It's frightening what's happening to our beautiful country, God Bless and help us all.

outside of summer seaside towns can be incredibly gloomy places

Been going Yarmouth for years on our family holidays and always will as I believe in embracing our seaside towns 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

I grew up in Lowestoft in Suffolk and spent loads of time every summer in Yarmouth (in the 1980s) and used to love it. I moved to the south west when I was about 15 and it's so sad to see what it's become.

I read the "Downslide" started in the Late 70's with the Cheap Package deals to places like Benidorm.

the old guy waddling along saying bollocks to the council was hilarious but why did you let him go? Put the camera on him and let him vent. I could watch him rant forever 🤣🤣

Loved that guy who still can't speak English 4 years after arriving but then understood the question and answered it in English

Yes please come back in the summer. We have a revamped market, lovely seafront leisure centre, watergardens, boating lake, new bridge to ease congestion. Fantastic beach, loads of entertainment galore. But needs Constance updateing, council doing good things, and a few mistakes. Come and enjoy it, BOOK NOW.

Used to holiday there '89-'96 was an ace place. Full of life. My Grandfather used to take us there. Used to meet up with the same holiday makers and had friends who were locals. Images and videos always trigger treasured and fond memories of my Grandad and of my youth. It's such a shame to see that the locals have fallen out of love with the town. It's a sign of recent times and puzzling in the same measure. Part of my heart will always be in Great Yarmouth. ❤️

Betting shops, 'amusement' arcades, cheap cider. How dare they ask for more!

Biggest thing Great Yarmouth council could do would be to try and funnel more of their limited resources into ensuring a core part of it remains attractive in the way Southend clearly has. Would also be nice to have a companion video of Cromer/Sheringham perhaps. This isn't representative of Norfolk as a whole.

It's bizarre how the government is allowing this country to go to rot, you'd think they'd be on the side of the property developers but no, they're letting everything collapse.

The problem is these towns are run by councils who dont know what they are doing. The councillors are not qualified or experienced to run a town. We need something like the hotel inspector, a team who know what they are doing to go into the town and advise the councils to get them on the right path.

I love that you can go to almost anywhere in the UK now and have a post apocalyptic experience.

Me and the wife have at least 2 caravan holidays a year in Norfolk and we always visit Yarmouth we like it also Hemsby, but seeing Yarmouth in the winter is a real eye opener and very sad. Cheers 🍻

Conservative Brandon Lewis has been the local MP since 2010. What has the government been doing for the good people of Great Yarmouth all this time?

An example of local councils being underfunded by the government. Happening in most towns/cities throughout the county. The country has gone to sh*t!

Wendall. Its February any British sea side town is closed ,yarmouth does have a few problems like every where these days ,but you seem to have a knack of finding people with issues. The main strip regents road is not all boarded up they are just closed for the winter. Peacocks near the new market is getting a new sign put up in the next few weeks .winter gardens been given millions to redevelop .please dont judge there is a lot of good work taking place .

Personally I think one of the main reasons seaside towns are declining is because people are snobby about holidaying in areas like this and package holidays abroad are cheaper. I love going to Yarmouth, personally

Go back in the summer it’s a whole different place

It’s a real shame to see the ornate late 19th century architecture of the guest houses in decline. PLEASE SOMEONE invest in this once great town and bring it back for the residents and staycationers alike

Im a suffolk girl Grt Yarmouth was a beautiful when I was a kid with wax works and amusements but it's got worse and worse go there most years in the summer it still in my heart the wooden roller coster was used in the madness house of fun video!! Love the roller coster but rusty as hell underneath it !!!

Keep my wife's name outta Yarmouth

Loved the Crazy Old wild Man of Great Yarmouth

You need to ask “why?” People are saying it’s changed for the worse, and that it’s not safe at night, but you don’t ask what caused all this decay? What’s the reason, and who is responsible?

Being From Norfolk Yarmouth is great for a day out in the summer months, but you wouldn’t really want to be there for longer than a day !

Grew up in Gorleston on the other side of the river and can honestly say that Great Yarmouth has gone down hill massively in the last fifteen years. I was back on the market place a couple of weeks ago on a Saturday morning for the first time in eight years and could not believe how few people were about and how bad it was. It's a shadow of what it used to be.

