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The Lydia Eva YH89 is Great Yarmouth’s last steam drifter. Built in 1930 she acts as a floating museum for the town’s herring fishing industry. Come aboard and discover how the fishermen worked and lived.

Moored on Great Yarmouth’s Heritage South Quay, the Lydia Eva steam drifter offers visitors the chance to see how fishermen worked and lived in the 1930s. Explore her wheelhouse, fish hold, crew quarters, galley and engine room with its original working steam engine. In 2023, she featured in the film Wonka

Pre booking not required

Access is via steps and narrow gangway, therefore not accessible to wheelchairs. To visit below deck it is necessary to navigate steps. The wheelhouse is accessed via ladder.

Part of Heritage Open Days.