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Oh God I feel so old! But it brought back happy memories of my childhood summer holidays staying with my Aunt in Yarmouth in the late 1950s!

THS SNAILS ARCE STILL THERE,WENT ON THEM WITH MY GRAND CHILD LAST FRIDAY AS I WENT ON THEM68 YEARS AGO !!

How great this country was, folks dressed up all enjoying themselves. No dodgy immigrants stabbing folks or crackies and drunks on the streets.

Born n raised in GY in the 1980’s been living in the US for the last 10yrs, it will always have a place in my heart!❤ The commentary by a man called Percy Trett was a family friend who taught me to scuba dive, lovely guy!

Nice holidays here in the 1980s as a child. The old power station was a lovely building.

How many people would name their horse Pickininy these days? Thankfully none!

Amazing to see all the men wearing ties

I was born there in Feb 1952 and we moved away in summer 1955, All baby photos are taken in the marram sand dunes.

Every year we went, lots to do. Really enjoyed my 50s holidays and beyond. Pity it went downhill.

Born in great yarmouth 1947 ,spent wonderful years enjoying the town and beach until meeting a lass from Manchester who was a holiday maker so at 18 years old when to manchester to marry my manchester lass 54 years later and still here with my holiday girl

Brilliant 👏 what a great time to live in. ❤️

Holidays at Yarmouth and Gorleston were the the best time of my childhood,love the place.

I have all my family there so I’ve really enjoyed this ,thanks

such a beautiful film, days when staycation really meant staycation, package holidays and cheap holidays abroad unfortunately was the demise of the great British seaside escapes, still at least we have memories like these.

No obese or mobility scooters or Illegal economic immigrant invaders Simpler times R.I.P UK

Note the Eastern Princess passing in the backround 7:5 onwards. This was moored right outside my first home, a hotel on Hall Quay, the Old Town Cafe 1952-1956.

I first arrived in Great Yarmouth at South Town station back in October 1958, en route to Hemsby where I was to spend two months at the meteorological office upper air school. Weekends were ours to do with as we wished and I would go by bus into Yarmouth. Cinema on a Saturday evening finished after the last bus back to Hemsby so I used to take the train from Yarmouth Beach station to Hemsby then walk to the Gables Guest House where we stayed. I went home (Westcliff-on-Sea) one weekend and the train, south went from Yarmouth Vauxhall via Norwich. It steamed so hard on the run from Norwich down to Ipswich that it blew something and died at Colchester with steam pouring out of the engine. I liked Yarmouth and it was much better than Southend.

Dad took me bless Him great show 🔥

Wow. Lovely film. The commentators voice is a bit annoying. 😊 . Everyone is slim/ skinny.

11:27 - the illegal immigrants (invaders) were French back in the day

Great Yarmouth town is now known as little Portugal or little Eastern europa or a third world cess pit of decadence and decay

@ 3 m 37 s thats me and my sister david and jean leggett one deckchair between us my dad only managed to nick one !

I think it's such a shame we have dropped the ball and dropped our standards so much most of our towns and cities now are dilapidated worn out tired places. Go to Great Yarmouth Town Centre today and most of the shops to find the shut down or on their last legs. There's a really pretty looking Iron Bridge near the railway station in Great Yarmouth that needs a lick of paint and a little bit of investment made to it. It's a pity Great Yarmouth Town Council all the council responsible for Great Yarmouth has not made it more attractive and more appealing place to go to. They should hold their head in our hands and shame in the way they've let Great Yarmouth turn into what I consider a big dump. Great Yarmouth his quite like a lot of towns and cities nowadays. The centres of these cities are rubbish and litter strewn hell holes. Filthy dirty roads and pathways that make all your shoes filthy dirty as well. We used to have standards in this country we use to clean our streets better. Even the gorgeous buildings that are in this film have become dilapidated and worn out. It is a pity to see what was a great town become a ghetto and a slum. With a little pride. Creative thinking and Vision. Back Town Council can reestablish Great Yarmouth in the manner it once was and restore it to the great place it once was as well. I have really lost any iota of a clue what they're doing now. I agree with one comment below the people that there were much much better dressed that looked a lot less lobbying they do now. You look a hell presentable the women were in this film did you look at the slobby messes that modern British women have become. Not a tatty ripped pair of jeans in sight no a filthy dirty pair of trainers either that these horrible messy dressed British women of today dress in. I also agree with the lack of manners of today compared to then. We have dropped the ball and lost a clue with respect of manners as well. I think with our presentation and our manners we have become a right scruffy mess. I agree with another comment below. Let's bring back the old days and make these towns as clean and tidy that they once were. Also let's open up the town centre on bring proper shopping back to these towns as well. Last time I visited Victoria arcade in Great Yarmouth it was half empty I'm the shopping in market Gates shopping centres also today very disappointing. Again let's bring back the Great Yarmouth of old. Then maybe we'll be making some progress and getting somewhere. Thank you very much for uploading this excellent video however. I really did enjoy watching this. Get great sadness of how Yarmouth is turned out today. Pure.

