At the award-winning Time and Tide museum, set in a converted Victorian herring curing works, you can explore Great Yarmouth’s maritime and fishing history. Memorabilia surrounding the life of Admiral Lord Nelson, who frequently set sail from Great Yarmouth, can be found at the Nelson Museum. And if you fancy stepping aboard a historic vessel yourself, head for the steam drifter Lydia Eva, moored at South Quay.
At the quayside Elizabethan House you can experience how families lived from Tudor to Victorian times and see where the final signature was added to the death warrant of Charles I in 1648. Two original Row houses can be visited nearby.
One of the oldest gaols in the country, the Tolhouse Museum has original cells and provides visitors with a lively insight into crime and punishment in Great Yarmouth.
Built between 1284–1396, Great Yarmouth has the second most complete Medieval town wall in England, and sections can be seen throughout the town. It forms part of the Potteries and Smoke House in Trinity Place.
From May to October you can take a guided walk through our history. Learn about bodysnatchers, fisherwomen and murderers as you make your way through the streets and Rows of old Great Yarmouth.
www.great-yarmouth.co.uk
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