginning in 2001, I can confirm that it is nothing more than one big oppressive cloud of gloom and depression. The streets are filthy, the shops are all the same and 50% of them are now gone anyway as no one can afford to pay the ridiculous rental prices for them, and the people are just downright rude. The leaflets advertising the town do not show the gutters and rivers so full of rubbish, even poop, nor do they talk about the gulls that leave you bloodied and bruised just because there might have been a chance to steal a chip or two clean out of your hands. They don't show the homelessness problem which is horrific and they certainly don't invite you to live there because there are no jobs. If you're just visiting for a weekend, okay sure, it'd be an interesting, eye opening weekend, but in all, as other commenters have said, it really is Not-So-Great Yarmouth, affectionally known by the locals as one of the biggest shitholes in the UK.
Love Gt Yarmouth, been going on and off for years (too many to say) going for a week this saturday
Britania pier was always the same length but the sea used to come up higher (more sand built up there now which is a constantly changing situation there) meaning the end of the pier was going out into the sea. They used to have fast boat rides off the end of the pier back in the 90s.
I was there a few weeks ago in September really enjoyed it.👍👍
My first time with your output, Ilike it v. much (both liked and subscribed) I used to visit the resort fairly often as a teenager (I lived in London) and when I got working, would take a boat on the broads and moor up at the yacht station, 40 years later, I'm in a wheelchair, still living within the Greater London area (Hornchurch) but so many of the businesses based thereabouts, would be out of reach, also 45 years on, I think I've outgrown such a gaff. It is very sad to see the decline of seaside resorts. I would love to see your return trip next summer, is it safe to swim there these days, are there any seaside places that are thriving in the UK? VBW x
My husbands family lived in the rows in 1910. Still there.
If you're interested in model villages there are two interesting places in the Netherlands, there is Madurodam, the Netherlands in miniature, and there is miniworld Rotterdam, a model trainway of Rotterdam
Visited Madurodam the flowers looked amazing also Durinell Waasenaar water park/theme park is well worth a visit!.
What equipment do u use to record and how do u get such a good angle when walking? the mic also sounds great
I use a DJI Mini on a long selfie stick. The creator kit comes with a wireless mic that is really really good, best mic I’ve ever used for vlogging. Having spent thousands on cameras and kit over the last 6-7 years, this less than £500 setup is the best I’ve come across.
I moved to yarmouth 2 years ago,
Great place, unfortunately (as I found out after being made redundant 3 months ago from my work at home job) there is no decent jobs on offer, just seasonal and retail.
Cost of living here is pretty cheap at least, and the council are always putting something on for free, e.g. festivals and firework displays
Its good place for a start up eco cafe vegan etc
Keep your eco rubbish
@@karimtabrizi376
I live 30mins from yarmouth and we love coming here in summer
Great video of Gt Yarmouth, memoried as kid, teenager to adult who lived at back of seafront and worked Birds Eye and Brown and Root Eng in 1970s....brilliant place to be. Its what families want in holiday with Norfolk Broads few miles easy drive to. Oasis Tower was where rock/pop/soul groups played in ballroom, great Disco on mid floor at Cleos, ice ring on lower level. Drama and rock/pop groups at Windmill Theatre.....seaside shows at piers and large cinemas....great atmosphere 1970s
Had some great times in gt Yarmouth..happy memories
I loved Great Yarmouth as a kid, was there every year especially Gorleston we used tonsit on harbour wall for hours and watch the big boats sail in and out. As with most seaside towns and the world we live in now it has sadly depreciated. I went back to Yarmouth around 10 years ago to see how much it had changed and I was so saddened to see the state of some places there. I still have my childhood memories though and i treasure them.
Great Yarmouth is my childhood. I still love it and Regents Road with all the shops.
Oh my days , great Yarmouth, the place of many many childhood holidays staying at Hemsby . I have a pic of myself on one of the said donkeys from the beach ride and the snail ride in joyland was just my fave go to ride . ( im 50 in november ) so that shows how long they have been going. And the wax works up the holiday road was just on another plane of hilarity , so bad it was good lol.I can almost taste the chips and donuts thinking about them . What a great video, i now need to save up and go back . Thanks buddy this made me so happy .
used to go to hemsby on holiday in my younger teenage years. 20 now.