Sad to see the state of the town , it was our summer treat to go their in the 70s , great sandy beaches and a superb fun fair

8:49 love this guy. Bet he’s got a story to tell. He’s very expressive.

I used to go to Great Yarmouth when I was a teen (1990s). I went there again roughly 10 years later and my god had it gone to ruin. Loads of heroin users and crack houses. Quite the eye opener. Very depressing. I'd never go there again. Hard, class A drugs have taken over.

Whether or not the old bloke at the start does pay his council tax or not he's right UK is left to rot

I just randomly saw your film today. Excellent work may I say. Well edited and presented. First class which is more than can be said for our poor old Blighty these day. Thanks for sharing.....

You have a knack for finding the local "characters" for sure!

Great Yarmouth has a wonderful beach, pier and promenade. It is let down by a lack of original shops and, not to be unkind, substandard accommodation. People's expectations are higher nowadays but if you are going to pay £60 a night for a room then you shouldn't have mismatched furniture and an outdated bathroom in your hotel room. Local businesses struggle because the council does not invest sufficiently in the town to make it a desirable destination. But I still visit every year because I love the sea and I know these businesses need our custom. Fish and chips are fabulous and there is also a great Vietnamese restaurant. Great Yarmouth could be an absolute jewel.

I live in Norwich. Yarmouth is only 30 mins away by train. It is what it is. If you want a bit of beach and some okay eating places it's fine. I certainly wouldn't want to live there. When I was young and living in Hertfordshire, my family had lots of holidays in caravans in Yarmouth. It was great as a kid but over the years I've certainly seen a decline unfortunately.

My family used to take me & my cousin to Great Yarmouth in the early 90's, every year. Then later on in the late 90's, myself & friends used to come down in a Campervan & it was brilliant. Seeing the place now makes me really sad. it is hard to describe how great it was back then, it was like another world, I miss old Great Yarmouth. .

Great episode, go to Lowestoft next please I think it's even more deprived

My grandparents lived near there in the 70s/80s and it was a lovely place to go. Now sadly it has become like the rest of Britain under the vile conservative party. Unlivable and depressing!

It's what you want and make of great Yarmouth. I love great Yarmouth

Hippodrome Circus is worth a visit. Built in 1903 It is one of only two purpose-built permanent circuses in England still in operation, and one of only three in the world with a circus floor that sinks into a pool. They put on a great show. The town has a totally different vibe in the summer.

Just a fantastic place growing up. I will move back one day.. despite the decline..

I ran a small cafe in Yarmouth last summer. I have to say I found the various different communities there, although there is high unemployment and lots of people on low incomes, to be a very welcoming lot. I enjoy the multicultural nature of Great Yarmouth and look forward to another summer coming up .

Poor Great Yarmouth suffered a number of catastrophes. Once one of the great commercial ports of England (amazing surviving architecture here and there). The war did huge damage, the planners finished that off afterwards. The Herring (remember it was massive fishing port) were overfished and went away. Finally, as a holiday destination it struggles with package deals. Yet still, it has possibilities.

Old bloke was was pretty correct about the Italians & Greek Cypriots when they came a few decades ago. They created great food establishments during Yarmouth's golden years of the seaside and employed many people.

if your looking for a deprived seaside town go to blyth in northumberland its an absoloute shithole and has turned into a dump

13 years of Tory rule and no one can even afford teeth these days. Very sad state of affairs.

I've never personally been in t he off season, but during the summer on the main strip the place is buzzing a full of life

I was there early 90’s as a young kid with my parents, circa 92/94 and I’ve got such great memories. So sad to see, pretty much like the rest of the uk in general and all seaside resorts.

The old guy was the only one taking sense

Captain Birdseye won't be inviting any Mongolians to the capn's table looks like 😬

The migrants 4 years in tax paid for migrant hotel..still not processed, paying millions into that rather than Plough it into the town.

Those waterways were a childs dream. I remember when I was a lad back in the 50s. Dad would take me on a boat and as it went round the winding waterways on the banks were moving figers. Night time was best as they all lit up. Memories 🙂

Yes! I just got in with a Chinese and you've done my home Town. Hahaha. Sad I didn't see anyone I know on there though. It's horrendous. What he said about people accepting that there are only jobs for 8 months of the year is true. There's absolutely nothing there. At least 90% of people are on the dole. If you live in Yarmouth you've admitted that there's no point in you being alive. I left in 2016 to join the Army and basically never went back. I did have a few months there last year just to see, and never again. Everyone is just on the dole and selling drugs. They think it's good to be like that. Disgusting mess.

