Should YOU Visit Caister on Sea Tour, Norfolk?

Join me as I explore Caister on Sea, Just north of Great Yarmouth sits a village that was once called Caister-next-Yarmouth, is a large village in Norfolk and has loads of history!
There has been an offshore lifeboat in the area since 1791, It was used by a beach company to salvage ships wrecked on the sand banks. Between 1856 and 1969 lifeboats were operated by the RNLI. In the 1901 Caister lifeboat disaster, nine crew were lost while attempting a rescue during heavy seas. At the time it was said, "If they had to keep at it 'til now, they would have sailed about until daylight to help her. Going back is against the rules when we see distress signals like that"
This response was translated by journalists to become the famous phrase "Caister men never turn back". A monument to the men lost in the disaster bearing this inscription stands in the village cemetery, unveiled in 1903 and was listed Grade II by Historic England in 2020. A pub called the "Never Turn Back" is named after the incident.
Highlights include . .
The Oldest Holiday Park in the UK ( Haven Caister )
Caister Castle
Caister Roman Fort
Ye Old Bakery
The Never Turn Back Pub
Caister Lifeboat
Caister Promenade
and Caister Beach where the ice cream van comes to you!
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A bit of History
There is a Haven caravan and holiday park near the coast. One of the oldest in the UK, it began as the "Great Yarmouth Social Club" in 1906. In the 1950s and early 1960s, it used to be on both sides of the road. Opposite the beach was a dining room, paper shop, sports facilities and tourist chalets. These facilities were sold to a property developer who turned it into housing in the 1970s. In the 1980s a brand new holiday camp was opened, under the ownership of Ladbrokes, which was later sold to Warners in the 1990s.
Caister's history dates back to Roman times. In around AD 200 a fort was built here as a base for a unit of the Roman army and navy. However its role as a fort appears to have been reduced following the construction of the Saxon Shore fort at Burgh Castle on the southern side of the estuary in the latter part of the 3rd century. The name 'Caister' derives from the Anglo-Saxon word 'ceaster' meaning 'Roman fort'
In the 1950s, a building near the south gate at Caister was excavated in advance of a housing development. These buildings certainly do not appear to be very military as they include a hypocaust and painted wall plaster as well as female jewellery, and it has been suggested that this building may have been an officer's house, or possibly a ‘seamen's hostel’ which may be a polite name for a brothel. The site appears to have been abandoned in the 5th century, but 150 Saxon burials have been found to the south of the enclosure. The remains excavated in the 1950s are now managed by English Heritage and are open free of charge to the public as Caister Roman Site.
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[@pythag123]

What is the flag for, that flies over the castle? For a person, or a place? Thanks

[@daleandrewolleyleggett1385]

I went to Caister that pub sign is gone

[@darrenanderson1048]

I’m sure we went to a holiday park called Silversands in the early 80s. I remember a pink hippo in the swimming pool for climbing on. Can anyone tell me if the park is still there? TIA

[@helenraynor1519]

Thanks for the memories from Florida! We holidayed every year from 1974 onwards. My parents split and my mum remarried. My stepdad owned Eastern Beach until the early 90’s when he retired but had been in his family for many years prior. I’ve visited since and have so many memories of Norfolk and Yarmouth. I can smell the chips on the seafront and hear the arcades just watching this!

[@WalkWithMeTim]

you are welcome Helen , thanks for watching

[@AmbientWalking]

How amazing is it that we can travel the world via these channels? I really love traveling in this way!

[@WalkWithMeTim]

me too! lol

[@jackbrenny9576]

Another superb vlog Tim and your opening shot is my favourite spot in the whole country, yes and I have visited many coasts including Wales, Scotland, as well as the South coast of England. My wife and I cycle to this spot and have our picnic there. It always reminds me of the final scene in the very first Planet of the Apes films when Charlton Heston rides along the beach on horseback with the girl he rescued and sees the upper arm and torch of the statue of Liberty rising up through the sand. A terrific location. A wonderful piece of work by you and thoroughly enjoyable, thank you. Just noticed you have hit 30K subscribers at last, a fantastic achievement on You Tube and very well deserved, best wishes.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thanks Jack ,yes its amazing and definitely my favourite part of the country

[@MrGreatplum]

Looks like a lovely part of the world and the beach looks great!

