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Cromer
Coastal town in Norfolk, England

Cromer

Cromer is a coastal town and civil parish on the north coast of the North Norfolk district of the county of Norfolk, England.

Plan a trip to Cromer→From London, Essex

It is 23 miles north of Norwich, 9 miles (14 km) northwest of North Walsham and 4 miles east of Sheringham on the North Sea coastline.

The local government authorities are North Norfolk District Council, whose headquarters is on Holt Road in the town, and Norfolk County Council, based in Norwich. The civil parish has an area of 4.66 km2 and at the 2011 census had a population of 7,524.

Get in

Getting to Cromer

'Norwich Airport ('NWI IATA) is a small international airport around 19 mi (31 km) south of Cromer. Several airlines operate a small number of shorter-distance routes from destinations in Europe and the UK. Use bus routes X40/X41/44A/44/X44 to Cromer. London Stansted Airport (STN IATA) is a major international airport in Essex, more than 100 mi (160 km) from Cromer by road.

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    Roughton Road railway station is

    From destinations further afield, change at Norwich for services to Cromer.

See

Worth seeing

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    The Lighthouse

    A pleasant walk eastwards from the town centre and affords fine views.

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    Amazona Zoo

    View and learn about a wide variety of animals from South America.

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    Cromer Beach

    The beach at Cromer is public and free to access and rated very highly.

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    Cromer Museum

    East Cottages, Tucker Street, Cromer, NR27 9HB (near the church), cromer.museum@norfolk.gov.uk.

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    Cromer Pier and Pavilion Theatre

    Cromer Pier is one of the oldest in the country and has been damaged and restored several times.

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    RNLI Henry Blogg Museum
Do

Things to do

Cromer has three Amusement Arcades on or near the Promenade. Go gillying – catch edible crabs with a line, bait, weight and net from Cromer Pier, or attend the Cromer Crab Festival. Surf – believe it or not, Cromer and nearby East Runton offer reasonable surfing.

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    Regal Movieplex

    Screen one still has a mighty wurlitzer in it.

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    Royal Cromer Golf Club

    It offers a course as challenging as it is spectacular.

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    Glide Surf School

    Cromer Promenade, Cromer, NR27 9HE, benjaminkewell@glidesurfschool.co.uk.

Eat

Where to eat

North Sea Coffee by the lifeboat museum only serves coffee and cake, but thy're good. It's open daily 8:30AM-4PM.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wolfgang Moroder (CC BY-SA 3.0), Wikimedia Commons.