Matt N
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Hi guys. After I got an 85 in my undergraduate degree dissertation earlier today, my parents revealed to me earlier that they wanted to buy me some form of gift for finishing my undergraduate degree. As there was nothing specific I wanted them to buy me, my parents then proposed taking me on a trip to one of the semi-major UK parks I haven’t visited yet, and their idea, which I thought was a good one, was to take a trip to visit the duo of parks in Norfolk/Suffolk; Pleasurewood Hills in Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach in Great Yarmouth. We live 250 miles and at least a 4.5 hour drive from the Norfolk/Suffolk region, so it would require a multi-day trip for us. My parents’ idea for such a trip, leaving on a Sunday and coming back on a Tuesday as an example, was something akin to the following:
Firstly, does our rough trip plan sound good for the region’s parks? Have we allocated sufficient time to each of the parks? Is Pleasurewood Hills doable in a day, and is Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach doable in a few hours?
Secondly, I’d also appreciate any general tips or things to know about any of the parks or the area in general. Is there a particular ideal way to tackle these parks? Are there any hidden gems or things to particularly prioritise? Is there anything absolutely crucial for us to know before visiting?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
I must admit, I am quite looking forward to ticking off another two semi-major UK parks! Of the potential trips to UK parks I haven’t yet done, the Norfolk/Suffolk duo seem like the least easy to tie in with anything else and the trip that would offer the most bang for buck in terms of the amount of draws relative to travel time, so me and my parents thought it might be a good one for the three of us to do together.
It’ll also be interesting to visit an entirely new part of the UK. Me and my mum have never been further east in the East of England than London Stansted Airport, and while my dad has been to Great Yarmouth once before, this was way back in the 1980s when he was a child and still lived in Kent, so I’m sure the area has changed quite a bit since then!
- Sunday: Drive from our home in Gloucestershire to Great Yarmouth and potentially do Joyland (I had told my parents about Joyland and Tyrolean Tubtwist in a previous conversation about places I hadn’t been)
- Monday: Do Pleasurewood Hills
- Tuesday: Do Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach, with an aim towards leaving for home by the early afternoon (Mum and Dad thought that Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach looked as though it could be done in a few hours)
Firstly, does our rough trip plan sound good for the region’s parks? Have we allocated sufficient time to each of the parks? Is Pleasurewood Hills doable in a day, and is Great Yarmouth Pleasure Beach doable in a few hours?
Secondly, I’d also appreciate any general tips or things to know about any of the parks or the area in general. Is there a particular ideal way to tackle these parks? Are there any hidden gems or things to particularly prioritise? Is there anything absolutely crucial for us to know before visiting?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
I must admit, I am quite looking forward to ticking off another two semi-major UK parks! Of the potential trips to UK parks I haven’t yet done, the Norfolk/Suffolk duo seem like the least easy to tie in with anything else and the trip that would offer the most bang for buck in terms of the amount of draws relative to travel time, so me and my parents thought it might be a good one for the three of us to do together.
It’ll also be interesting to visit an entirely new part of the UK. Me and my mum have never been further east in the East of England than London Stansted Airport, and while my dad has been to Great Yarmouth once before, this was way back in the 1980s when he was a child and still lived in Kent, so I’m sure the area has changed quite a bit since then!