Blitz and Pieces, Great Yarmouth

#13 among attractions in Great Yarmouth

Museum, History museum

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Blitz and Pieces is a museum in Scratby in Great Yarmouth, England, owned and operated by Darren Stride. Based on the British Home Front during World War II and the popular BBC comedy Dad's Army, the museum is housed in a 1940s prefabricated building, a 1930s wooden military hut and a variety of large sheds. In 2014 the museum was a finalist in Channel 4's George Clarke's Amazing Spaces: Shed of the Year series. The museum is open to the public by appointment. ()

Coordinates: 52°41'2"N, 1°42'46"E

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Great Yarmouth United Kingdom

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+44 1493 384449

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Nearby attractions include: Market Gates Shopping Centre, Yarmouth Stadium, Horsey Windpump, Never Turn Back.

5.3 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Market Gates Shopping Centre, Great Yarmouth
135 min walk • Market Gates Shopping Centre is based in the seaside resort of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. It was first opened in 1976.
3.3 miS
Sport complex, Racetrack, Sport venue
Yarmouth Stadium, Caister-on-Sea
84 min walk • Yarmouth Stadium is a greyhound racing track located at Caister-on-Sea in the Borough of Great Yarmouth and English county of Norfolk. It is licensed by the Greyhound Board of Great Britain. Greyhound Racing takes place every Monday, Thursday and Saturday evening.
5 miNW
Windmill, Historical place
Horsey Windpump, Norfolk Broads
128 min walk • Horsey Windpump is a windpump or drainage windmill in the care of the National Trust in the village of Horsey, on The Broads near Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England. The structure is a grade II* listed building.
2.5 miS
Nightlife
Never Turn Back, Caister-on-Sea
64 min walk • The Never Turn Back is a grade II listed public house in Caister-on-Sea, Norfolk, England. It was designed by A. W. Ecclestone in the Art Deco and Streamline Moderne styles and built in 1956 as a memorial to the nine lifeboatmen who died in the Caister lifeboat disaster of 1901.
2.3 miS
Forts and castles, Museum
Caister Castle, Caister-on-Sea
60 min walk • Caister Castle is a 15th-century moated castle situated in the parish of West Caister, some 5 km north of the town of Great Yarmouth in the English county of Norfolk.
5.3 miS
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Mary's Church, Great Yarmouth
137 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.
4.9 miS
Bridge
Yarmouth suspension bridge, Great Yarmouth
126 min walk • Yarmouth suspension bridge spanned the River Bure at Great Yarmouth, Norfolk from 1829 until its collapse in 1845. The bridge was widened in 1832, which had not been anticipated by the original design. On 2 May 1845 the bridge collapsed under load from a crowd who had gathered to watch a circus stunt on the river.
5 miS
Church
Great Yarmouth Minster, Great Yarmouth
129 min walk • The Minster Church of St Nicholas is the minster and parish church of the town of Great Yarmouth, in Norfolk, England. It was built during the Norman era and is England's third largest parish church, behind Beverley Minster in East Yorkshire and Christchurch Priory in Dorset.
3.7 miSW
Lake
Filby Broad, Norfolk Broads
94 min walk • Filby Broad is one of five broads in the Trinity Broads in Norfolk, England. It lies within the Broads National Park, adjacent to the village of Filby. The broad has an abundant selection of birds and wildlife.
1.2 miNW
Village
Hemsby
31 min walk • One of the main draws of Hemsby is its stunning beach, which stretches for miles along the coastline. Visitors can enjoy sunbathing, swimming, and building sandcastles, or take a leisurely stroll along the shore. The beach is also a popular spot for water sports such...
4.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Martham Broad, Norfolk Broads
104 min walk • Martham Broad is a 60-hectare national nature reserve north of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk. It is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust, and is part of the Upper Thurne Broads and Marshes Site of Special Scientific Interest.