I am 52 and have some wonderful memories as a child during summer holidays Please return in the summer and hopefully it’s a bit more lively

I used to work down there a lot,I’m from Aberdeen and I’d been there a week at times. This was mid nineties and it was decent,We went out on the pish and had great times 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I took my two kids ( Cypriot there ) now we been all over the world and they loved it !

Such a shame could be beautiful, thanks for sharing.

the older guy is hilarious Wendel-we need to hear more of him -let's see him with regular inputs lol🤣

The guy in green top with glasses is one of the 'mellors' that family get everywhere...😂😂😂

I was born there and left when I was 15, I have been back once and now realize leaving when I did was one of the best decisions of my life.

Please please please do the seaside town Hartlepool, The Headland. It’s where I’m from, was once a prosperous fishing town and known for being called monkey hangers lol😂

100% that old boy was a pirate in another life

Well done mate another brilliant video. The way you deliver and your point of view is spot on. You've actually got me thinking that I should be doing a lot more for people less fortunate than me so keep up your good work for what you are doing can only be for the good 👍 thank you Keith ❤

Wow ! I can't believe the state of the Winter Garden now ! what a shame ! Great Yarmouth was great in the 60's, good in the 90's and fooked in 2024 !

I have lived in Yarmouth for about 3 years now. Love the history of the town (every street seems to have a blue plaque) shame that many of the inhabitants seem unaware of that history and you look at pictures of the town in its heyday and think "what happened?" That said, the locals are all nice, some are a bit rough around the edges but you can hardly blame them for what is the result of years of neglect from politicans etc The sea front is still lovely to walk down (though I tend to walk away from the "golden mile" with all the tacky amusement arcades) and in summer I can think of nowhere else I would rather be, the town really comes to life, fireworks every Wednesday evening, events during the day, the town full of holidaymakers

Ive been coming to Yarmouth 65 yearsi still love it.

This has made me quite sad. Great Yarmouth was the first place in GB I visited on a school exchange program some fifty years ago. It used to be such a lively merry place.

Me and my Grandad (God rest his soul) used to come up to Yarmouth to spend time in the arcades. A little flutter, nothing serious. But we'd have lunch up there, talk about things, Yarmouth may not be amazing to live in.... but it is symbolic to me. I wish I could go back and relive those memories.

Our once great nation is in tatters ! And it’s all manufactured by our government !

Maybe you should interview the landlords making money out of hmo's and a manager of Bet Fred. They're doing okay. The Tories are behind the deterioration. Manipulating the masses to benefit the few.

Put the old guy up for a award for saying what he thinks .

I’m from Norwich, dad was born and raised for most of his childhood in Yarmouth. My mum worked late shifts when I was a kid so my dad would often take myself and my sister out to Yarmouth during weekend daytime while my mother was sleeping. We would just walk along the beech, have ice cream and sometimes dip into the amusements for a laugh on the 2p machines. It’s a strange one for me because even as a kid I knew the place was run down and actually it was much worse back then in terms of empty buildings and hopelessness (if you can believe that) because in recent years they have spent money on the seafront just revamping the place and making it look better, all the same I have a lot of nostalgia and even now when my family go for the odd trip out to Yarmouth I will jump at the chance. I have large extended family in Yarmouth and even though I’ve never lived there it is like a second home to me. My most recent visit was shocking. The place is packed full of migrants. People give you strange looks and don’t speak English. Posters for missing people are very prominent and once you’re off the seafront Yarmouth is still dingy and run down. My brother, sister and young nephew were walking on their own when I noticed groups of migrant men leering at my sister, I immediately accompanied them because I feared for her safety. It’s all very sad.

I like going to the races at Yarmouth. Harry Ramsden’s for supper afterwards and then home. A good day out.

4 years in England "Sorry Bro". HOW the fuk he manage that much English 😂

I have a lot of happy memories of Great Yarmouth and still go there for holidays 😊 The vibe is very different depending on if its summer or winter, but no matter what the locals are always friendly and inviting.

