Exploring A Closed Holiday Park - Haven Seashore - Great Yarmouth
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- Join me as I take a look at the largest and ONLY holiday park on Great Yarmouth Seafront
Haven Seashore right at the end of the Golden Mile. It has had a recent new look so we see what the park is looking like now and how different a holiday park is when its CLOSED!
Seashore Holiday Park is owned by Haven Holidays (they have NOT sponsored this video)
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Have you been to Woolacombe Bay holiday park yet and is there a video? Would love to watch it.
The Iron Duke is now a listed building because of its history and unique art deco architecture. It is being compulsory purchased by the Heritage Trust and I assume plans are afoot to restore it. It was designed by E Ecclestone, Lacons Brewery main architect. I went to school locally and for the younger years, it was the turning point for cross country to return to school. You picked a lovely day, great to hear the skylarks which nest amongst the dunes.
I didn't know that ... thanks for watching yes love the sound of those birdys
Good to hear, we had a few in there back in the mid 80's (sure it was 1984 and 85) when Caister Soul Weekender was on before it moved to Vauxhall, and always remember The Iron Duke, and was glad to see it still standing during our Wild Duck Yarmouth Holidays several years ago
Hi, what school did you attend.? as I also went to school in Caister-on-sea many moons ago, oh the joy of the cross country run, LOL
Nice to hear that. I do like a bit of art deco. Would be a shame if that building got left to rot.
Pontins could get some idea from this video of how to keep a holiday park clean and tidy and PAINTED
Played keys in one of the resident bands here in 1988. Camp had a poor reputation then, and was often in the tabloid newspapers. The then camp manager Mr Pinkney, would go and buy all the newspapers in the local shops to save his blushes on site.
So many wonderful holiday memories with my family at this holiday park. The improvements look terrific. Thanks again for the tour Tim great quality once again.
Glad you enjoyed it
The first ever holiday when I was 1 year old was at this holiday park, back then in the 1960's it was known as North Denes Caravan Park, great vlog Tim 👍
thanks Stephen
Had wonderful memories with my children
Glad you enjoyed Ian
That's what keeps you young at heart Tim always keep the kid inside you.
Lol
👍Great Memories here between 1975-1983.
Apart from its location between the racecourse
and the beach I now recognise nothing as it has changed so much.
Back then the caravans were blue and white with blue curtains and I used to spend hours on the horse racing game stall where you would roll balls into holes to make the horses move and the bell would ring when someone won and then all the horses would go back to their starting positions.
Kids were easily entertained in the mid 70’s…
😆
lol wow blue and white curtains
I loved playing that horse racing game with my kids 😃
I always remembered the iron duke as we went by there to go to this sight ❤ when I was younger
I went here so many times as a little kid during the early 2000s. I loved going to the Tiger Club and all the fun activities it had. Last time I went to Seashore was back in 2015, and though I had a nice time, it was nothing like how it was in my childhood. Everything was so commercialized and fake.
We have just brought a mobile home in seashore for a few weeks holiday and to let we are near the race horse side very nice love the site all you want is there and staff are so helpful
Thanks for watching Kevin , check out my other videos for ideas of places to visit while staying in the area
I used to love Seashore, my brother was a Havenmate there for 97 & 98 season. I remember the Limelight Club and Follies Showbar, and I was there the day The Big Top burnt down. Have such great memories of this place!
I know its a nice park
Oh such wonderful memories!! Thank you. Owned 2, caravans here when children were young, wonderful times
You're welcome lin
We stayed there back in the very early 90's, when Warner Holidays owned it.
We arrived after a 6.5hr drive from Merseyside, only for my dad to announce that the Distribution Cap on our 1989 G-Reg Maestro needed replacing before we could go home! We managed to get one from the local Austin Rover dealer and he spent an hour fixing the car!
The beaches there are amazing, and so clean.
Very happy memories of staying there in a very nice caravan. Loads to do on the site, and a great nightclub for the kids at the time!