[@user-uf3dn1qg7o]

Caister is a lovely village and I grew up there. I still live in great Yarmouth now. I grew up literally round the corner from the centurion pub next to the holiday camp. You could see the beach the end of my road X

[@Cooler72]

Moved to Caister from Luton 4 years ago best thing we ever did!

[@WalkWithMeTim]

best place to live by the coast Simon!

[@bushkablue]

I travel to Great Yarmouth by train and I still play spot the Caister Water Tower from the train as I did many many years ago as a child. That's when I feel my holiday starts.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

And seeing the sea lol

[@steveslivinski9456]

Super walk Tim, brought back our memories from our holiday three weeks ago...BTW fresh cream apple turnovers are really nice from the ye old bakery and eaten on the sand dunes at the lifeboat station. Thanks Kim and Steve

[@WalkWithMeTim]

I'll have to try them thanks steve

[@Frankie-so3by]

It's beautiful, used to go when I was a little girl with Mummy and Daddy. I've been in the tower. It's so quiet place but so nice

[@WalkWithMeTim]

It really is!

[@dan_76]

I grew up in caister, its where most of my family are from and I spent most summers on Caister beach. My parents had a shop in the old station house at some point in the early 70's. In the 80's behind the lions there was a really cool arcade, it had stuff like Tempest and IRobot. Rare games at the time. Great video.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thanks for sharing the memories Dan!

[@stevelampard]

I'll be visiting the holiday park again in a couple of weeks. I've seen a lot of changes in the park since I started going there back in the mid 90's. Neptunes was a great place to be in the evening.

[@partyboy9719]

As always a great video 👍👍

[@WalkWithMeTim]

thanks!

[@hollyblandford5250]

i lovee your videos! i go to great yarmouth and caister every year and after watching these videos i cant waitt to go back !! ive learnt so much from these videos even after going so many times !! I love it theree

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thanks Holly, I hope you subscribe too ;-)

[@salamanda9]

Great videos Tim. The "Prom" as you call it was the base of the old railway line.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

no way! was it really .. I didnt know that!

[@jackbrenny9576]

@@WalkWithMeTim Did you also know that the road leading to the Promenade; Second Avenue, was originally built by the Romans which is why it is dead straight?

[@WalkWithMeTim]

@@jackbrenny9576 no I didn't lol

[@trevordickenson3196]

Hi, think i would agree with you, my parents and me when I was about four went to Caister for our summer holiday which would have been about the time of the station closure in 1959 and after before demolition , if not mistaken my memory of the railway station is of it being close to the beach as it was then, would say the seafront has changed since then which would also explain for the pillbox being sunk in the sand, don[t think it would have been built on the beach but coastal erosion has been changing the coastline since them day's.

[@bexhil7]

Another great & fantastic video of Caister on Sea Tour, Norfolk!.😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Bakey180s]

Another great Vid mate....we went there once...found the pub on the beach but it was closed...lol....next time. ♥️♥️👍

[@WalkWithMeTim]

it should be open now

[@bridgetteparker5149]

Absolutely lovely Tim. Although I enjoyed watching your Crete vids, my heart belongs to Norfolk and I can’t wait to visit again soon.😊😊

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Awww Thanks Bridgette

[@tokendiva]

Love the videos, kept em up

[@jamesmcnally7098]

wow just all the memories come flooding back!

[@JohnLvideos]

Great video Tim. I remember going up to the top of Caister Castle many years ago. I did not get to see the car museum though, might have to make another trip.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Yes if you are into classic cars it's pretty good

[@KevinLivock]

Hello Tim, I am going to be moving to Caister on sea in the next few weeks I am just waiting to here when my completion date will be as I have sold my house. Thanks for covering Caister, I love all your videos and all the things you share with us and Gaby too.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Hey Kevin! welcome to the area .. where have you moved from?

