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Great Yarmouth, often called Yarmouth, is a seaside resort town in Norfolk, England, straddling the River Yare, some 20 miles (30 km) east of Norwich.[2] A population of 38,693 in the 2011 Census made it Norfolk's third most populous place.[1] Its fishing industry, mainly for herring, shrank after the mid-20th century and has all but ended.[3] North Sea oil from the 1960s brought an oil-rig supply industry that services offshore natural gas rigs. More recent offshore wind power and other renewable energy have led to further services. Yarmouth has been a resort since 1760 and a gateway from the Norfolk Broads to the North Sea. Holiday-making rose when a railway opened in 1844, giving easier, cheaper access and bringing some settlement. Wellington Pier opened in 1854 and Britannia Pier in 1858. Through the 20th century, Yarmouth boomed as a resort, with a promenade, pubs, trams, fish-and-chip shops and theatres, and the Pleasure Beach, the Sea Life Centre, the Hippodrome Circus and the Time and Tide Museum, and a Victorian seaside Winter Garden in cast iron and glass.
Fakenham
Just ten miles from the coast, Fakenham is a traditional working market town, the largest town in north Norfolk. Surrounded by beautiful countryside and sitting along the River Wensum, Fakenham is an ideal destination for enjoying the coast and countryside. Fakenham is well known for its market, dating back to 1250. During the 19th century the market sold agricultural products and cattle, and today, a market runs on a Thursday where local traders gather to sell their produce. The Corn Hall and flea market have also been important local trading centres for 140 years. In the 19th and 20th century, printing was Fakenham's major industry and you can see printing blocks marking this heritage set into the surface of the market place and is represented on the town’s sign. Many other buildings highlight the town’s history. The tower of 14th century Fakenham church dominates the skyline of the town and the Fakenham Museum of Gas and Local History is the only surviving town gasworks in England and Wales, complete with all equipment used for the manufacture of gas from coal: retorts, condenser, purifiers, meter, gasholder.
Sheringham
Sheringham, on the Deep History Coast, is a traditional seaside town with an award winning family friendly beach, heritage steam railway, shops selling local produce and fantastic coastal and countryside walks. Sheringham was once an old fishing village and that heritage is still evident today in museums and on murals that decorate the promenade. Sheringham’s Blue Flag beach is family friendly offers scenic walks along the promenade, which houses a row of colourful beach huts. The pebble beach reveals sand when the tide is out and the large boulders lining the beach make for great rock pooling. There are some fantastic facilities including beach hut hire and there are showers and WCs on the promenade. Sheringham is also on the Deep History Coast Discovery Trail and has its own Discovery Point. Make sure you take a look at the decorated water tank just by Sheringham Museum. In the town, you will find pubs, cafes, tea rooms, museums and a theatre, as well as plenty of accommodation. In the centre of Sheringham is the town clock, built on the site of an 1862 water well. A market is held on Saturdays throughout the year and Wednesdays from April to November.
North Walsham
North Walsham is steeped in history dating back to Anglo-Saxon times. Close to the Broads National Park and north Norfolk coast, and surrounded by scenic countryside, North Walsham is an ideal holiday base to explore north Norfolk. The market town, North Walsham, became a centre for weaving in the Anglo-Saxon era, along with the nearby village of Worstead (from where the cloth gets its name). The wealth generated, enabled the local people to build St. Nicholas Church which dates back to 1330. Its tall tower is the second tallest in Norfolk after Norwich Cathedral. The market place houses a 16th century cross with clock, the focal point of the town, which was built to collect rent from the market traders. Today, a market runs on Thursdays and the rest of the town has plenty of shops, eateries, places to stay and historical buildings including Paston College where Horatio Nelson, spent his school days between 1768 and 1771. For Nelson enthusiasts, you can visit Nelson’s birthplace, Burnham Thorpe, about an hour away from North Walsham. A stroll around the village reveals the site of the Parsonage where Nelson was born (which was knocked down in 1803) and raised before going to sea at the tender age of 12. You will also find All Saint’s Church where Nelson's father Edmund was rector and Nelson’s local pub, The Lord Nelson, known at the time as the Plough Inn.
