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Thread #142241   Message #3281690
Posted By: Big Al Whittle
29-Dec-11 - 05:24 PM
Thread Name: BS: The tacky side of Christmas
Subject: RE: BS: The tacky side of Christmas
Yes its on the east coast - a county called Norfolk. Dickens david Copperfield is set partly in the town. It was a big fishing town when the herring fleet was doing business - til the start of the 1960's.

Its a beautiful old fashioned sort of place - mainly getting its earnings from tourism.. there are lots of holiday caravan sites surrounding Yarmouth. I suspect it bacame an important holiday resort at the coming of the railway in the 19th century and beecause of that - there are lots of 19th century buildings facing onto the seafront. But nowadays its very downmarket. That's why I feel comfortable there!

Just inland from there are the Norfolk Broads a lovely set of waterways and shallow lakes with islands. Very popular for sailing types and leisure cruisers. I think its more the North sea than the Channel, but I might be wrong.