[@KevinLivock]

@@WalkWithMeTim I have not moved yet but I will be in the next few weeks , I am in Hertfordshire at the moment. Once I am in Caister, Norfolk I keep a look out for You and Gaby and say hello to you in person if I see you.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

@@KevinLivock great! well enjoy the sea air ;-)

[@helenbosworth627]

Great video of castier

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@susanburbuy3453]

lovely walk again along the beach tim thank you for the video

[@WalkWithMeTim]

You're welcome

[@bbej2016]

Great vid Tim, Caister lifeboat is a private one not part of the RNLI. I Believe. Still do a superb job.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

You are correct I was just saying that they should all be supported ;-)

[@stephenwood9104]

We visited Caister Castle last year and had a few hours looking around the amazing Car museum and after lunch went to the gorgeous beach, WOW TIm another fantastic vlog ❤️😃👍

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thank you ;-)

[@samtaw3440]

Finally booked to come to Norfolk but not until next June. Staying at Haven with hubby and the dog. Not a bad price for a week. We're not fussed about accommodation as we don't stay in a lot. Can't wait to get to Norfolk and look up my family history.

[@leemccormack2959]

Great video mate. Spent many holidays at the haven holiday park ( silver sands ) with my parents and Grandparents. Brought all those memories back thanks 👍

[@WalkWithMeTim]

That's awesome thanks for giving it a watch lee

[@JohnWalshLegend]

We'll be visiting Caister in May as part of our Norfolk Holiday. Got our eye on the Carvery there for a Sunday Lunch!

[@WalkWithMeTim]

its very nice are you talking about the castle

[@JohnWalshLegend]

@@WalkWithMeTim Yes, that's the one!

[@dolaghosh2808]

It's beautiful.. Great video tim thank U👍👍

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thanks 😊

[@kkrispy2009P]

Do a castle vlog and car visit when it's open Tim I think ppl want to see that

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Not sure they will let me film but will ask

[@shirleyellis9708]

Delight full Tim interesting place. Loved it.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Glad you enjoyed it Shirley! everything looks good in the sun lol

[@joanneswann4967]

Many wonderful memories of Caister with my family, we stayed in the caravan parks next to the never turn back pub, also gad many meals at the carvery,and drinks in the never turn back pub, lovely place 😊

[@sadiehawthorne8853]

I am at California Cliffs now. Been to the area 63 times and still come back. Went to the original Caister Camp. And went in the original Marina Centre. The 3rd in my lifetime.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

wow

[@sueg2470]

Not seen one of your videos for a while and how I've missed them. Since one of your very first videos of Hemsby in lockdown I have followed you and seen so many beautiful places I want to visit. Keep up the great work x👍👏

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thanks Sue

[@andymullaney1594]

Hi Tim, always enjoy vidios this area,alot of hidden gems if you love history,thanks Tim

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Glad you like them Andy!

[@andymullaney1594]

@@WalkWithMeTim sorry missed alot of your lives , as go bed early , as up 4.30 am in week ,a work engineering , assembler etc makeing hospital beds , for NHS ,been key worker ,so thanks Tim ,helped me out ,the lock downs you and Gaby ,our community ,

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@@andymullaney1594 Your welcome Andy , you can watch the videos when ever you want to ;-) respect to you my friend

[@TimingLifestyleTV]

Thanks your sharing have a nice day . Happy Friday New friends from Singapore

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thanks and welcome

[@marieryan2541]

Hi Tim loved your Caster beach walk. Marie

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Glad you enjoyed it thanks Marie

[@damecupcake]

Tim, next time you're at Caister stop in and visit Holy Trinity Church and their lovely grounds. Definitely worth a look around. Cheers!

[@WalkWithMeTim]

I will do , thanks for the tip

[@upthebuffer1921]

Loved that beach as a kid nice to see it still looks lovely. That said whoever it was that left a broken bottle in the sand back in 1981 FU

[@rossbatchelor4634]

Great Vid Tim really looking forward to coming back tomorrow for my holiday

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thanks ross, hope u have a great time

[@Segafishy]

This took me right back, I used to play on that very Pill box as my Van was on Elm and then visit the Clubhouse on eastern, from that area you can even seen some of the Hotel foundations that were returned when the coastal erosion happened. Oddly I never clocked that was a Train station there, my Mum would regularly walk us to the Ice cream shop/Chippy that used to be in one of the converted houses so I'd see it alot, these days though thanks to injury I rarely venture further than Tan Lane/ Highstreet when visiting the house that replaced the Caravan which the very thought of has got me craving a Plunkett's sausage roll and Tasty house R8.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

I know I love Caister

[@chrisbrookes3242]

Lovely video love the beaches,we have stayed on all of the caravan sites you want past over the years, have not long come back we have spent 7 weeks there so far this year. Keep up the good work Tim 😎

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Glad you enjoyed it chris , thank you

[@darkvader7231]

Great video, very informative, looks like a beautiful peaceful place!!

