Clipper Cabriolet 1C - Open Top Buses

Explore Norfolk's East Coast by open-top bus!

Ride around the fun and excitement of Great Yarmouth's Golden Mile, or enjoy the east coast scenery of wide golden sands and rolling dunes on board our Coastal Clipper Cabriolet open top buses.

Our popular open top buses run along Great Yarmouth seafront from Seashore Holiday Park to the Pleasure Beach all day, every day throughout the Spring and Summer, and into the evenings during the summer holidays for an unrivalled ride through the illuminations as the sun goes down. Calling at the key seafront attractions of Joyland, Britannia Pier, Pirates Cove adventure golf, the Marina Centre, the Sealife Centre, Wellington Pier, Merrivale Model Village and the Big Wheel as well as many more, there's no better way to travel around the resort.  

Coastal Clipper Cabriolet buses continue all along the East Norfolk coast to Caister-on-Sea (with it's wide sandy beach, lifeboat station and amazing fish and chips), then the holiday camps and resorts of Scratby and California and onto the seaside village of Hemsby with it's amusements, cafes and adventure golf as well as a great family-friendly beach.  

Views from the top deck are amazing, and with our fantastic value day tickets you can hop on and off the bus as many times as you want. If you're travelling one way, single fares are available too, and our group ticket makes things easy for families travelling together.

However you do it, just explore.

Coastal Clipper Cabriolet open-top buses run daily from 2nd May until 12th September 2026.

If you’re on board then simply ring the bell and then please stay seated until the bus has stopped. If you’re waiting to get on, please signal clearly to the driver so they will know to stop and pick you up.

Cabriolet times

Buses operate at different times depending on when you're travelling. You can find all the details in our leaflet which you can download below.

Download your 2026 Coastal Clipper Cabriolet [PDF] leaflet here

Cabriolet fares

As well as singles and returns, you can also buy day tickets which are valid for travel all day on any First Bus service within our Great Yarmouth or Coastal zones so you can hop-on and hop-off as much as you like whilst you explore.

*up to five people, maximum of two adults.

Concessionary pass holders are welcome, usual rules apply.

You can buy your ticket from the driver when you get on the bus with contactless or cash, or buy it in advance on the First Bus app.

The highlights

Hemsby

Wide golden sands, rolling grassy dunes, and that fresh sea air… it’s the perfect backdrop to the lively seaside village of Hemsby.

The Golden Mile

Also known as Marine Parade, this is where it all comes to life, with plenty to see and do as you wander along the seafront.

Scratby Beach

Shingle shores and low cliffs stretching along the coastline offering a slightly quieter escape.