Thanks for the trip down amnesia drive Tim!
Really nice video, next spring I definitely go in Seashore! Thank you Tim for video.
Really enjoyed watching this. The site looks really lovely. They should be thanking you for showing it as I’m sure they will get a lot of bookings. I for one want to take the family and grandchildren somewhere and this definitely is in the running. Thanks for all you do for us😀😀
Thanks for watching bridgette
That's great the walk way to the beach no sand in your shoes. It a great video so peaceful. Love the sound of the seagulls very interesting.
Totally agree
Brings back some wonderful childhood memories of when I first visited Seashore way back in 1987, and returned again in 2009. How it has changed! Must visit again soon. Also stayed at Cherry Tree, Summerfields in Scratby, and just returned from Kessingland 2 weeks ago. Hope to try Hopton next but Seashore is my favourite! :)
Thanks for watching Matt, remember to subscribe
Amazing view Tim. Drone work is great. Wonderful that they make it accessible for all people. So kind of them. Lovely walk Tim and l would love to walk on that beach right now! ☀️
me too ;-)
What a refreshing view been watching your videos for a few weeks your so honest and true to your opinions. Love if
Loved your Seashore holiday park video Tim,it looks so nice and well cared for,I would happily stay there,thankyou.
Had so many great times there in past, thanks for the walk Tim 👍🏻
You're welcome brian
Another great video Tim, we absolutely love seashore & I’ve been going there since I was a young man. We now take our grandchildren to Seashore which we have already booked for August 2023 😊
Hope u have fun, its a great site
Wow, that has changed a lot! Gutted that Follies is no more. I used to love that room. Although that lighting box was a very eerie place to go up in. Thanks Tim.
Loved follys was so unique
This brings me back, it’s been many years since we been here and everything has changed. Loving the videos
Thank you
@@WalkWithMeTim seashore had flumes years ago when I was there as a baby I'm 23 now but they were deemed unsafe maybe about 5 years ago and were demolished and a lane slide was put in and then last year the new flume tower and flumes
I’ve stayed at private villas in Maldives and Bali to marina bay sands and the Lanesborough but my wife and I go to seashore every year and it’s one of our favourite places! It’s so clean and people are lovely! Back there in June 😊
Thanks Tim it brought back so many memories for me , the iron duke pub I remember going in there with my mum and dad when I was old enough.😂
It's very interesting to see how it's changed over the years.👍 We use to stay in the caravan it was by the swimming baths on site with the flume we use to stay on the actual sea front it was great.
Thanks for watching sean
Omg this is the holiday park we went to every year when I was much younger into my teenage years! My grandad also died when we went to GY for a holiday one year and then we never went again so it's kinda a weirs ace for us.
I came here back in 1990, I could be wrong but I seem to remember getting to a fence in the park and seeing a horse racing track and a grandstand in the distance but watching your video I am doubting myself now? Great video and the park looks wonderful with the modernisations they have made, great job to you and Haven.
thanks for giving it a watch!
Wow the place has changed i remember back in the early to mid 70s has a kid on a family holidays great memories of the place.
Stayed there in May 1980 during Spring Bank week in May and enjoyed it very much. However, the following year we stayed at the Caister park and enjoyed it even more - every year until 1988. What sticks in the mind at Seashore that week was a massive thunderstorm outside while we were watching the European Cup final on the caravan TV, and my sister and a friend toppling over on one of those two-seater bicycle contraptions that they'd hired on the camp 😂
Really enjoy these classic holiday park videos , im having abit of a binge watch of your channel at the mo.Keep em coming 🙂👍
Awesome! Thank you!
RE: The Iron Duke, we had a few in there back in the mid 80's (sure it was 1984 and 85) when Caister Soul Weekender was on before it moved to Vauxhall, and always remember The Iron Duke, and was glad to see it still standing during our Wild Duck Yarmouth Holidays several years ago
Thanks for sharing sean
Such a pleasure to travel with you. Always an important time in my day when I am watching your video. : )
Thanks
Another interesting video, good to hear the difference's in how you remember the site and now.
