Editing Great Yarmouth

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'''Great Yarmouth''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|j|ɑːr|m|ə|θ}} {{respell|YAR|məth}}), often called '''Yarmouth''', is a [[seaside resort|seaside]] town which gives its name to the wider [[Borough of Great Yarmouth]] in [[Norfolk]], England; it straddles the [[River Yare]] and is located {{convert|20|mi|km}} east of [[Norwich]].<ref>Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map OL40 – The Broads''. {{ISBN|0-319-23769-9}}.</ref> Its fishing industry, mainly for [[herring]], shrank after the mid-20th century and has all but ended.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Town's last fishing boat fights tide and time |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=14 January 2008 |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1575561/Towns-last-fishing-boat-fights-tide-and-time.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1575561/Towns-last-fishing-boat-fights-tide-and-time.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}{{cbignore }}</ref> [[North Sea oil]] from the 1960s supplied an oil rig industry that services offshore natural gas rigs; more recently, offshore wind power and other renewable energy industries have ensued.

Yarmouth has been a resort since 1760 and a gateway from the [[Norfolk Broads]] to the [[North Sea]]. Holidaymaking rose when a railway opened in 1844, bringing easier, cheaper access and some new settlement. [[Wellington Pier]] opened in 1854 and Britannia Pier in 1858. Through the 20th century, Yarmouth boomed as a resort, with a [[promenade]], pubs, trams, fish-and-chip shops, theatres, the [[Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach|Pleasure Beach]], the [[Sea Life Centres|Sea Life Centre]], the [[Great Yarmouth Hippodrome|Hippodrome Circus]], the [[Time and Tide Museum]] and a Victorian seaside [[Winter Gardens, Great Yarmouth|Winter Garden]] in cast iron and glass.

==Geography and demography==
Great Yarmouth is located on a {{convert|3.1|mi|km|adj=on}} [[spit (landform)|spit]] of land between the [[North Sea]] and [[River Yare]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=Encyclopedia of the World's Coastal Landforms |year=2010 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaworl00bird |url-access=limited |page=[https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaworl00bird/page/n497 454] |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-1-402-08638-0 }}</ref> It features historic rows of houses in narrow streets and a main tourist sector on the seafront. It is linked to [[Gorleston]], Cobholm and Southtown by Haven Bridge and to the [[A47 road (Great Britain)|A47]] and [[A149 road|A149]] by [[Breydon Bridge]]. The urban area covers {{cvt|8.3|sqmi}} and according to the [[Office for National Statistics]] (ONS) in 2002 had a population of 47,288. It is the main town in the [[Great Yarmouth (borough)|Borough of Great Yarmouth]].<ref>Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20170211032229/https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes]''. Retrieved 2 December 2005.</ref>

The ONS identifies a Great Yarmouth urban area as having a population of 68,317, which includes the sub-areas of [[Caister-on-Sea]] (population 8,756) and Great Yarmouth (population 58,032). The wider Great Yarmouth borough had a population of around 92,500, which increased to 97,277 at the [[2011 United Kingdom census]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=6275111&c=Great+Yarmouth&d=13&e=62&g=6448842&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1440501977471&enc=1 |title=Great Yarmouth Authority population 2011 |access-date=25 August 2015}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Ethnically, Great Yarmouth was 92.8 per cent [[White British]], with the next biggest ethnic demographic being [[Other White]] at 3.5 per cent – Eastern Europeans in the main.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/great-yarmouth-e07000145#sthash.SwS15UxK.dpbs |title=Great Yarmouth – UK Census Data 2011 |last=Services |first=Good Stuff IT |website=UK Census Data |access-date=4 October 2018 }}</ref>

==History==
[[File:-2015-04-29 North east view of Saint Nicholas parish church, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.jpg|thumb|left|[[Great Yarmouth Minster]]]]
[[File:Great Yarmouth Regent Road.jpg|thumb|left|Regent Road before the 2016 fire]]
Great Yarmouth (Gernemwa, Yernemuth) lies near the site of the [[Roman fort]] camp of [[Gariannonum]] at the mouth of the River Yare. Its situation having attracted fishermen from the [[Cinque Ports]], a permanent settlement was made, and the town numbered 70 [[burgess (title)|burgesses]] before the [[Norman Conquest]]. [[Henry I of England|Henry I]] placed it under the rule of a [[Reeve (England)|reeve]].

In 1101 the [[Great Yarmouth Minster (The Minster Church of St Nicholas)|Church of St Nicholas]] was founded by [[Herbert de Losinga]], the first Bishop of Norwich, and consecrated in 1119. This was to be the first of several priories founded in what was a wealthy trading centre of considerable importance. In 1208, [[John of England|King John]] granted a [[charter]] to Great Yarmouth. The charter gave his burgesses of Yarmouth general liberties according to the customs of [[Oxford]], a gild merchant and weekly hustings, amplified by several later charters asserting the rights of the borough against Little Yarmouth and Gorleston. The town is bound to send to the sheriffs of Norwich every year ''one hundred herrings, baked in twenty four pasties'', which the sheriffs are to deliver to the lord of the manor of East Carlton who is then to convey them to the King.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Nuttall |first=P Austin |title=A classical and archæological dictionary of the manners, customs, laws, institutions, arts, etc. of the celebrated nations of antiquity, and of the middle ages |year=1840 |location=London |page=555 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V-gDAAAAQAAJ&dq=Yarmouth+pasties&pg=PA555 }}</ref>

A hospital was founded in Great Yarmouth during the reign of [[Edward I of England|Edward I]] by Thomas Fastolfe, father of [[Thomas Fastolf]], [[Bishop of St David's]]. In 1551, a grammar school founded and the great hall of the old hospital was appropriated for its use. The school was closed from 1757 to 1860 but re-established by charity trustees and settled in new buildings in 1872.
[[File:Britannia Monument.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.75|The {{convert|41|metres|ft|adj=mid|-tall}} [[Britannia Monument]], built in 1817]]
[[File:John Constable (1776-1837) - Yarmouth Jetty - N02650 - National Gallery.jpg|thumb|''[[Yarmouth Jetty]]'' by [[John Constable]], 1822]]
In 1552, [[Edward VI of England|Edward VI]] granted a charter of admiralty jurisdiction, later confirmed and extended by [[James VI of Scotland and I of England|James I]]. [[Elizabeth I]] came to Great Yarmouth in July 1578.<ref>''HMC 9th Report: Great Yarmouth'' (London, 1883), p. 316.</ref> In 1668 a charter from [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] extended the borough boundaries to also include Little Yarmouth (also known as Southtown), which lay on the opposite bank of the Yare in the parish of Gorleston in [[Suffolk]].<ref name=Suckling>{{cite book |last1=Suckling |first1=Alfred |title=The History and Antiquities of the County of Suffolk |date=1846 |publisher=W. S. Crowell |location=Ipswich |pages=360–380 |url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/suffolk-history-antiquities/vol1/pp360-380 }}</ref> In 1703 a new charter from [[Anne, Queen of Great Britain|Queen Anne]] replaced the two [[bailiff]]s by a mayor. In 1673, during the [[Third Anglo-Dutch War]], the [[Zealand Expedition]] was assembled in the town. In 1702 the [[Fishermen's Hospital]] was founded.<ref name="GYCH">{{Cite web |title=Fisherman's Hospital |url=http://greatyarmouthculturalheritage.co.uk/buildings-monuments/fishermans-hospital |website=greatyarmouthculturalheritage.co.uk |publisher=Great Yarmouth Cultural Heritage |access-date=17 February 2019 }}</ref> In the early 18th century, Yarmouth, as a thriving herring port, was vividly and admiringly described several times in [[Daniel Defoe]]'s travel journals, in part as follows:<ref>Daniel Defoe, ''A tour thro' the whole island of Great Britain, divided into circuits or journies'' (1724), Letter 1, Pt 3. Defoe's several descriptions may be accessed on the [http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/index.jsp Vision of Britain website].</ref>
<blockquote>Yarmouth is an ancient town, much older than Norwich; and at present, tho' not standing on so much ground, yet better built; much more compleat; for number of inhabitants, not much inferior; and for wealth, trade, and advantage of its situation, infinitely superior to Norwich.

It is plac'd on a peninsula between the River Yare and the sea; the two last lying parallel to one another, and the town in the middle: The river lies on the west-side of the town, and being grown very large and deep, by a conflux of all the rivers on this side the county, forms the haven; and the town facing to the west also, and open to the river, makes the finest key in England, if not in Europe, not inferior even to that of [[Marseille]] itself.

