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Great Yarmouth is located on a 3.1-mile (5.0 km) spit of land between the North Sea and River Yare. [5] It features historic rows of houses in narrow streets and a main tourist sector on the seafront.
By 1899 Great Yarmouth Corporation bailed out the failing business for the sum of £1,250 and had plans to improve the entertainment and amusement of the pier. On 13 July 1903 a new Pavilion was opened and a failed Winter gardens was bought from Torquay and was incorporated into the design of the pier.
An Act to incorporate a Company for the purpose of acquiring the existing Great Yarmouth Britannia Pier and of constructing a new and improved Pier in lieu thereof and for other purposes. Citation: 62 & 63 Vict. c. civ: Dates; Royal assent: 13 July 1899: Text of statute as originally enacted
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The Borough of Great Yarmouth is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk, England. It is named after its main town, Great Yarmouth , and also contains the town of Gorleston-on-Sea [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and a number of villages and rural areas, including part of The Broads .
Gorleston-on-Sea (/ ˈ ɡ ɔːr l s t ə n /), historically and colloquially known as Gorleston, is a seaside town [2] [3] in the borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England.It lies to the south of Great Yarmouth, on the opposite side of the mouth of the River Yare.
Controlling interest in the park was sold to RKF, a property development company, in the late 1980s. RKF built attractions including two Sea Life centres (Great Yarmouth & Hunstanton), a Ripley's Believe It or Not (Great Yarmouth seafront) and the 9-mile (14 km) Bure Valley Railway (in Aylsham).
The Pleasure Beach Great Yarmouth is an amusement park located in the seaside resort town of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on the English east coast. It opened in 1909. The largest and most popular ride at the park is the wooden Roller Coaster which opened in 1932. There are also 25 other large rides at the park, as well as children's entertainment ...