Extremely long shot… but has anyone been? What’s it like?
What is Great Yarmouth like in general?
I await the collective thoughts of the hive-mind.
i used to live nearby in Norwich.
Great Yarmouth is an absolute dump. seriously. its awful.
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HtS - I can't believe you'd even consider staying at somewhere called California Cliffs........unless it was on some cliffs.....in California. But it's not - ho ho - it's in Great Yarmouth.
I can get it for nowt with my Tesco points. 😀
I'm just worried that there will be eff-all to do.
The sea is warm enough to swim in (just) although theres a fair current and it gets deep realy quickly.
We went for the day, took a bout 4 hours to...
*get a suntan
*eat fish and chips
*play a round of crazy golf
*eat ice cream
Unless you drive a saxo with a dustbin exhaust you'd pobably run out of things to do in a similar time frame.
California is a few miles north of Yarmouth. Last time I drove past, it looked a bit ropey. My biggest worry would be finding something to do and somewhere to eat!
Yarmouth itself is a confirmed dump.
TBH the places to go in Norfolk are Wells-next-the-sea, Blakeney and Mundesley. Cromer, Sheringham, Hunstanton & Yarmouth are all a bit poor.
Wells is the largest of the three, with a biggish holiday park (Pinewoods), and some decent pubs, restaurants, a crab shack, deli along with chippies and arcades. Blakeney is smaller and a bit classier, probably almost as many pubs as Wells, several restaurants that are in the better guides (Le Routier, Michelin etc.), but we're not talking Michelin starred! Mundesley is very small, but is a pleasant place.
There's also the Burnhams further up the coast, but I think the above three would be better options if you're looking for a holiday park type place rather than B&B, cottage or camping.
