Caister-on-Sea, also known colloquially as
Caister, is a settlement in
Norfolk in
England,
United Kingdom, close to the large town of
Great Yarmouth. It is a
seaside resort and busy holiday destination on the "Golden Mile", with its main attraction being its sandy "Georgian Beach". It is home to Great Yarmouth
race course. At the
2001 census it had a population of 8,756 and 3,970 households, the population increasing to 8,901 at the 2011 Census. It used to be served by
Caister-on-Sea railway station. There was also a Caister Camp Halt, opened in 1933 to serve the holiday camp mentioned below. However, both were closed in 1959, after which
Great Yarmouth railway station, to the south, became the nearest station. The wind farm at
Scroby Sands has thirty 2–megawatt wind turbines, off shore.