Pier Gardens, Gorleston, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR31

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 Deascription 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.