Thanks for michael
Stayed here as a child in the 70’s, and 80’s wonderful times back then. Always walked into Caister along the front on the sea wall.
thanks for watching Johny
Hi Tim ! I've stayed on this site a few years ago . Thanks for sharing with us love as always Tracey Xxx
Thanks for watching as always tracy
Over thirty years ago, I won an adult talent show at Haven's Yarmouth Isle of Wight Holiday Park. The prize was to compete in the finals at Seashore! Watching your fascinating video, I don't remember ANY of it, although I DO remember the, now removed, splash pool you referred to. Had a great holiday at Caister some years later too.
Memories,I went many many years ago when it was ladbrookes holiday park, with my parents sadly they are no longer with me,great memories Had great deals back for the sum of £10 for the week. 😂😂 thanks Tim. Xx
lol you're welcome
Went there about 4 times in the 80s... Great Walk along the beach to town, and seeing the horses race by at the back of the racecourse...and used to play a bit of pool in the Iron Duke (I was about 12 😁)
👌
The open tower to get to the flumes was always so cold!
The second entertainment centre was called the “Big Top” which I actually preferred to the mash and barrel as it was the last time I was there.
you not a fan then! lol
Yes, right at the top end of the town near Caister Golf course. The blue slide can often been seen from the Caister to Yarmouth road and the golf course. And just within walking distance of the old Iron Duke pub which is up for saving. They just need to salvage the now derelict Winter Gardens now.
Thanks for watching
Little point of interest perhaps!?
I worked on the site during the 90's (Warner Bros era) first 2 years running quads and go cart tracks (sadly gone now) and following 2 years on site security.
Few people realise that the entire site is a public right of way (security will tell you otherwise), as it is wholly built on sand dunes and the land is leased to the site, hence the reason it has not been enclosed with fencing etc, and even the road through the site is a public highway, and is subject to the same laws as the open road!
And as photography is legal in the public domain, they can't tell you not to film, on this site anyway!
Lived Yarmouth and surrounding all my life (50+ years), and huge interest in its history, and loving your content, even if I do put you right about rivers, or maybe with other odd facts from time to time! Haha!
And "limelight" and " Follies", that took me back!
Very interesting ray ... yes security told me I wasn't alowed on from the front entrance
So glad you was able to film made my day thanks again 👍
Thanks
Nice walk through Tim, I liked it when you said you wished the zip line was there in your day, cos Friday I watched you do the mega zip line in Bournemouth, made me chuckle
Lol 😆
Love seashore first went there when old caravans and the water taps was outside it was north deans love yarmouth been going there every year since to many other parks as well I follow u to watch as very interesting many things haven't seen or herd about over all them years x keep up the good work x love to u all x
Thanks for watching Christine
My first job in Yarmouth was here in 76, stay in the area until 1990. It was hard work back then when the clubhouses were packed.
yes every night
This looks like a lovely holiday park!
The Iron Duke is well known in the planning world. It’s grade II listed and I understand that works to stabilise its roof should be underway by now - hopefully it will have a new lease of life!
Great Yarmouth Norfolk is the town I love so much
Thanks for watching Ryan
Another great walk and history lesson Tim cheers
lol thanks KK
Why haven't I come across this one before? Love the music, Tim. 😊 Time for a coffee. 👍
Lol
Been to seashore a lot since I was a kid, it’s changed so much and not for the better. It had better shops and also the night life was good, with the limelight bar for adults with decent cabaret and late night disco. The pub that burned down was the big top, which was full of pool tables.
Thanks Tim - great vlog. It looks a really nice Haven. I've done Caister and Hopton, so hope to do Seashore at some point to complete the set.
I’m going there on Friday can’t wait!
have fun ruby
I usd to go here regulaly as a kid. Was staying there when they had the big fire at the Big Top/ swimming complex. The pool had a cool jungle type theme before that.
