Pleasure Beach Gardens

Great Yarmouth's seafront gardens are a proper old-school seaside affair, all genteel Victorian planning and promenade charm. Pleasure Beach Gardens sits right on the coast, offering manicured lawns, flower beds, and that particular Norfolk light that makes everything look a bit softer than it probably deserves to. You'll find benches facing the sea, some pleasant walkways, and the kind of quiet you don't get at the busier amusement arcades further down.

It's the sort of place you'd take a grandparent rather than a five-year-old looking for action. The gardens themselves won't keep you occupied for hours unless you're the type to sit with a book and a flask of tea for an afternoon, which, honestly, is no bad thing. A 20-minute stroll round is usually enough unless you're treating it as part of a longer seafront meander through Great Yarmouth proper.

If you're based at Haven Seashore or any of the nearby parks - and there are plenty clustered within a couple of miles - it's worth a wander when you fancy a break from the campsite. Free to enter, no hassle, no queues. Pop over from Haven Caister-on-Sea or Hopton if the weather's decent and you want a bit of fresh air without committing to a full day out. It's the kind of place that reminds you why people still come to Norfolk's coast, even if it's quieter than it once was.