5 nightclubs in Norfolk locals would like to see return

Rekom UK, which also owns brands including Atik and Pryzm, recently drafted in administrators as part of a major restructure and announced last week it would be closing 17 sites.

The Bar & Beyond site in Norwich will remain upon but plenty of other nightclubs have been lost in Norfolk across the decades.

Here are five nightclubs in Norfolk that are readers would most like to see come back.

1. Peppermint Park, Norwich 

Peppermint Park was the place to be in the 1990s (Image: Archant Library)

An image taken at the venue in 1991 (Image: Archant Library)

With its mock Tudor exterior and dark interior, Peppermint Park was the place to be in the 1990s.

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A notable number of readers recalled meeting their partners on the Peppermint Park dancefloor while boogying to Britpop.

2. Buddies Bar and Lounge, Cromer

Buddies was set in a prime location beside Cromer's rail station (Image: Simon Finlay)

The club's interior in 2010 (Image: Colin Finch)

The club's interior in 2010 (Image: Colin Finch)

Buddies Bar opened in the building beside Cromer train station in 2009 and was granted a 24-hour licence, attracting 400 revellers on its busiest nights.

The building had previously housed Buffers and The Station House.

After the Buddies days, the venue went through two further revamps, being rebranded as No.98 in 2011 and Bouncers in 2013.

3. Chicago's, Norwich

Chicago's became Bar & Beyond in 2017 (Image: Archant Library)

Chicago's opened in the 1990s and quickly became one of the city's busiest clubs.

It generally attracted an older crowd but plenty of readers have recalled memories there from their youth.

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Chicago's became Bar & Beyond in 2017 and the building remains one of the busiest in Prince of Wales Road on a Friday and Saturday night.

4. Garibaldi, Great Yarmouth

Garibaldi was another popular Great Yarmouth club (Image: Archant Library)

Garibaldi in Great Yarmouth was a firm favourite in the 1980s and 1990s.

The venue was known for its cheesy music and drew in the crowds every weekend, hosting Ibiza-style foam parties towards the end and helping local kebab shops to make a roaring trade.

Prior to being a nightclub, the building was a pub and a four-storey boarding house.

5. Mercy, Norwich

A lot of readers have fond memories from Mercy in the 2000s (Image: Simon Finlay)

JLS performing at Mercy (Image: Sonya Duncan)

Katie Price, aka Jordan, with friends on Mercy's opening night (Image: Paul Hewitt)

Mercy opened in Prince of Wales Road in October 2003 and was Norwich's first 'super club', considered to be the hub of the city's nightlife.

It welcomed celebrities including Katie Price, JLS and Jason Donovan, proving tough competition for neighbouring club Time. 

The club closed in 2018 and the building is currently being turned into flats.