The Winter Gardens havre just had a £12m investment allotted for refurbishment. Its the oldest winter garden's in the world! The model village had a Banksy, he came and placed a piece in there in secret. It was awesome! Busy Street is the best place ever. Love GY. Stay every year ❤ The motherland!
anyone remember the chicargo club,late 70,s....the bowling alley....and the tower use to have 2 clubs up there.
Yarmouth is good, surrounding areas near norfolk are lovely.
I love Great Yarmouth, i want to retire there
I remember that street when I was a kid, allways full of England and union jack flags. I remember buying a big Rambo knife from one of the shops it had a survival kit in the handle .I was only a nipper and they sold us them lol.
It is a great seaside town, better than Blackpool. xx
I watched the video doing a live stream from Great Yarmouth little while you said years since she was there
The reaction of the mini golfers!
Haven't been to Great Yarmouth for over 20 years, used to love going there when on holiday in Norfolk.. My kids used to call the main street that leads to the seafront 'crap street' lol.
GT Yarmouth is a good time, they have mini golf X2 and they have a cool arcade with loads of games, one of which is basketball connect 4, that's really fun to play!
the sea used to come right up under the pier but since they built the outer harbour it no longer does
I remember as a child in late 80's the pier use to be half in the sea, looks like they built up the beach to protect the pier?
Do you have a spare battery for the mobility scooter? If not maybe good idea for hilly areas that zap the battery or longer days out, or look into customising the scooter with a folding detachable solar battery for sunny days so it can charge on the move if installed correctly even on over cast days with limited natural light
We’re looking into a spare battery, but they cost nearly as much as the scooter did!
The hippodrome is an indoor circus with pool, the winter gardens are slowly going to be renovated
If you want a place to visit whilst there southwold pier with the “under the pier show”
There is more to Great Yarmouth than the seafront. The old part and the walls are very interesting.
you mentioned the joke shop at hunstanton! i was a huge indiana jones fan as a kid and i bought a joke whip from there not really realising the other more inappropriate uses. my parents hated the thing and didn't like me bringing it to the woods when we went for a walk, it soon went missing, found it in a drawer years later, i can only imagine what people thought!
Lol but as a child it was innocent enough wasn't it? I'm sure you see the funny side of it now, i know i did reading what you put.
I'm sure your parents had a quiet laugh about it on the quiet.
@@waynesmith4612 its certainly a funny story with some fond memories lol
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I haven't been back to Great Yarmouth since the Summer of 1999, sadly. My family and I enjoyed our annual holidays there but as our family fell apart, our holidays were obviously the first casualty. I wish we could've moved there from London but it was not to be. 🤨
Why not now? I moved up from London in 2014 ane never looked back 2bh. It can get dull but sell your house in london and find something 4 times the size up here. If you rent, get more for your money. I let a bedroom in London for 900 a month, here thats a three bed house with a garden
@@shayZero
Sorry, only just saw this video again...
Yes VC my daughter and I rent from a housing association here in South East London...and am now disabled, and neither my daughter or I drive...plus I need to be pushed in my wheelchair so luggage etc would be a bit of a nightmare. It's all 'castles in the air' / 'pipe dreams' re holidays anywhere since my marriages failed.
(I haven't been on holiday since 1999, though my daughter has been to Scotland with her Dad & stepmum, but they've now moved out of London so those holidays are over now too - as she cannot just walk up the road to their flat to see them at any time that suits her.) So I just watch other people reacting to their holiday reviews now instead of enjoying my own visits. 🤨
At one time you could go up the tower but the tower has been closed now for a long time
I found adam and the ants paperback 1981, in yarmouth 1986 love the nice things you can find there, such as your pokerman cards its a great place don't knock it.
In the 60s it was almost impossible to get a space on that beach
Love Yarmouth, proper childhood memories, I was there is August and saw Jim Davidson.
