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.Photo: John Fielding, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: historic amusement park in Norfolk, England
- Address: Marine Parade, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2DL
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hollywood Cinema and Great Yarmouth Hippodrome.
Hollywood Cinema
Movie theater
Photo: Bob Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hollywood Cinema is a movie theater, which is situated 540 feet north of Joyland.
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 1,900 feet south of Joyland.
St George’s Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Carol Rose, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St George’s Theatre is a theater building, which is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Joyland.
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 Joyland.
Joyland
- Categories: amusement park and tourism
- Location: Great Yarmouth District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.6079° or 52° 36′ 28″ northLongitude
1.73767° or 1° 44′ 16″ eastOpen location code
9F43JP5Q+53OpenStreetMap ID
way 175853187OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q19874758
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In Other Languages
“Joyland” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “چويلاند”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Joyland Family Amusements and Parker’s Donkey World.
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