The ships ride here so close, and as it were, keeping up one another, with their head-fasts on shore, that for half a mile [800&nbsp;m] together, they go cross the stream with their bolsprits over the land, their bowes, or heads, touching the very wharf; so that one may walk from ship to ship as on a floating bridge, all along by the shore-side: The key reaching from the drawbridge almost to the south-gate, is so spacious and wide, that in some places 'tis near one hundred yards from the houses to the wharf. In this pleasant and agreeable range of houses are some very magnificent buildings, and among the rest, the custom-house and town-hall, and some merchants houses, which look like little palaces, rather than the dwelling-houses of private men.

The greatest defect of this beautiful town, seems to be, that tho' it is very rich and encreasing in wealth and trade, and consequently in people, there is not room to enlarge the town by building; which would be certainly done much more than it is, but that the river on the land-side prescribes them, except at the north end without the gate....</blockquote>
[[File:Royal Naval Hospital, Great Yarmouth.jpg|thumb|The former [[Royal Naval Hospital]], now converted into flats]]
[[File:Going to Sea Brierly 1883 SLNSW FL1043188.jpg|thumb|Going to Sea, Yarmouth, Norfolk, England, 1883, by Oswald W. Brierly]]

In 1797, during the [[French Revolutionary Wars]], the town was the main supply base for the North Sea Fleet. The fleet collected at the [[Yarmouth Roads]], from whence it sailed to the decisive [[Battle of Camperdown]] against the Dutch fleet.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Finch-Crisp |first1=William |title=Chronological Retrospect of the History of Great Yarmouth and Neighbourhood from A.D. 46 to 1884 |date=1877 |publisher=William Finch-Crisp |location=Great Yarmouth |url=http://www.gtyarmouth.co.uk/bygones/crisp/html/crisp1.htm }}</ref>

Again in 1807, during the [[Napoleonic Wars]], the collected fleet sailed from the [[#Roadstead|roadstead]] to the [[Battle of Copenhagen (1807)|Battle of Copenhagen]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Finch-Crisp |first1=William |title=Chronological Retrospect of the History of Great Yarmouth and Neighbourhood from A.D. 46 to 1884 |date=1877 |publisher=William Finch-Crisp |location=Great Yarmouth |url=http://www.gtyarmouth.co.uk/bygones/crisp/html/crisp2.htm }}</ref>

From 1808 to 1814, the Admiralty in London could communicate with its ships in Yarmouth by a [[Semaphore line|shutter telegraph chain]]. Ships were routinely anchored offshore during the [[Napoleonic Wars]] and the town served as a supply base for the [[Royal Navy]]. Part of an [[Board of Ordnance|Ordnance Yard]] survives from this period on Southtown Road, probably designed by [[James Wyatt]]: a pair of roadside lodges (which originally housed senior officers) frame the entrance to the site, which contains a sizeable armoury of 1806, a small barracks block and other ancillary buildings. Originally the depot extended down to a wharf on the River Yare and was flanked by a pair of storehouses, but these and other buildings were destroyed in [[The Blitz]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Norfolk Heritage Explorer |url=http://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF12030-Southtown-Arsenal&Index=2&RecordCount=68&SessionID=2e6c3610-3139-489a-baab-9b1f10df0a9e }}</ref> A grander survival is the former [[Royal Naval Hospital]] designed by [[William Pilkington (architect)|William Pilkington]], begun in 1806 and opened in 1811. Consisting of four colonnaded blocks around a courtyard, it served as a naval [[psychiatric hospital]], then as a barracks.<ref>{{Cite book |title=A general history of the county of Norfolk |last=Chambers |first=John |year=1829 |publisher=Norwich |page=276 }}</ref> The barrack-master was Captain [[George Manby]], during his time in post he invented the [[Manby mortar]]. The premises was transferred to the [[National Health Service|NHS]] in 1958. After its closure in 1993, the buildings were turned into private residences.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Brief History of the Royal Naval Hospital, Great Yarmouth |url=http://www.rnhgy.org.uk/index.asp?pageid=385947 }}</ref>

The town was the site of a bridge disaster and drowning tragedy on 2&nbsp;May 1845, when the [[Yarmouth suspension bridge]] crowded with children collapsed under the weight killing 79. They had gathered to watch a clown in a barrel being pulled by geese down the river. As he passed under the bridge the weight shifted, causing the chains on the south side to snap, tipping over the bridge deck.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jeron.je/anglia/learn/sec/history/yarmouth/page03.htm |title=The Fall of Yarmouth Road |publisher=AngliaCampus |access-date=11 October 2009 |archive-date=16 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716154342/http://www.jeron.je/anglia/learn/sec/history/yarmouth/page03.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Great Yarmouth had an electric tramway system from 1902 to 1933. From the 1880s until the First World War, the town was a regular destination for Bass Excursions, when fifteen trains would take 8,000–9,000 employees of Bass's [[Burton upon Trent|Burton]] brewery on an annual trip to the seaside.

During [[World War I]], Great Yarmouth suffered the first aerial bombardment in the UK, by [[Zeppelin]] ''L3'' on 19&nbsp;January 1915. That same year on 15&nbsp;August, [[Ernest Martin Jehan]] became the first and only man to sink a steel submarine with a sail-rigged [[Q-ship]], off the coast of Great Yarmouth. It was [[Bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft|bombarded by the German Navy]] on 24&nbsp;April 1916.
[[File:Greatyarmouth.jpg|thumb|alt=Wellington Pier in 1930.|[[Wellington Pier]] in 1930]]

The town suffered from bombing raids by the German [[Luftwaffe]] during [[World War II]], as the last significant place Germans could drop bombs before returning home, but much is left of the old town, including the original {{convert|2000|m|mi|adj=on}} protective medieval wall, of which two-thirds has survived, and eleven of the eighteen towers remain. On the South Quay is a 17th-century Merchant's House, as well as [[Tudor dynasty|Tudor]], [[Georgian architecture|Georgian]] and [[Victorian era|Victorian]] buildings. Behind South Quay is a maze of alleys and lanes known as [[Great Yarmouth Row Houses|"The Rows"]]. Originally there were 145. Despite war damage, several have remained.

The town was badly affected by the [[North Sea flood of 1953]]. More recent flooding has also been a problem, with four floods in 2006, the worst being in September. Torrential rain caused drains to block and an [[Anglian Water]] pumping station to break down, which caused [[flash flood]]ing in which 90 properties were flooded up to {{cvt|5|ft|m}}.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/5378080.stm |title=England; Norfolk; Homes under water in flash floods |work=BBC News |date=25 September 2006 |access-date=29 January 2010 }}</ref>

On 1 April 1974, the [[civil parish]] of Great Yarmouth was abolished.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/great%20yarmouth.html |title=Great Yarmouth Registration District |publisher=UKBMD |access-date=3 October 2022 }}</ref>

The southern section of the {{cvt|2|mi}} [[A47 road|A47]] Great Yarmouth Western Bypass opened in May 1985, with the northern section opened in March 1986. The bypass was re-numbered as part of the [[A12 road (Great Britain)|A12]], until it returned to being part of the A47 in February 2017.

In February 2023, there was an explosion on [[River Yare]] when disposal of [[unexploded ordnance]] from World War II resulted in accidental detonation.<ref name="bbc-great-yarmouth-huge-blast">{{Cite news |date=10 February 2023 |title=Great Yarmouth: Huge blast after unplanned WW2 bomb detonation |publisher=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-64604115 |access-date=10 February 2023 }}</ref>

==Sightseeing and tourism==
[[File:Greatyarmouthpanorama.JPG|thumb|upright=1.25|Panorama of Hall Quay seen from Southtown, showing the Town Hall and Star Hotel. Historic South Quay continues to the right of the image.]]
The Tollhouse with [[dungeon]]s, dating from the late 13th century, is one of Britain's oldest former [[gaol]]s and oldest civic buildings.<ref name="Nall1866">{{Cite book |author=John Greaves Nall |title=Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft: A Handbook for Visitors and Residents |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YhFVAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA257 |year=1866 |publisher=Longmans, Green, Reader & Dyer |page=257 }}</ref><ref name="Tully1990">{{Cite book |author=Clive Tully |title=The Visitor's Guide to East Anglia |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=L-YNk7x4COEC&pg=PA69 |year=1990 |publisher=MPC |isbn=978-0-86190-356-6 |page=69 }}</ref><ref name="Steane2014">{{Cite book |author=John Steane |title=The Archaeology of Medieval England and Wales |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sxshBQAAQBAJ&pg=PA25 |date=30 October 2014 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-59994-4 |page=25 }}</ref> It backs onto the central library. Major sections of the medieval town walls survive around the parish cemetery and in parts of the old town.

