Time and Tide Museum

The Time and Tide Museum occupies a Victorian-era fish processing building that still retains its original smokehouses and working spaces. The building contains displays of fishing equipment, preserved workspaces, and recreated scenes showing how people worked in this industry.

Built in the 1800s as a herring processing factory, the building was the center of the town's industrial life for generations. It was later converted to preserve and tell the story of the fishing industry that once made Great Yarmouth an important economic hub.

The exhibits show how fishing shaped the identity of local people and their connection to the sea as a way of life. You see how central this work was to the town's identity and how families built their lives around the harbor and its rhythms.

The museum sits right by the waterfront, making it easy to visit as part of a walk along the harbor. Plan for 1 to 2 hours to explore the displays and see the original smokehouses without feeling rushed.

The building preserves an almost unchanged work environment from the early 1900s, giving you a real sense of how physically demanding the herring processing work was. Many visitors miss the small details carved into walls and worn into floors that tell stories of the workers who spent their days here.

Location: Great Yarmouth

Inception: 1998

Address: Blackfriars Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 3BX

Website: https://museums.norfolk.gov.uk/time-tide

GPS coordinates: 52.60170,1.73170

Latest update: December 12, 2025 12:04