Used to go here with mum and dad mid 70ts ,it was a step up from going to Rhyl on the coach lol,had some great hols there,me and younger bro used to go to the banger racing track ,which was about 20 mins walk from there,always had a caravan next to to horse racing track, went back there when my oldest daughter was about 3 ,30 years ago ,we also used to go to another camp called Vauxhall holiday camp , oh happy days
wow thanks for watching Kevin , I bet its changed
@@WalkWithMeTim big time looking at your vids
A family friend of mine had a caravan to the left of him at 13 17 and I have so many good memories because I went every year
I love this site , many happy memories
I used to regularly go to Great Yarmouth. We played many pool competitions at the Vauxhall holiday park
the good old days lol
I always enjoy my time when I stay at Haven,I've never been to this Haven though but the last couple of times I stayed at Coombe Haven down in Hastings/St Leonards.
Thanks andy
Nice holiday park ,cheers Tim 🤗
Thanks for watching andy
Brilliant looks like huge improvements been made didn't recognise parts of it x
thanks for watching Ali
Remember going here on a £9.50 with the sun newspaper holidays absolutely brilliant 👌👍
Lol
I remember when the pub was on the site. There was also horse racing game like the camel one on Britannia Pier in Great Yarmouth.
Yep I remember
Great Vid Tim Can’t wait for the lives at the weekend
Thanks ross
Great video Tim. Even though it’s winter, the sun seems to shine when you get your camera out lol.
It does!
Went there last year and the other day love there new bar definitely a really good servers there
:-)
I heard you say you used to work at haven yrs ago I did to .worked in limelight food department.never forget the darts night when jokey Wilson was amongst the players .what great weekend that totally turned out to be .middle 90’s if I remember.btw was Tim Starbucks manager of haven any relations to you .👍🏻
Lol gabys side yes
I lived near this site in the 80s and used to go in here as a kid even though I was a local ha ha. The clubs in the pavilion now used to be called the mermaid and the beachcomber from memory!
Hey thanks for watching gavin remember to hit subscribe
Changed so much since when I was there in 1996.going to experience sundowner park on June 2nd for a week.
Hope you have fun
brilliant!! shared this with my family!!
thanks Jessica
Wow, looks so different from when I worked here. But to be fair, that was about 15 years ago lol Great memories.
where did u work?
We've stayed at seashore holiday park two years ago for a change from Caister very nice park it certainly is a massive park we was right at the end of the park
Thanks Karen
Great Video , used to stay on here about 40 years ago!!
where do u stay now?
Last last few years have stayed at seadell at Hemsby as they allow dogs
Another great video Tim, have spent a few holidays on this site the last time was 2007
Glad you enjoyed it
Very Good to see what it Looks Like, The Beach looks Great! I Shall Have to visit there Later In the Year. The Caravans look very Big
My Boss has got one on That Site.
Thanks for watching juliet
Would that let you on Vauxhall Tim. That is were we've been staying for over 40yrs with different generations of my family. We still love coming to great Yarmouth but I think since park Dean took over out list some of its identity. I think the Biss family owned it for many many years. Find memories of Uncle sandy and aunty Mary 😊 Now me and my wife take our twin sons and they do enjoy it.
Loving your videos over the course of the last year since the original Lockdown. Unfortunately I've been going through chemotherapy for kidney cancer which we've shrunk 👍 But I wanted to let you and gabby know you've kept a smile on my face doing all your Great Yarmouth videos and Norfolk videos whilst I have tonnes of time on my hands.
Thankyou
Regards
Rich, East Hull, East Yorkshire 👍
Thanks rich ... means alot .. yes I may have to wait for the park to open
During the Second World War there was once a Coastal Artillery Battery located at Seashore before it was a Holiday park. Constructed in 1940
It was equipped with 2× 6 inch naval guns. There were two where the guns were located at the northern end of North drive. There were underground entrances to inside the Battery with Camouflage netting. Also searchlight implements associated with the battery.