[[Great Yarmouth Minster]] (the Minster Church of St Nicholas, founded in the 12th century as an act of penance) stands in Church Plain, just off the market place. It is the third largest parish church in England, after [[Beverley Minster]] in the [[East Riding of Yorkshire]] and [[Christchurch Priory]] in Dorset. Neighbouring Church Plain has the 17th-century timber-framed house where [[Anna Sewell]] (1820–1878), author of ''[[Black Beauty]]'', was born.

The [[market (place)|market]] place, one of England's largest, has functioned since the 13th century. It is also home to the town's shopping sector and the famous Yarmouth chip stalls. The smaller area south of the market is used as a performance area for community events and for access to the town's shopping centre, [[Market Gates Shopping Centre|Market Gates]].

[[Great Yarmouth railway station]] is the terminus of the [[Wherry Lines]] from Norwich. Before the [[Beeching Axe]], the town had a number of stations and a direct link to London down the east coast. The only remaining signs of these is a coach park, where Beach Station once was, and the [[A12 road (Great Britain)|A12]] relief road, which follows the route of the railway down into the embankment from Breydon Bridge.
[[File:Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth - May 2012.jpg|thumb|[[Britannia Pier]], May 2012|alt=|left]]

Yarmouth has two [[pier]]s: [[Britannia Pier]] (Grade II listed)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.piers.org.uk/pierpages/NPSgreatyarmouthb.html |title=Great Yarmouth Britannia Pier – National Piers Society<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=4 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005005803/http://www.piers.org.uk/pierpages/NPSgreatyarmouthb.html |archive-date=5 October 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>) and [[Wellington Pier]]. The theatre building on the latter was demolished in 2005 and reopened in 2008 as a family entertainment centre, including a ten-pin bowling alley overlooking the beach. Britannia Pier holds the Britannia Theatre, which during the summer has featured acts such as [[Jim Davidson]], [[Jethro (comedian)|Jethro]], [[Basil Brush]], [[Cannon and Ball]], [[Chubby Brown]], the [[Chuckle Brothers]], and [[The Searchers (band)|The Searchers]]. It is one of the few end-of-the pier theatres surviving in England.

The [[Scroby Sands Wind Farm]] of thirty generators is within sight of the seafront, with its giant wind generators. Also visible are [[grey seal]]s during their breeding season. The country's only full-time circus, [[Great Yarmouth Hippodrome|Hippodrome Circus]], is just off the seafront.

The [[Grade II listed]] [[Winter Gardens, Great Yarmouth|Winter Gardens]] building sits next to the [[Wellington Pier.|Wellington Pier]]. The [[cast iron]], framed glass structure was shipped by barge from [[Torquay]] in 1903, ostensibly without the loss of a single pane of glass. Over the years, it has been used as [[ballroom]], [[roller skating]] rink and [[beer garden]]. In the 1990s it was converted into a [[nightclub]] by [[Jim Davidson]] and has since been used as a family leisure venue. It is currently closed. In the meantime it has been named by the [[Victorian Society]] as a heritage building at risk of disrepair.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Victorian Society reveals top 10 buildings 'crying out' to be saved |work=BBC News |date=12 September 2018 |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-45485245 }}</ref>

Great Yarmouth's seafront, known as "The Golden Mile" attracts millions of visitors each year to its sandy beaches, indoor and outdoor attractions and amusement arcades. Great Yarmouth's Marine Parade has twelve Amusement Arcades within {{convert|2|sqmi|km2}}, including: Atlantis, The Flamingo, Circus Circus, The Golden Nugget, The Mint, Leisureland, The Majestic, The Silver Slipper, The Showboat, Magic City, Quicksilver and The Gold Rush, opened in 2007. In addition to the two piers, tourist attractions on Marine Parade include Joyland, Pirates Cove Adventure Golf, Castaway Island Adventure Golf, the Marina Centre, the Sea Life Centre, Merrivale Model Village and the [[Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach|Pleasure Beach]] and Gardens.

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In [[August]] [[2019 in the United Kingdom|2019]], the Venetian Waterways and gardens in Great Yarmouth were reopened following a major restoration project<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-15 |title=Grand reopening for Great Yarmouth's Venetian Waterways {{!}} The Nationa… |url=https://archive.today/20250415193946/https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/news/grand-reopening-great-yarmouths-venetian-waterways |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=archive.is}}</ref> delivered by [[General contractor|contractor]] [[Blakedown Landscapes]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-15 |title=Blakedown Landscapes |url=https://archive.today/20250415194020/https://www.blakedown.co.uk/news/2019/great-yarmouth-waterways-restoration-complete-fc6dj |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=archive.is}}</ref> Originally constructed between [[1926 in the United Kingdom|1926]] and [[1928 in the United Kingdom|1928]] as a work-creation scheme, the site features [[Canal|canals]] and [[Formal garden|formal gardens]] that had fallen into disrepair, with waterways silted up and infrastructure neglected. Supported by a £1.7 million grant from the [[National Lottery Heritage Fund|Heritage Lottery Fund]] and assistance from volunteers, the restoration involved replanting the flowerbeds with 20,000 plants and refurbishing the original 1920s café. The café and boat hire facilities are now operated by a social enterprise.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-15 |title=Great Yarmouth's historic waterways re-open after £2.7m restoration {{!}}… |url=https://archive.today/20250415194039/https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2019-08-20/great-yarmouth-s-historic-venetian-waterways-to-reopen-after-2-7m-restoration |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=archive.is}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-04-15 |title=Blakedown Landscapes |url=https://archive.today/20250415194102/https://www.blakedown.co.uk/bali-awards-2019-venetian-waterways |access-date=2025-04-15 |website=archive.is}}</ref>

The South Denes area is home to the Grade I listed Norfolk Naval Pillar, known locally as the [[Britannia Monument]] or Nelson's Monument. This tribute to [[Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson|Nelson]] was completed in 1819, 24 years before the completion of [[Nelson's Column]] in London. The monument, designed by [[William Wilkins (architect)|William Wilkins]], shows [[Britannia]] standing atop a [[globe]] holding an [[olive branch]] in her right hand and a [[trident]] in her left. There is a popular assumption in the town that the statue of Britannia was supposed to face out to sea but now faces inland due to a mistake during construction, although it is thought she is meant to face Nelson's birthplace at [[Burnham Thorpe]]. The monument was originally planned to mark Nelson's victory at the [[Battle of the Nile]], but fundraising was not completed until after his death and it was instead dedicated to England's greatest naval hero. It is currently surrounded by an industrial estate but there are plans to improve the area. The Norfolk Nelson Museum on South Quay housed the Ben Burgess collection of Nelson memorabilia and was the only dedicated Nelson museum in England. Its several galleries looked at Nelson's life and personality, and at what life was like for men who sailed under him. It closed in 2019.
[[File:Fishing boat YH 671 - geograph.org.uk - 1067992.jpg|right|thumb|Small boat at the [[Time and Tide Museum]]]]

[[Charles Dickens]] used Yarmouth as a key location in his novel ''[[David Copperfield (novel)|David Copperfield]]'', and described the town as "the finest place in the universe".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/everyone-aboard-at-great-yarmouth-s-big-day-out-1-3718828 |title=Everyone aboard at Great Yarmouth's Big Day Out |first=Sophie |last=Biddle |website=Great Yarmouth Mercury |date=8 August 2014 |access-date=2 January 2019 |archive-date=2 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102095015/https://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/everyone-aboard-at-great-yarmouth-s-big-day-out-1-3718828 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Dickens stayed at the Royal Hotel on the Marine Parade while writing the novel.

The [[Time and Tide Museum]] in Blackfriars Road, managed by Norfolk Museums Service, was nominated in the UK Museums Awards in 2005. It was built as part of a regeneration of the south of the town in 2003. Its location in an old [[herring]] [[smokery]] harks back to the town's status as a major fishing port. Sections of the historic [[town wall]] stand opposite the museum, next to the Great Yarmouth Potteries, part of which is housed in another former smoke house. The town wall is among the most complete medieval town walls in the country, with 11 of the 18 original turrets still standing. Other museums in the town include the National Trust's Elizabethan House, the Great Yarmouth Row Houses, managed by [[English Heritage]], and the privately owned [[Blitz and Pieces]], based on the [[Home front|Home Front]] during [[World War II]].

The Maritime Heritage East partnership, based at the award-winning Time and Tide Museum aims to raise the profile of maritime heritage and museum collections.

In October 2021, street artist [[Banksy]] created a number of murals in the town as part of his set [[A Great British Spraycation]].