Wroxham and Hoveton
The twin villages of Wroxham and Hoveton sit either side of the meandering River Bure. Together known as the capital of the Broads, this community is the heart and hub of boating holidays on the Norfolk Broads. Hoveton Riverside Park (easy access) is just along the river from the Broads Information Centre. From Wroxham and Hoveton, modern Broads cruisers and vintage sailing craft ply the magical depths of this ancient network of waterways towards low and narrow arch of the medieval bridge at Potter Heigham, and beyond to Hickling Broad - a haven for migrating birds, including waders, ospreys and spoonbills, and a breeding habitat for the rare Norfolk hawker dragonfly and swallow-tail butterfly.
Loddon and nearby Chedgrave contain many architectural and historical buildings and the whole of Loddon's main thoroughfare is designated a conservation area. The earliest written mention of Loddon (Lodne) is in the will of Aelfric Modercope written around 1042. Aelfric held some 450 acres of land in Loddon and was by far the biggest landowner. His manor house is believed to have been close by the church overlooking the river and the fields are known as Manor Yards. He favoured the poor and he has become an icon of Loddon, with his statue standing proud on the village sign. The name Loddon actually means "Muddy River" and the river has always been a source of much of the industry in the town with wherries delivering goods to the various businesses; but over the past century it has become more of a leisure attraction for pleasure boats and is a popular stopping point for visitors on the Norfolk Broads.
Caister-on-Sea near Great Yarmouth is a delightful coastal village located to the north of Great Yarmouth, boasting a good selection of shops, restaurants, pubs and holiday accommodation and fabulous beaches. Caister-on-Sea, also known colloquially as Caister and formerly Caister-next-Yarmouth, is a large village in Norfolk in England, United Kingdom, close to the large town of Great Yarmouth. It is a seaside resort and busy holiday destination on the “Golden Mile”, with its main attraction being its sandy “Georgian Beach”. It is home to Great Yarmouth race course. At the 2001 census it had a population of 8,756 and 3,970 households, the population increasing to 8,901 at the 2011 Census. It used to be served by Caister-on-Sea railway station. There was also a Caister Camp Halt, opened in 1933 to serve the holiday camp mentioned below. However, both were closed in 1959, after which Great Yarmouth railway station, 4 km (2.5 mi) to the south, became the nearest station. The wind farm at Scroby Sands has thirty 2–megawatt wind turbines, 2.5 km (1.6 mi) off shore.
Caister’s history dates back to Roman times. In around AD 200 a fort was built here as a base for a unit of the Roman army and navy. However its role as a fort appears to have been reduced following the construction of the Saxon Shore fort at Burgh Castle on the southern side of the estuary in the latter part of the 3rd century. The name ‘Caister’ derives from the Anglo-Saxon word ‘ceaster’ meaning ‘Roman fort’
In the 1950s, a building near the south gate at Caister was excavated in advance of a housing development. These buildings certainly do not appear to be very military as they include a hypocaust and painted wall plaster as well as female jewellery, and it has been suggested that this building may have been an officer’s house, or possibly a ‘seamen’s hostel’ which may be a polite name for a brothel. The site appears to have been abandoned in the 5th century, but 150 Saxon burials have been found to the south of the enclosure. The remains excavated in the 1950s are now managed by English Heritage and are open free of charge to the public as Caister Roman Site.
There has been an offshore lifeboat in the area since 1791. It was used by a beach company to salvage ships wrecked on the sand banks. Between 1856 and 1969 lifeboats were operated by the RNLI. In the 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster, nine crew were lost while attempting a rescue during heavy seas. At the time it was said, “If they had to keep at it ’til now, they would have sailed about until daylight to help her. Going back is against the rules when we see distress signals like that”.
This response was translated by journalists to become the famous phrase “Caister men never turn back”. A monument to the men lost in the disaster bearing this inscription stands in the village cemetery, unveiled in 1903 and was listed Grade II by Historic England in 2020. A pub called the “Never Turn Back” is named after the incident.
Today, Caister is also host to a National Coastwatch Institution (NCI) Station.
