It's coming up to Christmastime and thoughts in Great Yarmouth always turn to panto and the Christmas Circus Spectacular. Great Yarmouth has a long tradition of blending seaside entertainment with the finest in circus and is home to the last 'total circus' building, just off the seafront. Great Yarmouth is also the birth place of Out There, now one of the UK’s leading circus festivals. Philip...
We love something new, and when it's right opposite the hotel, then we're more than a little intrigued! Great Yarmouth's arts organisation, Out There, is launching Fire on the Water - a very different event on the Venetian Waterway Gardens from 21 October to 6 November 2021 (tickets not available on Monday 1 or 2 November). It's going to be a dramatic mixture of fire-bright ember-glowing installations...
When the pictures first started appearing around town, here at the hotel, we were really excited. Was Banksy really on a staycation in Norfolk, and in Great Yarmouth in particular? Like so many other people, we jaunted down Admiralty Road to admire the dancing people on top of the bus stop and lots of the others, way before they were protected with perspex. For several days, rumours spread like wildfire...
Who knew that fish fingers would become such a topic for debate?! At question 17 in Aileen's lockdown seaside quiz to celebrate English Tourism Week 2020, we all found out that fish fingers were indeed developed in Great Yarmouth, at the Bird's Eye factory. From 1945 to 1986, the factory could be found on South Denes Road near the river. Fish fingers first rolled off the production line in September...
Everyone at the Imperial Hotel is absolutely delighted that the Grade II-listed Venetian Waterway Gardens, diagonally opposite the hotel, will reopen today, 20 August 2019 after a huge redevelopment and regeneration project, restoring them once again into a lovely landscaped area, perfect for strolling and relaxing, and a beautiful foreground to stunning views over the sea clearly visible...