==Governance==
{{main|Great Yarmouth Borough Council}}
There are two tiers of local government covering Great Yarmouth, at [[non-metropolitan district|district]] and [[non-metropolitan county|county level]]: [[Great Yarmouth Borough Council]] and [[Norfolk County Council]], based in Norwich. The borough council meets at [[Great Yarmouth Town Hall]] in Hall Plain, which is a Grade II* [[listed building]].<ref name=listed>{{NHLE |desc=Town Hall |num=1246969 |access-date=25 December 2020 }}</ref>

Great Yarmouth was an [[ancient borough]]. The original borough was entirely on the north side of the Yare, which formed the historic boundary between Norfolk and Suffolk. After the borough was enlarged to include Southtown in 1668 the borough straddled the two counties.<ref name=Suckling/> The borough was reformed to become a [[municipal borough]] in 1836 under the [[Municipal Corporations Act 1835]], at which point the boundaries were enlarged to include all of the parish of Gorleston.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |page=459 |url=https://archive.org/details/statutesunitedk35britgoog/page/458/mode/2up?q=yarmouth |access-date=23 August 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |date=1832 |page=353 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Uq0uAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA300 |access-date=23 August 2023 }}</ref> When elected county councils were created in 1889, Great Yarmouth was considered large enough to provide its own county-level services and so it became a [[county borough]], independent from Norfolk County Council.<ref>[[Local Government Act 1888]]</ref> For ceremonial and judicial purposes the borough continued to straddle Norfolk and Suffolk until 1&nbsp;April 1891 when the county boundary was adjusted to place the whole borough in Norfolk.<ref>{{cite web |title=Local Government Board's Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 13) Act 1890 |url=https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukla/Vict/53-54/202/pdfs/ukla_18900202_en.pdf |website=legislation.gov.uk |publisher=The National Archives |access-date=23 August 2023 |page=13 }}</ref>

The County Borough of Great Yarmouth was abolished in 1974 under the [[Local Government Act 1972]]. The area became part of the larger [[Borough of Great Yarmouth]], a lower-tier [[non-metropolitan district]], with Norfolk County Council providing county-level services to the town for the first time. No [[successor parish]] was created for the area of the former county borough, which therefore became an [[unparished area]], directly administered by Great Yarmouth Borough Council.<ref>{{cite legislation UK |type=si |si=The English Non-Metropolitan Districts (Definition) Order 1972 |year=1972 |number=2039 |access-date=24 August 2023 }}</ref>

[[Great Yarmouth (UK Parliament constituency)|Great Yarmouth]] is a [[Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom|constituency]] represented in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] of the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom]]. Its current MP, starting 5 July 2024, is [[Rupert Lowe]], an [[Independent politician]].

==Wildlife==
[[File:Great Yarmouth beach near the Winter Gardens.JPG|right|thumb|upright|Central Beach close to the Jetty]]
The Yarmouth area provides habitats for a number of rare and unusual species. The area between the piers is home to one of the largest roosts of [[Mediterranean gull]]s in the UK. [[Breydon Water]], just behind the town, is a major wader and waterfowl site, with winter roosts of over 100,000 birds. [[Grey seal]] and [[common seal]] are frequently seen offshore, as are seabirds such as [[northern gannet|gannet]], [[little auk]], [[common scoter]], [[razorbill]], [[Gull]] and [[common guillemot|guillemot]].

This and the surrounding [[Halvergate Marshes]] are environmentally protected. Most of the area is now managed by conservation organisations, principally the [[RSPB]]. The North Denes area of the beach is an [[SSSI]] due to its dune plants, and supports many [[Eurasian skylark|skylark]]s and [[meadow pipit]]s, along with one of the largest [[little tern]] colonies in the UK each summer, and a small colony of [[grayling (butterfly)|grayling]] butterflies. Other butterflies found include [[small copper]] and [[common blue]].

The nearby cemetery is a renowned temporary roost for spring and autumn migrants. [[Common redstart]] and [[European pied flycatcher|pied flycatcher]] are often seen during their migration{{Citation needed|date=July 2020}}. It has also recorded the first sightings of a number of rare insects blown in from the continent.

==Sport and leisure==
The main local [[association football|football]] club is [[Great Yarmouth Town F.C.|Great Yarmouth Town]], known as the Bloaters, which plays in the [[Eastern Counties Football League|Eastern Counties League]]. Its ground is at Wellesley Recreation Ground, named after [[Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington|Sir Arthur Wellesley]], later to become the Duke of Wellington. There is strong [[East Anglian Derby|East Anglian rivalry]] with [[Gorleston F.C.|Gorleston]]. Local football clubs are served by the Great Yarmouth and District League.

Great Yarmouth has a [[Great Yarmouth Racecourse|horse racecourse]] that features a chute allowing races of one mile ({{convert|1|mi|1|abbr=out|disp=output only}}) on the straight.

[[Motorcycle speedway|Speedway]] racing was staged before and after the [[Second World War]]. The meetings were held at the [[greyhound racing|greyhound stadium]] in Caister Road. The post-war team was known as the [[Yarmouth Bloaters]], after the [[bloater (herring)|smoked fish]]. [[Banger racing|Banger and Stock car racing]] are also staged there.

The main Marina leisure centre, built in 1981, has a large swimming pool and [[conference hall|conference facilities]]; it holds live entertainment, such as summer [[pantomime]] variety shows produced by local entertainers Hanton & Dean. The centre is run by the Great Yarmouth Sport and Leisure Trust. The Trust was set up in April 2006 to run the building as a charitable non-profit-making organisation.

At the beginning of the 2008 summer season, a world's first [[Segway PT|Segway]] Grand Prix was opened at the [[Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach|Pleasure Beach]] gardens.

The English Pool Association (EPA),<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.epa.org.uk |title=English Pool Association – Home Page |publisher=Epa.org.uk |access-date=26 March 2013 }}</ref> the governing body for 8-Ball Pool in England, holds its National Finals Competitions (including Inter-County and Inter-League, singles and team competitions, and England trials) over several weekends through the year at the Vauxhall Holiday Park<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.vauxhall-holiday-park.co.uk/ |title=Norfolk Caravan Camping Lodge Holidays and Short Breaks – Vauxhall Holiday Park in Great Yarmouth |publisher=Vauxhall-holiday-park.co.uk |access-date=26 March 2013 }}</ref> on the outskirts of Great Yarmouth.

==Local media==
Local news and television programmes are provided by [[BBC East]] and [[ITV Anglia]]. Television signals is received from the [[Tacolneston transmitting station|Tacolneston]] transmitter or from one of the two local relay transmitters (Great Yarmouth and Gorleston on Sea).<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 May 2004 |title=Tacolneston (Norfolk, England) Full Freeview transmitter |url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Tacolneston |access-date=21 January 2024 |website=UK Free TV |language=en }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 May 2004 |title=Great Yarmouth (Norfolk, England) Freeview Light transmitter |url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Great_Yarmouth |access-date=21 January 2024 |website=UK Free TV |language=en }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 May 2004 |title=Gorleston on Sea (Norfolk, England) Freeview Light transmitter |url=https://ukfree.tv/transmitters/tv/Gorleston_on_Sea |access-date=21 January 2024 |website=UK Free TV |language=en }}</ref>

The town’s local radio stations are [[BBC Radio Norfolk]] on 95.1 FM, [[Heart East]] on 102.4 FM, [[Greatest Hits Radio East|Greatest Hits Radio Norfolk & North Suffolk]] (formerly [[The Beach (UK radio station)|The Beach]]) on 103.4 FM, and Harbour Radio, a community radio station that broadcasts from the town on 107.4 FM.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Radio |first=Harbour |title=Harbour Radio |url=https://harbourradio.co.uk/ |access-date=21 January 2024 |website=Harbour Radio |language=en-US }}</ref>

The ''[[Great Yarmouth Mercury]]'' is the town's weekly local newspaper, alongside the county-wide newspaper ''[[Eastern Daily Press]]''.

==Transport==
===Railway===
The [[Wherry Lines]] link {{rws|Norwich}} and [[Great Yarmouth railway station]], with an hourly service operated by [[Greater Anglia]]; most services travel via {{rws|Acle}}, with the remainder via [[Reedham (Norfolk) railway station|Reedham]].<ref name="Timetables">{{Cite web |work=Greater Anglia |title=Timetables |date=21 May 2023 |access-date=30 November 2023 |url=https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/timetables |quote= }}</ref>

Before the [[Beeching cuts]], there were three other railway lines that entered the town: 
* From the north: The [[Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway]] down the coast from [[Melton Constable railway station|Melton Constable]] to a terminus at [[Yarmouth Beach railway station|Beach station]];
* From the south-west: The [[Yarmouth-Beccles line]] from [[Liverpool Street railway station|London Liverpool Street]], via [[Beccles railway station|Beccles]], terminating at [[Yarmouth South Town railway station|South Town station]];
* From the south: The [[Yarmouth-Lowestoft line]] from [[Lowestoft railway station|Lowestoft Central]], via [[Hopton railway station|Hopton]] and [[Gorleston-on-Sea railway station|Gorleston]], terminating at South Town station.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The New Adlestrop Railway Atlas – historical UK railway map |url=http://www.systemed.net/atlas/ |access-date=21 January 2024 |website=www.systemed.net }}</ref>

The remaining Vauxhall station was renamed Great Yarmouth in 1989. It is the sole surviving station from a former total of seventeen within the [[Great Yarmouth (borough)|borough]] limits.

