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Local Attractions

  • Gorleston Bandstand


    Enjoy a Sunday afternoon relaxing to the sound of some of fine performers. A variety of Bands to suit all tastes will entertain every Summer Sunday from 2.00pm until 4.00pm. You can go and sit close to the music, or enjoy it from Beach Folly.


  • Great Yarmouth


    Great Yarmouth has one of the most attractive waterfronts in England, protected from the North Sea behind its spit of land, it has for over a thousand years been an important port. During the 19th century it was ‘discovered’ by the Victorians. With five miles of promenade, golden beaches and a spectacular pleasure beach Great Yarmouth is one of the country’s major seaside resorts. Visit the Time and Tide Museum, Merrivale Model Village, the Norfolk Nelson Museum and the Row Houses.


  • Pleasurewood Hills Theme Park


    Don’t let your holiday slip by without a visit to the regions biggest and best theme park, Pleasurewood Hills. Set in beautiful coastal parklands covering 50-acres and ideally situated at Lowestoft less than 15 minutes from Beach Folly.


  • The Norfolk Broads National Park


    The Broads is Britain’s largest wetland and a member of the National Park family. It is a unique landscape of 200km of lock-free navigable rivers, shallow lakes, fens, woodland and grazing marshes – home to a rich variety of rare and special plants and wildlife

  • Nature Reserves and Bird Watching


    Broadland offers chances to see rare plants and animals some of which are only found in this region. Local wildlife includes the Bittern, with its unique "booming" sound. Many butterflies are seen, such as the Swallowtail, while the huge "Norfolk Hawker" dragonfly may look frightening, but is quite harmless. The UK's largest colony of little terns breeds on the North Denes beach at Great Yarmouth. To protect these vulnerable birds the RSPB runs a warderning scheme. Visitors can watch these terns between mid-May and the end of July.

  • Wildlife Parks


    Within easy reach are many Wildlife Parks including Thrigby Hall Wildlife Gardens, Africa Alive at Lowestoft, Amazonia Zoo at Cromer and Banham Zoo.

  • Historic Houses


    Historic Houses in Norfolk, include Felbrigg Hall, Blickling Hall, Holkham and of course Sandringham House, the country retreat of Her Majesty The Queen. The fact that the National Trust owns so much of Norfolk indicates just what an attractive county this is.


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