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Great Yarmouth is sandwiched between the North Sea and the River Yare, and settlement dates back to Roman times. Once considered to be a wealthy trading centre of great importance, it was granted a charter by King John in 1208. By the early 18th century it was a thriving port with a significant herring industry, and was a main military supply base during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars.
I visit Great Yarmouth at least once a year, and am a big advocate for British tourism. In this video I'm not going to be detailing the main tourist drag- although I do touch upon it- rather, I've honed in on the historic aspects of the town.
In Part 2 of this series, amongst other things, I will be taking you to see the Victoria Arches, which serve as a reminder of the time when this part of Great Yarmouth tried to gentrify; its goal being to attract a better class of seaside visitor. I also checked out both the Britannia Pier and the Wellington Pier; both above and below the boardwalk, then I managed to have a crafty snoop inside what was once Great Yarmouth College of Art, which has now been converted into flats. Whilst in there, I'll show you the exact site of my first ever interview.
I also walked right down past the Pleasure Beach, and into the old Royal Naval Hospital; which is a listed building that is now also flats, and then I ventured into a small industrial estate, home to the Britannia Monument- a commemorative tower built to celebrate Norfolk's most famous son, Admiral Horatio Nelson.
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