===Buses===
The bus station in Great Yarmouth is the hub for local routes, located beneath [[Market Gates Shopping Centre]]. Services are operated predominantly by [[First Bus East of England|First Eastern Counties]]. The [[Excel (bus route)|Excel X1]] route, which links [[Norwich]] and [[Lowestoft]], stops in the town. Other local bus services link the suburban areas of [[Martham]], [[Hemsby]], [[Gorleston]], [[Bradwell, Norfolk|Bradwell]] and [[Belton with Browston|Belton]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Great Yarmouth Bus Services |work=Bus Times |date=2023 |access-date=30 November 2023 |url=https://bustimes.org/localities/great-yarmouth-norfolk }}</ref>

===Port and river===
{{see also|Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour}}
[[File:Haven Bridge Lifted.jpg|thumb|Haven Bridge; one of the three main links to the town pictured in its upright position allowing boats to pass beneath]]

The [[River Yare]] cuts off Great Yarmouth from other areas of the borough such as [[Gorleston]] and Southtown; as a result, the town's bridges became major transport links. Originally Haven Bridge was the only link over the river but, in the late 1980s, Breydon Bridge was built to take the A12 over [[Breydon Water]], replacing the old railway bridge of [[Breydon Viaduct]].<ref>[http://www.ourgreatyarmouth.org.uk/page_id__454_path__0p44p63p.aspx Building the Breydon Bridge, June 1985] Our Great Yarmouth, Retrieved 20 November 2010.</ref> In January 2020 construction began on a third river crossing, the Herring Bridge, which opened to traffic on 1 February 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Issimdar |first1=Mariam |last2=Turner |first2=Andrew |title=What will the Herring Bridge river crossing mean for Great Yarmouth? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-68147257 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=8 June 2024 |date=1 February 2024 }}</ref> All three are lifting bridges, which can be raised to allow river traffic to pass through; this can result in traffic tailbacks. The phrase "the bridge was up" has become synonymous in the town with being late for appointments.{{citation needed|date=June 2024}}

A ferry running between the southern tip of Great Yarmouth and Gorleston provided a much shorter link between the factories on South Denes and the mostly residential areas of Gorleston. However, increased running costs and the decline of industrial activity led to its closure in the early 1990s.<ref>[http://www.ourgreatyarmouth.org.uk/page_id__472_path__0p44p75p.aspx Great Yarmouth Ferry Crossings] Our Great Yarmouth; Retrieved 20 November 2010.</ref>

Since 2006, the restored pleasure [[steamboat|steamer]] the ''Southern Belle'' has offered regular river excursions from the town's Haven Bridge. Built in 1925 for the [[Earl of Mount Edgcumbe]], she is now owned by the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Steam Packet Company Limited.<ref>[http://www.angliawebsites.com/southern-belle-ferry-great-yarmouth.html The Southern Belle] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121135659/http://www.angliawebsites.com/southern-belle-ferry-great-yarmouth.html |date=21 November 2009}}. Retrieved 29 October 2009.</ref>

Construction work on the [[Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour]], a deep-water harbour on the [[North Sea]], began in June 2007 and was completed by 2009. Originally, there was to be a roll-on/roll-off ferry link with [[Ĳmuiden]], which failed to materialise. An initiative by Seamax Ferries to connect Great Yarmouth and Ijmuiden by ferry was due to start in 2008.<ref>[http://www.seamaxferries.com/seamax-ferries-nederlands.html Seamax Ferries homepage] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215221255/http://www.seamaxferries.com/seamax-ferries-nederlands.html |date=15 December 2017}}. Retrieved 15 December 2017.</ref> Nor did installation of two large cranes in 2009, since removed, save plans for a container terminal, which have also been scrapped.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/business/great_yarmouth_outer_harbour_s_7m_cranes_to_go_1_722070 |title=Great Yarmouth outer harbour's £7m cranes to go |date=10 November 2010 |author=Stephen Pullinger |newspaper=Eastern Daily Press |access-date=20 November 2010 |archive-date=13 November 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113061827/http://www.edp24.co.uk/business/great_yarmouth_outer_harbour_s_7m_cranes_to_go_1_722070 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

====Lifeboat station====
{{Main|Great Yarmouth and Gorleston lifeboat station}}
There has been a lifeboat at Great Yarmouth since at least 1802. Early boats were privately operated, until the [[RNLI]] took over in 1857.<ref name="RNLI">[http://www.rnli.org.uk/rnli_near_you/east/stations/GreatYarmouthandGorlestonNorfolk/history RNLI history of Great Yarmouth & Gorleston lifeboat station] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108130505/http://www.rnli.org.uk/rnli_near_you/east/stations/greatyarmouthandgorlestonnorfolk/history |date=8 January 2009 }}</ref> It has a lifeboat station at Riverside Road, Gorleston{{Efn|52°34′32″N 1°43′55″E / 52.575419°N 1.732039°E}} from where the [[Trent-class lifeboat]] ''Samarbeta'' and B class (inshore) lifeboat ''Seahorse IV'' run.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rnli.org.uk/rnli_near_you/east/stations/GreatYarmouthandGorlestonNorfolk/fleet |title=Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Fleet |publisher=RNLI |access-date=29 January 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070826131424/http://www.rnli.org.uk/rnli_near_you/east/stations/GreatYarmouthandGorlestonNorfolk/fleet |archive-date=26 August 2007 }}</ref>

====Roadstead====
The anchorage off Yarmouth, known as ''Yarmouth [[roadstead|Roads]]'', was seen as one of East Coast's best in the early 1800s. Their fleets gathered and set sail during the Napoleonic wars.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Parliamentary Papers, Volume 4 |date=1826 |pages=116, 224 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AyYSAAAAYAAJ |publisher=[[H.M. Stationery Office]] }}</ref> Nowadays the roadstead is more likely to be referred to as an anchorage.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anchorage of Great Yarmouth |url=http://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ports/23301/port_name:GREAT%20YARMOUTH%20ANCH |website=MarineTraffic.com |access-date=9 March 2017 |language=en }}</ref>

===Roads===
The town is served by the [[A47 road|A47]] and the terminating [[A143 road|A143]]. Until 2017, the [[A12 road (England)|A12]] from London terminated in Yarmouth; the route from Lowestoft was renumbered as the A47 by [[Highways England]], as part of a wider road-improvement scheme, thereafter the A12 has terminated in Lowestoft instead of at Vauxhall roundabout. The relief road was built along the path of the old railway to carry the A12 onwards to Lowestoft and London. [[Roundabout]]s, junctions and bridges often become gridlocked at [[rush hour]].