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thanks dark vader

[@barbaraheywood3221]

Great video walk Tim. I stayed at the holiday camp in 1978 when it was Ladbrokes-I remember yellow coats greeting us when we arrived and it being v windy! Up again in a few weeks house hunting and can't wait😊

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Hey thanks Barbara

[@TheFoxyb]

Another great video Tim. Think you're right with 2013 for the cafe being washed away, terrible tide surge in Hunstanton that year.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Yes it was all down the east coast

[@Euadam]

Great video, thanks for posting.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@stevet1963]

Lovely tour Tim good to see you back in wonderful Norfolk, really needed to jump in that sea 😂😂 So much history too Cheers Tim 👍🏻👍🏻

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Absolutely

[@silentwitness247]

Great vid. Visiting Caister this week. Subbed…

[@nataliebandee4386]

Love it so much tim thank you for do caster on sea

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jojo55508]

Fab video again Tim. 👍

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thanks 👍

[@rontanser9369]

Never been to Caister so that was very interesting thank you

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thanks Ron

[@melissaphillips3088]

Tim I missed you😡 my fault. Was busy so didn’t check to see if you were posting today. So good to catch up. Hello to Gaby and Miss. Holly who looked beautiful in her prom dress!!🌹 Such a pretty day for you when you went for a walk. So nice there. Thanks Tim.☀️

[@WalkWithMeTim]

lol it was not a live Mel just the normal edited weekly upload

[@melissaphillips3088]

@@WalkWithMeTim i heard you say It was a Saturday walk but I thought you might have alerted us sometime earlier and I didn’t get a notification. The internet here can leave you every so often. Glad to know I didn’t miss it. 😂 Pay no attention to crazy me!!🤣

[@WalkWithMeTim]

@@melissaphillips3088 lol lol

[@melissaphillips3088]

@@WalkWithMeTim you have a great evening Tim. Thanks for making me laugh at my self today. See you next time. Take care and stay cool. ☀️

[@WalkWithMeTim]

@@melissaphillips3088 lol and you Melissa

[@allylou8514]

The beach is pretty it looks clean beach to

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Superfine sand too

[@johnkiddier9927]

I'm in Caister at the moment! Staying on the Haven site!!

[@WalkWithMeTim]

have fun!

[@Archipelington]

I went to the Haven park in June. I think you were walking my exact steps along that old sea wall! I first went to that park in 1985 when it was a Ladbrokes park. The beach was very different then.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

wow ! it has changed a lot

[@simonnelson7770]

Hi, love your walks. I just recently bought a caravan at haven caister on sea. I absolutely love the place.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

wow! enjoy Simon

[@simonnelson7770]

Walk With Me Tim if your ever passing give me a shout, beers on me👍

[@WalkWithMeTim]

@@simonnelson7770 sounds good!

[@captaingeneric2898]

I was at that old Roman fort literally this time last week 😂. We did 7 nights in the Haven holiday park in Caister last week and it was really great. We also walked around and see the never turn back also. Watching this is making me want to go back 😂

[@WalkWithMeTim]

thanks for watching! hope you had a great time! and to see more video hit subscribe

[@captaingeneric2898]

@@WalkWithMeTim I just subbed could of swore I was already subbed I've watched a lot of your videos as I go Yarmouth way every year to see family. The Smokehouse just north is caister is great for a burger and I believe the two lion statues near the beach used to mark the entrance to the old manor House hotel? Could be wrong tho. Keep up the good work buddy 👍

[@aaronhanson2528]

Great video! Would love to see a tour of Gorleston out of lockdown!

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Will be doing a live from there soon

[@mattharris7248]

Our family have a caravan on that haven site , great place , can’t wait to get back down here on the 16th august , it’s a great location if you come out of the haven site and take a right and drive for 10 mins your at hems your , and if you take a left 15-20 mins your at the sea front and town

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Its a very popular coastal village

[@eppityrrell8236]

6:02 omg so cute ✨

[@daleleggett1215]

20 years ago we were at the hoilday park was called caister on sea

[@WalkWithMeTim]

nope it was Caister Beach or caster camp lol

[@daleleggett1215]

@@WalkWithMeTim caister camp

[@spectrumwalkingtours]

Hi Tim, it's such a long time since I have been to your neck of the woods, but I remember a Stock car/ Banger racing track. Was that Caister or Yarmouth and does it still exist?