I'm currently as I write this living out of temporary housing in great Yarmouth as I was made homeless back in may. From my experiences here it all depends where u are, some areas are worse than others but some are generally rather nice. The water gardens is a frequent on my walks because of how peaceful it is. Just now finished the vid, u actually walked down the street I'm on, Princes Street.

The Hungarian said he couldn’t speak English but then held a full conversation!!

8:54 Guy is MAD

We used to love the two days we would moor up in Yarmouth when we went on holiday to the broads in the 80s. The excitement of chugging through breedon water to get there . I was a teenager my sister in primary school

I used to live in Yarmouth; I used to holiday there every year as a boy until the chance came to move. But after a flood in the house, I was forced to move outside Yarmouth and all the move did was make me realize how much I miss Yarmouth - though now I wouldn't wanna move back. A lot of the areas are rough but as strange as it sounds, I feel safer in Yarmouth than I ever did in Birmingham. You can't get me to say anything bad about Norwich though

Busy in the summer as all UK seaside towns are. It doesn't help that school children can only be taken to these places during holidays since heavy fines are put in place otherwise.

This is the realities of New Labours tenure and the Tories have not done anything to change it will vote Reform UK

Been in the country four years and can't explain how he likes it there, strange.

A friend of mine worked for a council for about a year, during which time, he and colleagues hardly ever did a full days' work. It might be different now, but if councils did their job and smartened up their towns, more people would come, rather than be put off.

I live not far from Gt Yarmouth, in Norwich. It’s really not as bad as made out in this video. The clientele isn’t the best. It does have a reputation amongst us Norfolkers for being a bit downmarket, it is a typical run down seaside town but it’s a good laugh for a day out. And they have put a lot of money into rejuvenating the town centre. It’s far from Knightsbridge, but it’s also far from the odious, baron monstrosity being portrayed in this video

Im suprised you found a few folk who actually speak english there!

When the local serial business owners are toothless, you know you're in trouble.

In 1976 “ the hot summer!” it was a thriving seaside town, the hippodrome circus was full for the afternoon and evening shows, the nightclubs were heaving the cafe’s, shops and restaurants were busy. It was the place to be for a summer holiday, now, like most holiday resorts it changed beyond recognition. What on earth is happening to this wonderful little island.

This is looking like many places nowadays very sad. Try birkenhead. Enjoy most of your videos.

People just expect without giving anything back.

This breaks my heart.Thank God I have such wonderful memories of caravan holidays at South Dene caravan park,fishing in the docks with my Grandad.Such lovely afternoons in the Winter Gardens.

I visited for a holiday in 2006 and it was full of life, a happy 18yr old me was loving the night life as well as the daytime events. I went back there in 2023 and it looked so bad. It is such a shame how far from grace, Great Yarmouth has fallen!

😢😢broken britain.

That old guy is hilarious 😂

I am a born & bred Guernsey girl and lived in South Norfolk for 10 years (from 2005 to 2015). I went to Yarmouth a few times over those years and personally didn’t find it that bad. Used to take my daughters to the beach and swimming. Obviously it was never going to be as lovely as our Guernsey beaches but we enjoyed our times there. Possibly Yarmouth has gone downhill in the 9 years I’ve been back in Guernsey. Was interesting to see the puppet man in the video as I used to see him a lot in Norwich when I worked there. Bit of a local legend!

Holidays to Yarmouth were the highlight of my year in the 60s. My Gran lived in Bradwell in a prefab... We would go to Yarmouth beach and have to hunt for a space while Dad went to hire deckchairs, ( for the adults!) Returning this summer and will enjoy the visit, the beach and the memories

The old man is great, he is like Oliver Reed after a tipple.

You shown 10 mins of a shit side of great Yarmouth then a few seconds of the water way's. I don't think you've been fair as its winter anyway and is naturally dead. Re visit in the summer n show more of the Yarmouth I know n love n live in, it's a beautiful place n you've made it out to be shit when it's definitely not...

We always visit Great Yarmouth in May when the promenade is fresh and clean, it’s beautiful in spring and summer and we’ll continue to stay in Yarmouth as we have for the past 50yrs. I am sorry though, to see what a struggle it has been for its vast community.

Nice to see the bloke at the end with a bit of positivity. Thing is with the deprivation of Britain we can all chip in together in the community to clean the area up a bit. I believe people on benefits should be made to do 20 hours a week community service to get there money. The towns and cities will soon get there pride back. And cash strapped councils can save on labour