Wheels Festival set to be 'massive', organiser says

About 500 cars will be on display on Marine Parade in Great Yarmouth

Organisers of a classic car and bike event in a seaside town are expecting more than 500 cars across the weekend.

The Great Yarmouth Wheels Festival will take place at Marine Parade from 29 to 30 June and will see a 2.5km (1.5 mile) display of military vehicles, superbikes and emergency vehicles.

This is the first time the event, which is in its eighth year, has been organised by Visit Great Yarmouth.

The organisation's chief executive, Asa Morrison, said it was going to be "absolutely massive".

Asa Morrison, from Visit Great Yarmouth, said getting the seafront ready for the event was "the bit of magic"

He said: "We're expecting lots of people on the seafront just to enjoy everything about wheels."

Alongside a car and bike display, visitors can expect heart-stopping stunts, a Formula One car simulator, a wheel of death and an aeroplane engine on display.

He said: "The transformation is the bit of magic. As each hour passes we will see a busy seafront with lots of cars, lots of boats, lots of vehicles and then slowly and surely the people come in."

Holding events like these gives the Great Yarmouth tourism industry, which he says is worth nearly £650m, a "real head start" and a date to put on the calendar, he added.

"It's not just about wheels, it's the things they might do and critically about what they might do in three or four weeks time."

Doors open to visitors at 10:00 BST on both days of the event.