[@WalkWithMeTim]

it does indeed every wed and fri I believe

[@argonaut6386]

Really enjoyable review thanks. Was thinking about having a break up this way. The only thing I couldn't tell was whether there is a ramped access to the beach for someone with mobility issues as I could only see steps in your video.

[@daleandrewolleyleggett1385]

I'm going to Caister again next year

[@stephenlee5929]

Hi, You talked about Caister lifeboat and the RNLI, Caister is an independent lifeboat station, not run by RNLI.

[@catherinebaker2829]

Lovely walk in canister Tim what time of day was it the beach looked so quiet and peaceful? 😎🏖️

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Hey Catherine it was about 2.30pm

[@thebard9055]

Such a wonderful beach, Tim. I'm assuming was busy during the recent heatwave? Fascinating history too 😀👍

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Yes but the beach is so big it never overly looks busy

[@thebard9055]

@@WalkWithMeTim I like the sound of that 😀

[@tonyfurnandiz4637]

Nice video well presented. £17 for a museum entry London prices

[@WalkWithMeTim]

I know!

[@rossnolan2883]

Awesome 😎

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Thanks 🤗

[@rossnolan2883]

@@WalkWithMeTim 😊

[@andytaylor1159]

Great video could I ask have you done one about sheringham

[@WalkWithMeTim]

yes many here is one of them >kzbin.info/www/bejne/bHuzknqtmdiVqLM

[@andytaylor1159]

Thanks sheringham is my favourite place to visit

[@bernadettec6386]

Tim thank you for the trip around Caister. We have old legs, is there a car park near to the beach where we can park please?

[@WalkWithMeTim]

yes follow caister lifeboat

[@lewislodge]

I live here

[@WalkWithMeTim]

lucky you

[@johnwebster6062]

Gosh how did I miss your video what time did you go to air Tim?

[@WalkWithMeTim]

lol

[@JamieMacgregor-9390]

Hi Tim how are you doing I thought the vid was interesting due to seeing the Roman remains 😀

[@WalkWithMeTim]

hey Jamie, thanks for giving it a watch

[@shaneD7378]

Looks like a good place to visit how long does it take to walk there from seashore great Yarmouth

[@WalkWithMeTim]

15 min

[@miawebster2850]

I'm going to hemsy tommorow I'm staying at blue riband holiday parks

[@WalkWithMeTim]

lets hope the weather stays nice!

[@UTUBE98]

Hi Tim you ever been to castle acre castle ? You might find it a good one to take a look at.

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Not yet!

[@UTUBE98]

I think you'd get some good drone footage there it as an old priory there too

[@daleandrewolleyleggett1385]

That pub sign is gone

[@dorreenjones1348]

Can you review Cleethorpes

[@WalkWithMeTim]

okidoke

[@geraldhills41]

Any photos of people on the beach ?

[@WalkWithMeTim]

?

[@andrewmay8415]

How are you today Tim fromAndrewmay in yarmouth

[@allylou8514]

What's weather like in Norfolk

[@WalkWithMeTim]

Random question 🤔 well it's been very warm and this morning its cloudy

[@allylou8514]

@@WalkWithMeTim LoL I was just asking because off the North sea do u get the heat

[@WalkWithMeTim]

of course you do .. last few days its been very warm 25oc

[@allylou8514]

@@WalkWithMeTim Norfolk looks lovely you know the quieter beaches , looks so pretty. Love sand dunes I inspired by videos keep up loading please they are so good. 👍😊

[@beateertel1718]

🥰💕💕💕💕🥰

[@WalkWithMeTim]

:-)

[@allylou8514]

Seventeen pounds get in the castle .....😱

[@WalkWithMeTim]

I know 😱

[@allylou8514]

@@WalkWithMeTim why does cost so much get in to these places ? Surely they would make more if charged reasonable price. And people can learn more about history. Sandringham I watched video eleven pounds just get into gardens😱 tho very pretty. But if you was local you might want go regular to relax if don't have garden be ideal.