Kitsch me quick: Why Great Yarmouth could be just the ticket to a great summer break

Kitsch me quick: With its California coastline and Vegas-style arcades, a trip to favorite resort town of Great Yarmouth might be the perfect ticket this summer Joanna Tweedy visits Great Yarmouth for a nostalgic trip filled with crazy golf, fairground rides and of chippies the city's 1932 roller coaster 'that stops when a teenage attendant slams on a brake'. ' wrote Joanna. Read on to find out more...

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Posted: 11:28 BST, 25 July 2022 | Update: Jul 25, 2022 11:32 BST like me. But lowering the safety bar on Great Yarmouth's famous wooden roller coaster, painted in the brightest shades of red and blue, feels like stepping back in time.

This slamming caterpillar opened in 1932, made an appearance in Madness' House Of Fun video, and continues to serve up a three-minute masterclass in kinetic energy.

And get this for an added scare factor: it only stops when the teenager on board applies a handbrake.

If many other classic UK seaside towns - Margate, Weymouth, Brighton - were embellished with trendy cafes and boutiques, then Great Yar...