By February 1941 it was protected landward side by extensive barbed wire defences. Two hexagon Pillboxes/Bunkers were built to provide ground and light Anti Aircraft defence for the site. The first was located to the west side of the Battery and was surrounded by a earth bank. The second was located on the beach with once side built against the sea wall. This still partly survives which you can see as that large concrete structure now in cladding poking out of the sea wall at 2:25
The site remained untouched with only sections of barbed wire and beach scaffolding being removed in 1946. By April 1952 the the guns had been demolished along with the Pillboxes and the majority of other defences. The rest of the battery buildings were demolished with only 4 surviving in 1988 having been joined together to create one long building. But these were demolished by 2002. The only building on the actual battery site (now Holiday park) that survives today is a L shaped building which use was still unknown. Although it's possible the original building was demolished and a new building following the original foundation built in its place.
Now nothing (apart from the Pillbox by the sea wall) survive.
Hope you found this interesting as I certainly have having been to Seashore loads of times. 😊
wow thanks!
Really good baby very proud of you xxx
Thanks gaby
Great video Tim love 💕 it
Thanks helen
I live in Great Yarmouth and there are certain bits in yarmouth that's really good and pretty x
Very true
WOW1 WOW1 WOW1 this is the BIGGEST holiday park ive ever seen in my life. we dont have this sort of thing here. are those cabins open for just holiday makers, or are they actually owned by people who go there in summer? the entertainment at this place is phenominal... luv it. id love to stay here for a holiday and walk my little dog on those tracks. thank you for showing this fantastic holiday park
Very interesting video tim thanks👍👍
Thanks for watching dola
This is my 2nd favourite place to go on holiday.
:-)
Just found your channel - great video! Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!
We stay at Easter Beach at Caister when we go, if the weather is decent we walk from the caravan park through to Great Yarmouth, it’s a lovely walk & it always tires the kids out 😁
Sounds great! lol
@@WalkWithMeTim it’s worth every step 😂
@@Autism_mum82 lol
There used to be two clubs at North Denes Seashore in the seventies, The Mermaid Club was the first and further up was The Wagon Wheel
Ive been to Seashore before the go karts are amazing Another video Tim AMAZING.
They aren't there anymore tho 😕
@@WalkWithMeTim Sad :(
Gosh it's been a long time since I stayed here withy kids , they're now 24 and 22 so maybe 18 years ago! The outside splash zone and the club I remember , also a small 10 pin bowling . Very different now.
a lot of changes
Thanks for Sharing
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You are so welcome
Beautiful holiday park. My mum had 3 caravans in hopton, but she hardly used them.
3 ... yikes
@@WalkWithMeTim all at separate times though lol
I took a photo of the coast watch place in 1967, one of my first ever photos, and in 1967 had a 2 week holiday at the site, think its mostly completely different now.
wow bet it does
Lime light that's the other one brilliant entertainment both clubs 👍👍
Agree .. old days never to be seen again
fantastic video tim very interesting
Thanks mandy lol
great clip shame nothing has been done with the iron duke pub we used to go in there when we stayed at the holiday camp when it used to have the darts competitions back in the 70's what great memories
Thanks for watching
Im 45 and im a baby at heart i love caravan parks
I have subscribed to you and gabs channels. Really enjoy then .
Hi yeah Tim I love ur video's
We went as a family 30 years ago when I was 13. The one thing I remember is the helicopters overhead regularly. My parents wished they had booked Caister instead. I remember my mum tried archery, she missed the target and got the arrow in the building behind the target 😆
I looked at prices for other parks in the company, and the prices are very high this year, probably as it’s a captive market and trying to make up for lost revenue last year.
Maybe, have noticed the prices
Hey I am performing at seashore tonight 🤣 this was awesome man great video!
Good luck hope it goes well!
A lot of the holiday parks I visited were in the West Country area, mostly Devon, and the odd few that were in Dorset, and Butlins in Minehead, Somerset
thanks for watching Michael