Pleasure Beach, Great Yarmouth

Name: Pleasure Beach
Address: S Beach Parade, Great Yarmouth, NR30 3EH, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1493 844585

#1 among attractions in Great Yarmouth

Amusement park

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Facts and practical information

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 around thirty other large rides at the park, as well as children's entertainment, amusement arcades, catering facilities, sweet shops and ice cream parlours. ()

Alternative names: Opened: 1909 (115 years ago)Season: March - OctoberTotal rides: 27Roller coasters: 4Water rides: 1Coordinates: 52°35'36"N, 1°44'10"E

Address

S Beach ParadeGreat Yarmouth NR30 3EH United Kingdom

Contact

+44 1493 844585

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Great Yarmouth

Day trips

Pleasure Beach – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Joyland, Market Gates Shopping Centre, Roller Coaster, The Tolhouse.

1.2 miNE
Amusement, Amusement park
Joyland, Great Yarmouth
30 min walk • Joyland is a historic free entry amusement park located in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on the coast of East Anglia. The theme park opened in 1949 on the site of the former Anchor Gardens next to Britannia Pier.
1 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Market Gates Shopping Centre, Great Yarmouth
27 min walk • Market Gates Shopping Centre is based in the seaside resort of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. It was first opened in 1976.
~180 ftS
Amusement ride, Amusement, Amusement park
Roller Coaster, Great Yarmouth
1 min walk • Roller Coaster – also known as Scenic Railway or The Scenic – is a wooden roller coaster at Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach, Great Yarmouth, UK. The ride was built at the park in 1932 and has remained operational since. It is one of only two scenic railways still in operation in the UK and one of only seven in the world.
0.8 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum
The Tolhouse, Great Yarmouth
22 min walk • The Tolhouse is a 12th-century building in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. The building has been used as a jail and a courthouse and is currently a museum. The Tolhouse is a Grade I listed building.
0.8 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum
Great Yarmouth Row Houses, Great Yarmouth
21 min walk • Great Yarmouth Row Houses were wealthy merchant's residences located on South Quay in the town of Great Yarmouth in the English county of Norfolk.
0.7 miN
Concerts and shows, Museum, Music venue
Hippodrome, Great Yarmouth
17 min walk • The Hippodrome Circus in Great Yarmouth was built by the showman George Gilbert in 1903 and designed by architect Ralph Scott Cockrill.
0.9 miN
52°36'22"N • 1°44'10"E
Leisureland Arcade, Great Yarmouth
23 min walk • Nightlife, Gambling, Casino
1 miN
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Mary's Church, Great Yarmouth
26 min walk • St Mary's church is a Roman Catholic Parish church in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. It is situated on Regent Road in the centre of the town. It was originally built by the Society of Jesus in the late 1840s and it is now administered by the Diocese of East Anglia.
0.8 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum
Nelson Museum, Great Yarmouth
21 min walk • The Nelson Museum was a small museum housed in a Grade II listed Georgian Merchant's house on South Quay in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. It was formed from the collection of local agriculturalist Ben Burgess, who was a lifelong collector of Nelson related artefacts.
1 miN
Theater, Concerts and shows, Piers and boardwalks
Britannia Pier, Great Yarmouth
27 min walk • Britannia Pier is a pier located at the seaside town of Great Yarmouth in the English county of Norfolk.
0.6 miN
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Time and Tide Museum, Great Yarmouth
16 min walk • Time and Tide: The Museum of Great Yarmouth Life, located in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, United Kingdom, is set in one of the UK's best-preserved Victorian herring curing works and is Norfolk's third largest museum.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Pleasure Beach open?

Pleasure Beach is open:

Monday closed
Tuesday closed
Wednesday 11 am - 4 pm
Thursday closed
Friday closed
Saturday 12 pm - 5 pm
Sunday 11 am - 6 pm

Which popular attractions are close to Pleasure Beach?

Nearby attractions include Britannia Monument, Great Yarmouth (9 min walk), Wellington Pier, Great Yarmouth (11 min walk), Time and Tide Museum, Great Yarmouth (16 min walk), Hippodrome, Great Yarmouth (17 min walk).

How to get to Pleasure Beach by public transport?

The nearest stations to Pleasure Beach:

Bus

Alpha Road, opp • Lines: X1 (13 min walk)
St Georges Theatre • Lines: 2 (22 min walk)