Pier Gardens, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

A Brief History

The Floral Hall, today known as Ocean Room, opened in
1939 as a dance hall where many friends and families
gathered for formal events as well as boxing matches,
discos and gigs. The Gorleston Lido was among the
popular attraction of the building. It’s heated seawater pool
attracted 2,000 people to swim and bathe in the sunshine.
This was later demolished in 1993.

In 1975, The Floral Hall was taken over and renamed
‘Ocean Room’ . It is known for it’s large club nights and
bingo events.. Many celebrity appearances were made
including, S Club 7, Mike Tyson, Tyson Fury, Joey Essex
and recently, Rag ‘n’ Bone Man in 2020.

Throughout the decades, the venue remained to be a
popular place of high spirit and entertainment

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Ocean room is a uniquely rounded structure with a gross internal floor area of circa 1,511m² . It’s large
circumference means it has the capacity to hold 1,100
people.The dance floor is surrounded by individual
sofas/booths and has two separate bars on either side
of the circular room. At the forefront of the dancefloor,
there is a small stage/ DJ stand for events. Behind the
main room, is a ‘backstage’ area with dressing rooms
and storage. A kitchen and two management offices.

The building comprises an outdoor decking at the rear end of the building, which has steps heading straight onto the beach. The building also holds a second, outdoor floor/
balcony which has been cut off to the public but has the potential to become an outdoor seating/ eating area for the public.