Great Yarmouth 1950's Tourism Video

[betabloca]

My dad was born in GY in 1918 and it made him sad every time we came back to visit family. I remember the south denes caravan camp in the 1960's and having holidays there.

[cooldj106]

i live there LOVE YARMOUTH

[AVSGUY12]

joyland was from the 50's!!! i love it there! they still have the snails ride...... one of my favourites!

[MrRosspatzelt]

Amazing video! I live in Norwich and goto Yarmouth alot. Doesn't seem like people enjoy thereselves now like they used to.

[TheKenfig]

I went there as a kid, all the way from Wales, in 1965, 67, & 69 ; saw some big stars there : Eric & Ernie , who were DOWN the bill under Mike & Bernie Winters at the time, Mike Yarwood, Engelbert Humperdinck, Dora Bryan

[Ratbagcath]

I love that the Snails in Joyland have been stood there all this time, along with the rollercoaster at Pleasure Beach

[annissman]

I Live here, what the hell happened :(

[Ratbagcath]

@annissman Us lot in Lowestoft are wondering exactly the same.

[starrneil]

What a fabulous video. As a kid growing up in Norwich, we often used to go to Great Yarmouth on a Sunday outing. I remember loving to ride on the Snails and the brief shot of the Gypsy fortune teller is still a familiar face to me. I loved the Roller coaster, even if it was a bit scary, it still stands today I believe.I live in South Africa now, but I have such fond memories of an East Anglian childhood.

[consul1957]

Loved this vid, thanks for posting!

[BasicModelling]

It's such a different place these days.. but still worth a visit! Would have loved to have gone there back in those days, though..

[radioahead]

I wanna go on the 'please secure your valuables' ride!

What a perfect little video. Go Yarmouth!

[liamcicada]

Not much has changed

[strongbow310]

no blacks or kosos enoch powell was right look at this place now!

[noinas01]

Bloody hell!...that motorbike is shifting at 2:19!....

[jobber25v]

this is classic place

[rouens]

this rollercoaster was used in the madness video house of fun

[live4marilyn]

Anachronism!!! Tom Arnold is mentioned in this video!!

[foxy5764]

I used to go there quite a lot as a child in the sixties.

Happy days!

[redmeens]

Haha you can still go on the snails! :)

[Tuck6275]

Yeah the Joyland snails are still there, not changed that much really!

[bencastle28014]

i love going to great yarmouth every year on holiday would like to move there

[TumblingDice1972]

greay yarmouth and blackpool,the kings of britain by far

[Murphywood]

I loved the snails in Joyland (1:40)

I never did get to go on tandem!

What a great video!! Thanks for posting it.

[rudeydudey05]

I was born in Great Yarmouth, yay.

[zZoiks]

gutted mate.

[03sscullion]

wow this is awesome!

[johnsongbird]

Now its desolate, faintly intimidating at night, a bit depressing and a bit of a ghost town. But its in an area of beautiful broads, rivers, streams and lovely places to walk. Which is better? I'm not sure. All I know is you walk for 5 minutes beyond the ASDA store and you find yourself in a wonderworld of nature. I like that!

[lpaynesatellite17]

It's changed. Millions have been spent on the golden mile and it is much better than the tacky town it was becoming now.

[GERMANOPHILE]

I remember going on these rides in the late 60s as a child and they looked like that then! great! and seeing Yarmouth as well, how I loved that place with mum and dad! God bless em,

[Tuck6275]

Me too!

[caesarcerf]

i surely am the only american in great yarmouth!

[yorksshirepud]

Fabulous video. I was there in December 1951 in a Pantomime of Cinderella. We stayed on Regent Street. I recognize the shop selling bloaters. have never been back since as I now live in the USA. Probably if I did go back I would not recognize anything anymore as I am sure everything has changed

Thanks so very much for posting this

[SRVRULES893]

yeah, its shit now dude, trust me i can't wait to follow in your footsteps :)

[persie300]

This video is brilliiant! Anymore? South Denes was the caravan site by the fair!

[ellieingorleston]

i live in yarmouth and yes i am 13 i have allways woundered what it was like then and i go to the pleashure beach like every week end lol thanks 4 puttin this on

[crossieblue]

What a find - thanks for uploading !

[Roryyeah]

looks awesome compared to now. bet they neva had a chav problem bk then

[anarchyx991]

i actually enjoed this video and found it really interesting, seing everything i see quite often over 50 years ago. That rollercoaster is still going as well

[chupachuplollipops]

didn't north beach caravan park be the only caravan park right outside pleasure beach??