I was there on my family vacation staying at Vauxhall holiday park that’s got very warm cosy luxury lodges, we stayed for 7 days during the summer school holidays it’s literally a 5 minute drive from Vauxhall we were pretty much doing a beach detour in the car at Gorleston beach Great Yarmouth it’s such a great seaside town extremely touristy, on the quieter warmer sunny days it’s better which is awesome rather than actually being on the busy hectic days that’s totally rammed gives your more direct access to the attractions especially with a walk ons instead the long tedious waiting queuing times
Great Yarmouth is the best never mind the rest. We will be coming back next year and staying at seashore holiday park we really love great Yarmouth the place is brilliant. Fantastic. Gorgeous place for a 2 week holiday
list of things not mentioned: the amount if rubbish off the sheer drop is insane,
The shops on the main street closer earlier than the archades in the winter time, so people cN enjoy themselves and it makes it safe in the evenings
Should go to Bourton-on-the-water for the model village
Looks fab
The hippodrome is a circus with massive pool and there is an old penny arcade which u pass through at the end of model village
You get lovely exercise walking on the beach and it's free. It truly is lovely there
Amazing vid kev and Those Pokémon cards are legit and the price is about right
Many times I have been to Great Yarmouth. Especially when I was a kid. Staying in Haven Holiday park. Been there recently, and seen changes. Especially with the beach front , and town centre etc..
Probably best to stay away from the back streets. As many Druggies and Romanian and Gypsy Chaves arguing in the streets 😂.
Hopefully Great Yarmouth, can hopefully bring the spark back to how it used to be 🤞👍
Cheers from the Vlog was interesting 👍
I used to live in Norfolk as a kid while in care. My social worker came to visit me one weekend, we went to Gt Yarmouth, she thought it was a bit of a dive. We didn’t stay there very long as she didn’t like the place. Think she was a bit of a snob truth be told. She was a lady of a certain age. It’s a little run down in places but so are many seaside towns. I’ve been to Yarmouth when I lived there as an adult.
Just stayed in there for 2 night last week... Very nice beach sand
Been there in winter when snowed awesome
Great Video...
The sea front and shops are ok. The back streets are more like most Eastern European back streets. Drugs and Romanian gypsies 😂 also the famous long bar has gone. A cause of my hangovers when we came over the border from suffolk
If you like beaches, tacky arcades, and free parking, then Gorleston is far better than Yarmouth. Has less arcades ad Shops though. It does however have a Banksy!
Glad you had a good time!
The sea has receded over the years.
I can remember the sea being under it in the '80s.
From Google Maps, it seems to have abated around 2005 or so.
The new indoor swimming pool is awesome
Wellington pier does have a disabled ramp , just wasn’t in shot
Haha the people playing crazy golf were very confused
I love GY. All my family went there from the 50’s onwards. My parents ashes were scattered near the pier.
I seem to remember in the evening all the lights were quite good.
my parents live in caister so I'm up there all the time, i highly recommend the hippodrome circus its brilliant
Can you do ocean pleasure beach in south sheild in Sunderland
I'm going there on the 28th, Fairground freights at the amusement park :)
Are you going or been to the old Market place? Since the dreaded Covid hit I have not been but used to go on 'Barrys' tea stall, but that has now gone......😢
Live down the road from Yarmouth, and there's no doubt - it's seen better days like all seaside towns in the UK - but it still provides a good traditional day out during the summer months :)
Well he enjoyed it... been coming to Yarmouth when I was a child and stopped about age 18... and now back in 2008 moved here from Watford, and about 7 years about my partner moved here from Luton, we both still love it. The town has two sides, the "summer side" when (fingers crossed its hot and sunny) its alive with people, noise and lights, when its winter sure its a grey town with alot closed etc, but unlike normal towns we do have "two sides" and so it changes. So good people here, friendly and nice, I enjoy walking down the back streets when its nice and quite, not a soul or car, and of course the events we have.. and if you not into Yarmouth then you have the green counrtyside to explore. My couple of issues is since i moved in 2008 we have had alot of Europeons staying here, so the shops are "different" and kingstreet is not like something from a third world country, shame used to be a nice little english street. And we have alot of romanian gypsies popping up all around town...I bring this up as a tourist town i feel will need to make sure people return time and time again to Yarmouth... so happy to live here them many other souless places in the Uk...
Never been to great Yarmouth... I used to love going on holiday in caravans but now I'm in a wheelchair can't do steps not been since 2008 ....