====Third river crossing====
Plans were advanced for a third river crossing in Great Yarmouth to link northern Gorleston with the South Denes and the [[Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour|Outer Harbour]], avoiding the congested town centre. A public consultation took place in mid-2009 over four possible proposals but plans were stalled by lack of funding and closure of the container terminal.<ref>[http://www.eastcoastlive.co.uk/news/info.php?news=Cash+concerns+over+third+crossing&refnum=2188 "Cash concerns over third crossing"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718231331/http://www.eastcoastlive.co.uk/news/info.php?news=Cash+concerns+over+third+crossing&refnum=2188 |date=18 July 2011}} East Coast Live; Retrieved 20 November 2010.</ref> In 2016, additional funding of just over £1 million was pledged<ref>[http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/funding_boost_of_1m_for_third_river_crossing_in_great_yarmouth_1_4647101 "Funding boost of £1m for third river crossing in Great Yarmouth"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118054531/http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/funding_boost_of_1m_for_third_river_crossing_in_great_yarmouth_1_4647101 |date=18 January 2017 }} Great Yarmouth Mercury; Retrieved 11 January 2017.</ref> and a potential crossing proposal outlined for the crossing to link the A12 at Harfrey's Roundabout to South Denes.<ref>[http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/public_s_views_sought_on_great_yarmouth_third_river_crossing_1_4797947 "Public's Views Sought on Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216224219/http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/public_s_views_sought_on_great_yarmouth_third_river_crossing_1_4797947 |date=16 February 2017 }} Great Yarmouth Mercury; Retrieved 11 January 2017.</ref><ref>[https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/major-projects-and-improvement-plans/great-yarmouth/third-river-crossing/public-consultation-on-third-river-crossing "Public Consultation on Third River Crossing"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113075724/https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/major-projects-and-improvement-plans/great-yarmouth/third-river-crossing/public-consultation-on-third-river-crossing |date=13 January 2017}} Norfolk County Council; Retrieved 11 January 2017.</ref> The bridge project was approved in 2020<ref name="itvbridge">{{Cite web |date=27 November 2020 |title=Key river crossings in Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth given final approval |url=https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2020-11-25/key-river-crossings-in-lowestoft-and-great-yarmouth-given-final-approval |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104073315/https://www.itv.com/news/anglia/2020-11-25/key-river-crossings-in-lowestoft-and-great-yarmouth-given-final-approval |archive-date=4 January 2023 |access-date=4 January 2023 |website=ITV News |language=en }}</ref> construction of the [[bascule bridge]], to be named "Herring Bridge" began in January 2021, and was set to end in May 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Third River Crossing |url=https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/major-projects-and-improvement-plans/great-yarmouth/third-river-crossing |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104074052/https://www.norfolk.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/major-projects-and-improvement-plans/great-yarmouth/third-river-crossing |archive-date=4 January 2023 |access-date=4 January 2023 |website=[[Norfolk County Council]] }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=30 December 2022 |title=Great Yarmouth third river crossing: Road upgrades close to completion |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-64119349 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104074341/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-norfolk-64119349 |archive-date=4 January 2023 |access-date=4 January 2023 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB }}</ref> During construction works, an unexploded German bomb from the Second World War was discovered and exploded during defusing attempts. Opening for road traffic will take place in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=9 January 2024 |title=Great Yarmouth Third River Crossing |url=https://www.great-yarmouth.gov.uk/article/11188/Great-Yarmouth-Third-River-Crossing |access-date=21 January 2024 |website=Great Yarmouth Borough Council |language=en }}</ref>

===Air===
The [[Great Yarmouth – North Denes Airport|North Denes Heliport]], sited in the north of the town, is operated by [[CHC Helicopter]]. In 2011, the heliport's closure was announced, with operations moving to [[Norwich International Airport]], but this has never occurred.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.eastcoastlive.co.uk/news/info.php?news=Town%92s+heliport+to+close+next+year&refnum=2279 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120801173402/http://www.eastcoastlive.co.uk/news/info.php?news=Town%92s+heliport+to+close+next+year&refnum=2279 |url-status=dead |title=Town's heliport to close next year – East Coast Live |access-date=20 November 2010 |archive-date=1 August 2012 }}</ref>

==First Responder group==
An East of England Ambulance Service First Responder group has been set up for the Great Yarmouth area. Made up of a group of volunteers within the community in which they live or work, they are trained to attend emergency 999 calls by the NHS Ambulance Service.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gyresponders.org |title=Great Yarmouth First Responders |publisher=Great Yarmouth First Responders |access-date=22 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223065141/http://www.gyresponders.org/ |archive-date=23 December 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Enterprise zone==
[[Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft Enterprise Zone]] was launched in April 2012. Its sites include Beacon Park and South Denes in Great Yarmouth.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.edp24.co.uk/business/great_yarmouth_and_lowestoft_enterprise_zone_interest_from_around_the_world_1_1174961 |title=Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft enterprise zone interest from around the world |last=Dickson |first=Annabelle |work=EDP24 |publisher=[[Eastern Daily Press]] |date=12 January 2012 |access-date=13 March 2015 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923233908/http://www.edp24.co.uk/business/great_yarmouth_and_lowestoft_enterprise_zone_interest_from_around_the_world_1_1174961 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Notable people==

===Medieval===
* [[Joan Larke]] (c. 1490 – after 1529), mistress of Cardinal [[Thomas Wolsey]] and mother of his two illegitimate children

===16th century===
* [[John Clere (c. 1511–1557)|Sir John Clere]] (c. 1511–1557) politician and naval commander<ref>[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1509-1558/member/clere-sir-john-1511-57 The History of Parliament Trust, CLERE, Sir John (? 1511–1557), of London, Norwich and Ormesby, Norfolk. Retrieved December 2017.]</ref>
* [[William Harborne]] (c. 1542–1617) diplomat, merchant and Ambassador to the [[Ottoman Empire]]<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Harborne,_William |volume=24 |short=x }}</ref>
* [[Edward Owner]] (1576–1650) politician who sat in the House of Commons at times between 1621 and 1648<ref>[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1604-1629/member/owner-edward-1575-1650 The History of Parliament Trust, OWNER, Edward (1575–1650), of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Retrieved December 2017.]</ref>
* [[Sir John Potts, 1st Baronet]] (c. 1592–1673) politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1640 to 1648 and in 1660.<ref>[http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1660-1690/member/potts-sir-john-1592-1673 The History of Parliament Trust, POTTS, Sir John, 1st Bt. (c. 1592–1673), of Mannington, Norfolk. Retrieved December 2017.]</ref>

===17th century===
* [[William Bridge]] (c. 1600–1670), prominent English [[Independent (religion)|independent]] minister<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.apuritansmind.com/puritan-favorites/william-bridge-1600-1670 |website=A Puritan's Mind |title=William Bridge (1600–1670) |access-date=14 December 2023 }}</ref>
* [[Thomas Goodwin]] (1600–1680) Puritan theologian and preacher, chaplain to [[Oliver Cromwell]]<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Goodwin,_Thomas |volume= 12 |short=x }}</ref>
* [[Joseph Ames (naval commander)|Joseph Ames]] (1619–1695) naval commander under the [[Commonwealth of England]]<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Ames, Joseph (1619-1695) |volume=01 |short=x }}</ref>
* [[Rebecca Nurse]] (1621–1692), sister of Mary Eastey and a victim of the [[Salem witch trials]], was born in Great Yarmouth.<ref>[http://salem.lib.virginia.edu/people/nursecourt.html Salem Witch Trials in History and Literature, University of Virginia, 2001. Retrieved December 2017.]</ref>
* [[Mary Eastey]] (1634–92), victim of the [[Salem witch trials]], was born in Great Yarmouth.
* [[John Clipperton]] (1676–1722) of [[Clipperton Island]], privateer who fought against the Spanish
* [[Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet]] (1681–1751) Governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749<ref>[https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Gooch_Sir_William_1681-1751 Dictionary of Virginia Biography, Sir William Gooch (1681–1751). Retrieved December 2017].</ref> 
* [[Joseph Ames (author)|Joseph Ames]] (1689–1759) bibliographer and [[antiquary]]<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Ames,_Joseph |volume= 01 |short=x }}</ref><ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Ames,_Joseph_(1689-1759) |volume=01 |short=x }}</ref>

===18th century===
* [[Henry Swinden]] (1716–1772), [[antiquary]], schoolmaster and land surveyor<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Swinden,_Henry |volume=55 |short=x }}</ref>
* [[James Sayers (caricaturist)|James Sayers]] (1748–1823), caricaturist<ref>{{Cite EB1911 |wstitle=Sayer,_James |volume=24 |short=x }}</ref> 
* [[John Ives]] (1751–1776), antiquary and officer of arms at the College of Arms in London<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Ives,_John |volume=29 |short=x }}</ref>
* Dr [[Thomas Girdlestone]] (1758–1822), English physician and writer<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Girdlestone,_Thomas |volume=21 |short=x }}</ref>
* Captain [[George William Manby]] (1765–1854), barrack-master and inventor of marine life-saving equipment and the fire extinguisher<ref>{{Cite NIE |wstitle=Manby,_George_William |short=x }}</ref>
* [[Mary Dawson Turner]] (1774–1850), artist and illustrator <ref>{{Cite web |title=Mary Dawson Turner |url=https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp11123/mary-dawson-turner-nee-palgrave |website=www.npg.org.uk |access-date=21 March 2021 }}</ref>
* [[Dawson Turner]] (1775–1858), banker, botanist and antiquary<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Turner,_Dawson |volume=57 |short=x }}</ref>
* Captain [[John Black (privateer)|John Black]] (1778–1802) son of a clergyman, ship's officer and privateer
* [[William Fisher (Royal Navy officer)|William Fisher]] (1780–1852) officer of the Royal Navy and a novelist<ref>{{Cite DNB |first=John Knox |last=Laughton |wstitle=Fisher, William (1780-1852) |display=Fisher, William (1780–1852) |volume=19 |page=75 }}</ref>
* [[Robert Miles Sloman]] (1783–1867), British-German shipbuilder<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Hurd |first1=Archibald |last2=Wilcox |first2=E. H. |title=German Sea-power: Its Rise, Progress, and Economic Basis |date=1914 |publisher=Scribner's sons |page=295 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F34gAAAAMAAJ&q=Robert+Miles+Sloman+yarmouth |access-date=18 February 2020 |language=en }}</ref>
* [[Robert Gooch]] (1784–1830), physician<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Gooch,_Robert |volume=22 |short=x }}</ref>
* [[William Hovell]] (1786–1875), explorer of Australia<ref>[http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks15/1500721h/0-dict-biogHi-Hu.html#hovell1 Dictionary of Australian Biography, HOVELL, WILLIAM HILTON (1786–1875) Retrieved December 2017.]</ref>
* [[James Beeching]] (1788–1858), local shipbuilder, whose firm survived into the 20th century<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Beeching,_James |volume=04 |short=x }}</ref>
* [[Sarah Martin]] (1791–1843), prison visitor and philanthropist<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Martin,_Sarah |volume=36 |short=x }}</ref>
* Sir [[George James Turner]] (1798–1867), barrister, politician and judge, Lord Justice of Appeal in Chancery<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Turner,_George_James |volume=57 |short=x }}</ref>
* [[Henry Stebbing (editor)|Henry Stebbing]] (1799–1883), cleric, man of letters, poet, preacher and historian<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Stebbing,_Henry_(1799-1883) |volume=54 |short=x }}</ref>

