Britannia Pier
Britannia Pier is a pier located at the seaside town of Great Yarmouth in the English county of Norfolk.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: pier with a theater in Great Yarmouth, England
- Also known as: “Britannia Pier Theatre” and “Pavilion Theatre”
- Address: Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Joyland and Hollywood Cinema.
Joyland
Joyland is a historic free entry amusement park located in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, on the coast of East Anglia. The theme park opened in 1949 on the site of the former Anchor Gardens next to Britannia Pier. Joyland is situated 430 feet west of Britannia Pier.Hollywood Cinema
Movie theater
Photo: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hollywood Cinema is a movie theater, which is situated 690 feet northwest of Britannia Pier.
Great Yarmouth Hippodrome
Theater building
Photo: Mat Tuck, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Great Yarmouth Hippodrome is a circus building in Great Yarmouth, England that was built in 1903. Peter Jay bought the building in 1979, and the Jay family continue to produce Circus Spectaculars four times a year, with Jack Jay as ringmaster and producer and Ben Jay as manager. Great Yarmouth Hippodrome is situated 2,200 feet southwest of Britannia Pier.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Great Yarmouth and Cobholm Island.
Great Yarmouth
Photo: Tanya Dedyukhina, CC BY 3.0.
Great Yarmouth is a long-established English seaside town in the county of Norfolk, at the mouth of the River Yare. Around 5 million people visit Great Yarmouth every year, making it Britain's third most popular seaside resort.
Cobholm Island
Suburb
Cobholm Island is situated in the East Anglian county of Norfolk, England, close to Great Yarmouth. The population of the Island is included in the Southtown and Cobholme Ward of Great Yarmouth Borough Council.
Gorleston-on-Sea
Town
Photo: Jim McMurdo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gorleston-on-Sea, historically and colloquially known as Gorleston, is a seaside town in the borough of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England. It lies to the South of Great Yarmouth, on the opposite side of the mouth of the River Yare. Gorleston-on-Sea is situated 2 miles south of Britannia Pier.
Britannia Pier
- Categories: pier, theater building, and tourism
- Location: Great Yarmouth District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.60819° or 52° 36′ 30″ northLongitude
1.73956° or 1° 44′ 22″ eastElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
9F43JP5Q+7ROpenStreetMap ID
way 37588977OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=pierOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
12149328Wikidata ID
Q45843906
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In Other Languages
“Britannia Pier” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “بريتانيا بيير”
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