Things to do in Great Yarmouth, England: The Best Museums

Set in one of the UK's best preserved Victorian herring curing works, Time & Tide tells the story of Great Yarmouth from its Ice Age origins to the present day. Experience the heady atmosphere of a 1950s fish wharf and take the wheel of a steam drifter. Hear gripping tales of wreck and rescue and meet some of the colourful characters who made their living from the sea.Discover the town's rich maritime heritage and its development as a popular seaside resort. Wander down a tupical 1913 'Row' and see inside the homes of a local fisherman and his neighbours.Explore the smokehouses, where the lingering aroma of smoked herring is a reminder of times gone by.See website for details of of our events programme.Shop and cafe also available. For all other enquiries please see the website or telephone the museum.

Experience the lives of families who lived in this splendid Quayside house from Tudor to Victorian times.Discover Victorian life 'upstairs and downstairs' and find out what is was really like to work in the kitchen and scullery. Decide for yourself if the death of Charles I was plotted in the Conspiracy Room. Dress the family in Tudor costumes. Let children play in the activity packed toy room, and relax in the small, but delightful, walled garden. The Elizabethan House is a National Trust site managed by Norfolk Museums Service. The museum is open from 1 April to 31 October each year.

The museum is in Repps with Bastwickclose to the River Thurne. It is home to a unique collection of historic wind power machines. We have working demonstrations showing Norfolk's drainage history, full size wind pumps from the UK and abroad. There are children's activities, an indoor museum full of models and historical stories of mills and the Heritage Tea Rooms. We open from Easter to May on Friday & Saturday & June to September on Thursday, Friday & Saturday from 11 am - 3.30 pm We hold personal and informative guided tours and working demonstrations. There are several events throughout the year, please check our website and social media accounts. New! From June is our Norfolk in a Nutshell circular walks - the walks are free* and include a guide, riverbank walking, entrance to 200 year old Thurne Mill and a wander back through the woods - see website for full details. (*museum entrance is charged at £5 per person) We also offer Vintage teas on our Friday open days.

At first sight, The Tolhouse seems strangely out of place, like a relic of a bygone age stranded amongst the modern streets, houses and offices of Great Yarmouth. When it was built about 800 years ago, it must have looked a grand place, with its sturdy stone walls, finely carved doorway and arched windows. Then it was the home of a rich merchant whose livelihood no doubt depended on the nearby quayside. Before long, however, the house passed into the hands of the Yarmouth town officials. So began its long association with the law, as the courtroom for various different types of courts, the town gaol with the notorious dungeon known as ‘the hold’, and a police station. The Tolhouse has had a turbulent history. Over the years it has been home to pirates, robbers & murderers as well as countless common crooks. It has been attacked by rebels & rioters and gutted by enemy bombs. Since the 1880s, the building has housed a museum. Currently closed for winter - opening dates 2020 to follow

Jurassic Journey is an adventure back in time to when dinosaurs ruled the earth. Aimed at family audiences with over 12 impressive animated & animatronic dinosaurs the dinosaurs really do come to life.Children and Adults alike will become trainee palaeontologist's while completing the scavenger hunt, and dig for fossils with Prof. Possilfossil.