===19th century===
* [[Robert McCormick (explorer)|Robert McCormick]] (1800–1890) Royal Navy ship's surgeon, explorer and naturalist.<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=McCormick,_Robert |volume=35 |short=x }}</ref> 
* [[Samuel Laman Blanchard]] (1804–1845) author and journalist<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Blanchard,_Samuel_Laman |volume= 04 |short=x }}</ref> 
* [[Charles John Palmer]] (1805–1888) lawyer and historian of Great Yarmouth<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Palmer,_Charles_John |volume=43 |short=x }}</ref> 
* [[John Cantiloe Joy and William Joy]] (1805–1859 and 1803–1865) marine artists and members of the [[Norwich School of painters]]
* [[James Allen Ransome]] (1806–1875) agricultural engineer and writer on agriculture<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Ransome,_Robert |volume=47 |short=x }}</ref>
* Sir [[Edmund Lacon]] (1807–1888) Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1852 and 1885 
* Sir [[George Edward Paget]] (1809–1892) physician and academic<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Paget,_George_Edward |volume=43 |short=x }}</ref>
* [[John Bell (sculptor)|John Bell]] (1811–1895) sculptor<ref>{{Cite DNBSupp |wstitle=Bell,_John_(1811-1895) |short=x }}</ref>
* Sir [[James Paget]] (1814–1899), Victorian surgeon, after whom the [[James Paget University Hospital]] was named<ref>{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Paget,_Sir_James |volume= 20 |short=x }}</ref> 
* [[Anna Sewell]] (1820–1878), author of ''[[Black Beauty]]'', was born and spent the early part of her life in Great Yarmouth.<ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Sewell,_Mary |last=Sewell |first=Anna |volume=51 |short=x }}</ref>
* [[James Haylett]] (1825–1907) noted lifeboatman<ref>[http://www.caisterlifeboat.org.uk/ Caister Lifeboat website. Retrieved December 2017.]</ref> 
* [[Thomas Vaughan (bodysnatcher)|Thomas Vaughan]] (active in 1827), bodysnatcher.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blue Plaques {{!}} Body-Snatchers |url=https://blue-plaques.co.uk/blue_plaques/view/36 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Blue Plaques |language=en}}</ref> 
* [[Emma Maria Pearson]] (1828–1893) writer, one of the first British women nurses in the Red Cross
* [[Willoughby Smith]] (1828–1891) [[electrical engineer]], discovered the [[photoconductivity]] of the element [[selenium]]<ref>[http://atlantic-cable.com/CablePioneers/Smith/index.htm Atlantic-Cable.com website, The Electrical Engineer, July 24, 1891, page 85] retrieved December 2017.</ref><ref>{{Cite DNB |wstitle=Smith,_Willoughby |volume=53 |short=x }}</ref> 
* [[Robert William Edis|Colonel Sir Robert William Edis]] (1839–1927) architect<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://archiseek.com/2009/sir-robert-william-edis-1839-1927/ |title=Archiseek website, Edis, Sir Robert William (1839–1927) Retrieved December 2017. |access-date=1 January 2018 |archive-date=25 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325213357/http://archiseek.com/2009/sir-robert-william-edis-1839-1927/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Charles Burton Barber]] (1845–1894) painter, notably of children and pets<ref>[http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/barber_charles_burton.html ArtCyclopedia website, Charles Burton Barber, "English Painter, 1845–1894/93". Retrieved December 2017.]</ref>
* Sir [[G. A. H. Branson]] (1871–1951), barrister and High Court judge, grandfather of [[Richard Branson]].
* [[Thomas Cubitt (British Army officer)|General Sir Thomas Astley Cubitt]] (1871–1939) Army officer and Governor of Bermuda
* [[Oliver Fellows Tomkins]] (1873–1901) missionary, eaten by cannibals in Papua
* [[Reginald Edwards (cricketer)|Reginald Edwards]] (1881–1925), cricketer
* Captain [[Cuthbert Orde]] (1888–1968) war artist, who portrayed many RAF fighter pilots<ref>[http://navigator.rafmuseum.org/results.do?view=detail&db=person&mode=1&id=8456 Inventory of Orde's art held by the RAF Museum. Retrieved December 2017.]</ref>
* [[Bandsman Jack Blake]] (John Blake) (1890–1960) boxer, who became British middleweight champion in 1916<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/swimming-instructor-who-packed-a-punch-1-651625 |title=Great Yarmouth Mercury, 2 September 2010. Retrieved December 2017. |access-date=1 January 2018 |archive-date=2 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102072740/http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/swimming-instructor-who-packed-a-punch-1-651625 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 
* [[Joseph Henry Woodger]] (1894–1981) [[theoretical biologist]] and [[philosopher of biology]]<ref>[http://www.bookrags.com/research/woodger-joseph-henry-18941981-eoph/#gsc.tab=0 Biographical note at Bookrags.com website. Retrieved December 2017.]</ref>

