Address: 47 Collingwood Rd, Great Yarmouth, NR30 4LR, United Kingdom
Rating: 4.5
based on 409 reviews.
Beach Quality
Pros:
"Sandy and very clean beach with small pebbles at the water edge."
"The beach is golden sand and runs along the whole Great Yarmouth coastline."
"A sandy beach offers the sun worshippers and the kids that beach that is reminiscent of a great seaside beach."
"Great wide expanse of clean white sand, with the sound of the gently waves lapping at the beach edge."
"Surprisingly nice beach and enjoyable atmosphere."
"Absolutely Amazing from the piers to all the seafront attractions."
"Great Yarmouth beach is lovely. Soft sand along most of it."
"Beautiful sandy wide beach, the stones are only at the water's edge, but they are very tiny."
Cons:
"The only problem is that a lot of people are not looking after it leaving rubbish and plastic bottles after themselves."
"It's a huge sandy beach. There's lots of cafes, fish and chips and a leisure centre right the beach front which is very convenient."
"Lovely weather, just a pity people leave rubbish on the beach, the streets was even worse."
"Not the best uk beach I've seen. Water is absolutely awful brown colour lol really dont advise swimming in it."
"This beach is beautiful and has great views. The seafront has plenty to entertain too."
"Extensive beach but ruined by rubbish left by visitors, especially on Saturday nights."
"The beach is full of pebbles and small rocks so it's very difficult to swim or even walk on it."
"The beach itself was clean enough but the area around it including the promenade and pleasure beach (funfair) are very tired."
Local Attractions
Pros:
"Alongside sea front Marine Parade, has wide range of shops, ice cream and donuts huts, restaurants, entertainments, amusement arcades."
"A great beach with plenty of local amusement close by include Marine centre, Sea life, Arcade centres and cafe houses."
"The seafront has two great piers of entertainment as well as the leisure centre, sea life centre, a cat cafe nearby as well as plenty of food and drink kiosks."
"Horse ride ( with carriage), Sea Life, Mini Golf, arcades, Marina centre (indoor aqua play available)."
"An excursion train drove along the shore and took people on rides."
"There are so many things to do and experience on GY beach/ Seafront."
"Great Yarmouth has a sandy beach (some small pebbles in sand). It's sea is a long way out but so much space for all to enjoy."
"Went to the Great yarmouth summer fireworks display on the beach, and my god, did they do norfolk and yarmouth proud."
Cons:
"We didn’t visit the Pleasure beach with the rides because it was about to rain and we thought it was pricey for the rides and access."
"If the kids love their rides then again there are two locations that cater for those thrills and spills if that is your thing."
"We walked along the embankment on a hot weekend day when a lot of people arrived!"
"They come quite close to the shore."
"Some of the food outlets seemed expensive and empty... Others were busy ... We popped into KFC it was dirty and the toilet was disgusting."
"Parking is an opportunity , there a lots of parking bays along the front but unless you have lots of coins you need to down load another app to pay."
"Parking is shocking in Great Yarmouth £6 for 4 hours!!"
"The cost of parking near the beach is extremely high in the council carpark."
Accessibility and Convenience
Pros:
"Car park fee is not so bad, very limited spaces though. Some free parking further down the road."
"Lots of parking, and plenty of space, on the beach even in the summer season. Just watch little ones when heading towards the sea, as there is a slight drop in the height of the sand near the water."
"The seafront/ beach is easily accessible via car or bus."
"Parking available all along high road and car parks as well (parking is pricey) best to find an all-day set price and walk back and forth."
Cons:
"Parking £7 for one day, which is not very expensive compare to many other beaches."
"The only problem is to find the car PARKING. We had a really tough time finding the car parking and after a lot of searching we found some place and it was very expressive."
"Parking is shocking in Great Yarmouth £6 for 4 hours!!"
"It was, as far as I am concerned a big surprise of how much there is to do and see."
Cleanliness and Maintenance
Pros:
"Visited for an end of season day trip so it was quieter than usual. Beach is very large and clean (sandy, not pebbly)."
"A wonderful place with lots to see and do, some great eateries and places to get refreshments on the go."
"Huge wide sand and stone beach on an amazing seaside resort and plenty of room for everyone to enjoy and so much to see and do such as Britania Pier the arcades town centre and pleasure beach toilets are close by too."
"The great yarmouth beach will give you a pleasurable walk along it. Up the top it's quite sandy but it's more stony next to the sea."
Cons:
"Generally run down promenade with loads of low quality overpriced eateries."
"Although a very wet day. We were wrapped up warm and walked along the promenade. With the seafront arcades all lit up."
"Loved this place shame its so far from were i live. Lifeguard was patrolling on his quad nice to see. Also i was surprised to see a guy walking around collecting rubbish. Beach was very clean sandy beach with pebbles had a nice swim with the kids we want to go again."
"Great day out with lots of cheap activities to do. A nice range of shops and a market area. The beach is sandy in most places so perfect for kids with a bucket and spade, plenty of shade under the pier."