Great Yarmouth has enticing golden sands in front of a cheerful beachside dubbed the Golden Mile. The resort is endearingly old-fashioned in its Victorian piers, miniature village and amusement parks with vintage wooden roller coasters. Great Yarmouth has the extra appeal of being a port with military, fishing and trading pedigree. The quayside on the River Yare has museums in its old merchants houses, and the Time and Tide Museum is in a repurposed herring curing works.