They ain't here for a holiday either🙄

Yarmouth was ok. Now it's a shithole full of non English speaking folk. Sad but true

Lovely, careless times for children. Nowadays only smartphones, on line classes and masks.

To me, that prosperous, post-war England must have been a joy to have been part of. I think we may have peaked culturally at this point.

May the 5th 1997, not April. It was May day Bank Holiday.

Delightful film that brought back childhood memories both my parents and grandparents would have holidays in the town and seeing some of the children in the film, guessing it’s around the 1951/2, they would be in their 70s now!

Great video not sure about the short walks lol

Can tell you are a local boy; “Gollstun” is a very specific pronunciation to the Yarmouth area. Us outsiders from further into Norfolk (20 miles away) say “Gorlstun” 😁

It's a shame that Yarmouth has become such a grubby dump.

Been to that race course several times never dreamt that I'll be living round the corner to it.

Loved watching this!! simpler times and no mobile phones or covid!

I remember the pedal cars (6.30) fromm the early '60s and sailing my model yacht at Gorleston.

And no Social Distancing or face mask. happy days!

Look how Great it was, busy with holiday makers. Do you think that if the railways hadn't been closed they would all still be there?

Omg just discovered this, my mum's family are Norfolk people from Stalham a few miles from Yarmouth, holidays where always spent there in fact still visit there now, there's something about Yarmouth that I still enjoy btw the market is a shadow if it's former self but the pubs are ok

Before diversity ! ...Pray tell me which do you prefer ?

This was really enjoyable. People were more dignified and polite, as well as well dressed and slim...unlike now.

My dad (Mr Albert Jeff, 1922-1993), whilst working as a Foreman Electrician for the Great Yarmouth Corporation- designed and installed the colourful illuminations that stretched the whole length of the golden mile from the early 1960s onwards. The waterways were also illuminated at night for the first time, and the children's cartoon and fantasy figures (also illuminated) were inspired by some of my toys and children's books. I am now 59.

I live far away in Australia but it's great to look back on the family holidays in a caravan at Caister on Sea called TORESTIN we went every year by train as dad worked on the railway in Nottingham.My dad was in the Navy during the war and at one time was on the Eastern Princess as it became known we went on it once.Yarmouth was great in the 50s and busy for the full season ,been back but it,s not the same.Thanks for the memories.....

Great to see that "The Waterways" have been returned to their former splendour. A real asset to the area, well worth a visit.

I grew up in the 70’s and 80’s but i See certain parallels to our holidays. We went to Yarmouth and Jaywick Sands. Awesome 😎

Pickaniny different times and attitudes from today

Fascinating piece of history

Lovely!

Great footage here. I remember my annual holidays in a caravan at South Deenes in the 50's. The daily climb up the Brittania column was eagerly looked forward to. And crabbing off the piles at the Yare river. Great memories here Roly. Thank you.

This is lovely, the Yarmouth of my childhood. So sad how dilapidated it is now

Only good thing now about Yarmouth is caister soul weekender