===20th century===
* [[Naomi Lewis]] (1911–2009) poet, essayist, critic and children's story teller<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/jul/14/obituary-naomi-lewis The Guardian, Obituary, 14 July 2009, Obituary, Naomi Lewis. Retrieved December 2017.]</ref>
* [[Jack Cardiff]] (1914–2009), Oscar-winning cinematographer<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jack Cardiff |date=24 April 2009 |access-date=25 September 2019 |newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/5215307/Jack-Cardiff.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090504025558/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/5215307/Jack-Cardiff.html |archive-date=4 May 2009 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Peter Cadbury]] (1918–2006) founder of [[Westward Television]]<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1515994/Peter-Cadbury.html The Daily Telegraph, 18 Apr 2006, Obituary, Peter Cadbury. Retrieved December 2017.]</ref> 
* [[Peter Shore]] (1924–2001), Labour MP and cabinet minister<ref>[https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-peter-shore/index.html HANSARD 1803–2005, Mr Peter Shore. Retrieved December 2017.]</ref>
* [[Bob Grigg]] (1924–2002) aerospace engineer, chief designer of [[British Aerospace 146]]<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%201244.html |magazine=Flight International |title=146 – design for maintenance |date=2 May 1981 |page=1254 |access-date=1 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306225745/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1981/1981%20-%201244.html |archive-date=6 March 2016 }}</ref> 
* [[Gerald Hawkins]] (1928–2003) astronomer and author working on [[archaeoastronomy]]<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/news/2003/jul/24/guardianobituaries.highereducation The Guardian, 24 July 2003, Obituary, Gerald Hawkins. Astronomer who claimed Stonehenge was a computer. Retrieved December 2017.]</ref>
* Sir [[Kenneth MacMillan]] (1929–1992), choreographer with the [[Royal Ballet]], Covent Garden<ref name=dnb>Parry, Jann. [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/51213 "MacMillan, Sir Kenneth (1929–1992)"], ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, January 2008, retrieved 22 November 2014. {{ODNBsub }}</ref>
* [[Richard Larn]] (born 1931) RN Chief Petty Officer, businessman and maritime historian<ref>[http://www.shipwrecks.uk.com/info1_2.htm Website of Shipwrecks UK Ltd, founded by Richard Larn and Alan Jones. Retrieved December 2017.]</ref>
* [[John McDonnell]] (born 1951, in Liverpool), [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] politician and MP, attended [[Great Yarmouth Charter Academy|Great Yarmouth Grammar School]], having moved to Great Yarmouth at a young age.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-34245371 |title=A profile of John McDonnell – new shadow chancellor |last=Hunt |first=Alex |date=14 September 2015 |work=BBC News |access-date=15 October 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.bbk.ac.uk/about-us/fellows/downloads/john-mcdonnell.pdf |title=John McDonnell |website=[[Birkbeck, University of London|BBK]] |access-date=15 October 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/shadow-chancellor-shares-memories-of-growing-up-in-great-yarmouth-1-4820510 |title=Shadow chancellor shares memories of growing up in Great Yarmouth |last=Dickson |first=Annabelle |date=18 December 2016 |newspaper=Great Yarmouth Mercury |access-date=15 October 2020 |archive-date=25 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180925044413/http://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/shadow-chancellor-shares-memories-of-growing-up-in-great-yarmouth-1-4820510 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Tony Wright (Great Yarmouth MP)|Tony Wright]] (born 1954) Labour Party politician and MP for Great Yarmouth 1997–2010<ref>[https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/10655/anthony_d_wright/great_yarmouth#profile TheyWorkForYou.com – Anthony D Wright MP. Retrieved December 2017.]</ref>
* [[Keith Chapman]] (born 1959) children's television writer and producer, creator of [[Bob the Builder]] and [[PAW Patrol]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fisher |first=Alice |date=17 September 2023 |title='The buildings were a sign of civic pride': anger as art colleges around the UK close their doors |language=en-GB |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/sep/17/the-buildings-were-a-sign-of-civic-pride-anger-as-art-colleges-around-the-uk-close-their-doors |access-date=18 October 2023 |issn=0029-7712 }}</ref>
* [[Dale Vince]] (born 1961) [[sustainable energy]] industrialist and New Age traveller<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/law/2015/mar/11/woman-wins-right-seek-money-ex-husband-30-years-after-break-up-dale-vince The Guardian, 12 March 2015, Woman wins right.... Retrieved December 2017.]</ref>
* [[Jason Statham]] (born 1967) actor, lived in Great Yarmouth in childhood and attended the local grammar school.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://history-biography.com/jason-statham/ |title=Jason Statham |last=History-biography |date=20 June 2018 |website=History and Biography |language=en-US |access-date=28 January 2020 }}</ref>
* [[Matthew Macfadyen]] (born 1974) actor born in Great Yarmouth<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 June 2022 |title=7 famous faces with Great Yarmouth links |url=https://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/lifestyle/20705404.7-famous-faces-great-yarmouth-links/ |access-date=20 January 2024 |website=Great Yarmouth Mercury |language=en }}</ref>
* [[Travis Kerschen]] (born 1982) independent film actor{{Citation needed|date=October 2023}}
* [[Myleene Klass]] (born 1978) British musician, singer, television presenter and model.

===21st century===
* [[Georgie Aldous]] (born 1998) British [[social activist]],<ref name="Metro-2017">{{Cite web |date=2017-01-17 |title=This male beauty blogger is campaigning to get more British guys in makeup ads |url=https://metro.co.uk/2017/01/17/this-male-beauty-blogger-is-campaigning-to-get-more-british-guys-in-makeup-adverts-6385635/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref> [[Model (person)|model]]<ref name="Eastern Daily Press-2017">{{Cite web |date=2017-06-02 |title=Male beauty influencer and YouTube star Georgie Aldous from Gorleston is first man in makeup to feature in New Look fashion campaign |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/20835199.male-beauty-influencer-youtube-star-georgie-aldous-gorleston-first-man-makeup-feature-new-look-fashion-campaign/ |access-date=2024-12-15 |website=Eastern Daily Press |language=en}}</ref> and [[influencer]]<ref>{{Cite news |title='Make-up was my coping mechanism after coming out' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-norfolk-51063789 |access-date=2024-12-15 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Twin towns==
Great Yarmouth has been [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with [[Rambouillet]], France since 1956.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/great-yarmouth-borough-freedom-award-1-6429160 |title=French town and tourism stalwart receive freedom on Great Yarmouth borough |date=17 December 2019 |access-date=21 December 2019 |archive-date=21 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191221024112/https://www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/great-yarmouth-borough-freedom-award-1-6429160 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Climate==

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|location =  [[Hemsby]],{{efn|Weather station is located {{convert|6.0|mi|1|abbr=out}} from the Great Yarmouth town centre.}} (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1978–2001)
|Jan record high C = 14.0
|Feb record high C = 16.7
|Mar record high C = 21.1
|Apr record high C = 23.8
|May record high C = 26.2
|Jun record high C = 31.5
|Jul record high C = 31.9
|Aug record high C = 31.2
|Sep record high C = 26.8
|Oct record high C = 24.8
|Nov record high C = 17.9
|Dec record high C = 15.5
|Jan record low C = -14.1
|Feb record low C = -9.1
|Mar record low C = -4.3
|Apr record low C = -1.9
|May record low C = -1.5
|Jun record low C = 2.5
|Jul record low C = 5.6
|Aug record low C = 5.6
|Sep record low C = 1.3
|Oct record low C = -3.0
|Nov record low C = -4.7
|Dec record low C = -7.9
|Jan high C = 7.4
|Feb high C = 7.8
|Mar high C = 9.9
|Apr high C = 12.7
|May high C = 15.6
|Jun high C = 18.6
|Jul high C = 20.8
|Aug high C = 21.1
|Sep high C = 18.6
|Oct high C = 14.8
|Nov high C = 10.7
|Dec high C = 8.0
| year high C = 13.9
|Jan mean C = 4.9
|Feb mean C = 5.0
|Mar mean C = 6.7
|Apr mean C = 9.1
|May mean C = 12.0
|Jun mean C = 14.8
|Jul mean C = 17.0
|Aug mean C = 17.2
|Sep mean C = 15.1
|Oct mean C = 11.7
|Nov mean C = 7.9
|Dec mean C = 5.5
| year mean C = 
|Jan low C = 2.3
|Feb low C = 2.2
|Mar low C = 3.4
|Apr low C = 5.5
|May low C = 8.4
|Jun low C = 10.9
|Jul low C = 13.1
|Aug low C = 13.2
|Sep low C = 11.6
|Oct low C = 8.6
|Nov low C = 5.0
|Dec low C = 2.9
| year low C = 7.3
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|Jan precipitation mm = 50.5
|Feb precipitation mm = 43.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 42.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 32.0
|May precipitation mm = 43.3
|Jun precipitation mm = 53.7
|Jul precipitation mm = 61.6
|Aug precipitation mm = 68.8
|Sep precipitation mm = 52.7
|Oct precipitation mm = 65.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 70.0
|Dec precipitation mm = 62.6
|year precipitation mm = 647.3
|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 11.0
| Feb precipitation days = 9.9
| Mar precipitation days = 8.9
| Apr precipitation days = 8.3
| May precipitation days = 7.7
| Jun precipitation days = 8.9
| Jul precipitation days = 8.9
| Aug precipitation days = 9.2
| Sep precipitation days = 8.7
| Oct precipitation days = 10.9
| Nov precipitation days = 12.3
| Dec precipitation days = 12.0
| year precipitation days =116.6
|Jan sun = 65.7
|Feb sun = 84.5
|Mar sun = 127.2
|Apr sun = 189.7
|May sun = 226.2
|Jun sun = 225.3
|Jul sun = 228.7
|Aug sun = 211.9
|Sep sun = 153.0
|Oct sun = 114.4
|Nov sun = 76.9
|Dec sun = 59.7
|year sun = 1763.1
| source 1 = [[Met Office]]<ref name="MetOffice">{{cite web
|url = https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/location-specific-long-term-averages/u135wx0y1
|title = Station: Hemsby, Climate period: 1991–2020
|publisher = Met Office
|access-date = 15 December 2024}}</ref>
| source 2 = Starlings Roost Weather<ref>{{cite web |url=http://starlingsroost.ddns.net/weather/ukobs/temp_month_record_tmax_map.php 
|title= Monthly Extreme Maximum Temperature, Monthly Extreme Minimum Temperature
|publisher=Starlings Roost Weather
|access-date= 16 December 2024
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}}

==See also==
* [[Lydia Eva (steam drifter)|''Lydia Eva'']], the last surviving steam drifter of the Great Yarmouth herring fishing fleet
* "[[Yarmouth Town]]", a traditional sea shanty set in the town

==Notes==
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==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{Cite EB1911 |wstitle=Yarmouth (Norfolk) |volume=28}}
* Ferry, Kathryn (2009) "'The maker of modern Yarmouth': J. W. Cockrill", in: Kathryn Ferry, ed., ''Powerhouses of Provincial Architecture, 1837–1914''. London: Victorian Society; pp.&nbsp;45–58

==External links==
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* [http://www.great-yarmouth.gov.uk Official website of Great Yarmouth Borough Council]

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