The slingshot ride has been a fixture on Great Yarmouth's Golden Mile every summer since 2017, catapulting people high into the air from its base on South Beach Gardens.

But this year the site is being taken over by the Yarmouth Eye, the 50m high Ferris wheel which has recently won planning permission to relocate from its previous spot outside the SeaLife Centre.

The owners of the Slingshot said: "Unfortunately, there will be no slingshot in Great Yarmouth this year.

The Slingshot ride next to the observation wheel on Great Yarmouth seafront. (Image: Newsquest)

"We have lost our site which will be occupied by the big wheel next year and have been offered no help or alternative locations by the council," they added.

A spokesperson for Great Yarmouth Borough Council said the site for the Slingshot ride is leased from GYBC by the Ferris Wheel operators, who sub-let the plot to the Slingshot operator.

“The council does not have a direct relationship with the Slingshot operator," they added.

The Slingshot amusement ride on Great Yarmouth flings thrill-seekers 60m high into the air. (Image: Newsquest)

They said officers would be happy to discuss available options with the company about the possibility of leasing land from the council where they could operate the ride.

“Maintaining and encouraging a vibrant environment for tourism businesses, residents and visitors is a key priority for the council," the spokesperson added.

The slingshot stands some 45 metres tall, and flings participants, safely secured in a capsule, 60 metres in the air, and is Europe's tallest travelling bungee ride.

The Slingshot operated every summer since 2017 on Great Yarmouth seafront. (Image: Newsquest)

A pair of people sitting in a Slingshot capsule, about to be hurled into the air above Great Yarmouth's Golden Mile. (Image: Newsquest)

In 2024, its future had faced uncertainty after a borough council conservation officer objected to it, citing the "harm caused to the significance of the surrounding heritage assets".

The ride sat on the site of the former Amazonia reptile zoo, close to the Grade II listed Winter Gardens and Royal Hotel - two of Yarmouth's landmark coastal buildings.

Before coming to the resort, it had been part of the Global Village amusement park in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates.

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