| Great Yarmouth is situated at the eastern extremity of the county of Norfolk, and is one hundred and twenty four miles Northeast of London, and only eighteen miles Southeast of the ancient city of Norwich. |
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Norfolk |
Roads
Above is a map of Norfolk illustrating all major and minor A-roads leading to Great Yarmouth.
Two of the Major routes are the A47 from the Midlands (Leicester, Birmingham, etc.) and the other being the A12 leading
from London and Ipswich.
Great Yarmouth has good links with the rest of the United Kingdom, with the A47 from the Midlands (Leicester, Birmingham, etc.), and the A12 leading from London and Ipswich. Then there is also the A11/M11 link which offers a faster and more direct link with the M25 London Orbital motorway.
* Once here there are numerous car parks, to see where and how much please CLICK HERE
* To get directions from your town to Great Yarmouth, go to MultiMap Web Site and select the directions tab and then enter your details.
Maps
The following two links offer maps of the main Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Town Centres
Great Yarmouth North (927Kb)
Great Yarmouth South & Gorleston (863Kb)
Either click on the above links and save them or RIGHT click and then SAVE AS. . .
Rail
Anglia Railways and Railtrack have recently refurbished the Vauxhall Railway Station in Great Yarmouth, which runs regular services
from Great Yarmouth to Norwich, London, Peterborough, where connecting trains can be found.
* For timetables and booking information, please visit Anglia Railways Website and enter the relevant details.
Sea
Access to Great Yarmouth can also be obtained via the North Sea and through the port or via Breydon water or the River Bure, for further information contact
Great Yarmouth Port Authority on +44 (0)1493 335500.
* For tide times and predictions, please visit EasyTide and follow the on screen prompts.
Air
The nearest airport is in Norwich, which has improved its passenger charter flights both externally (europe and beyond) and
internally (Scotland/London), and is also looking to improve the frequency even further. The current journey time of Norwich -Paris
is 90 minutes.
* For further information, please visit Norwich Airport's Website
Local Public Transport
All the old Blue Bus, Eastern Counties, and Flying Banana opertors have all been bought out by the major bus opertor First Bus,
who run very regular services throughout the Great Yarmouth borough and the rest of the county of Norfolk.
* For further information on local bus services, either visit First Bus Website or UK Public Transport Information Website
We hope to have Bus timetables and routes available soon on this website.
Taxis are also available for hire at various points, eg. the train station, local bus terminus, Gorleston High Street, which give quick and friendly help to all passengers. There are