A Welcome from the Mayor

from Cromer Town Guide 2021 - 2022

by Falcon Publications

Cromer’s History

Welcome to Cromer

Photo: Paul Hurst

May I welcome you to Cromer whether you are local or visiting our lovely town.

It has been wonderful to see our town come back

to life after a difficult time due to the Covid

restrictions. Our amazing ‘end of the pier show’ is back and better than ever, and our cinema is now open as are our museums and other attractions. You can find out about Cromer’s

most famous and decorated Lifeboat Coxswain

at the Henry Blogg Museum and learn about the West Runton Mammoth at our Town’s Museum.

The Amazona Zoo is well worth a visit, especially in these challenging times for nature and the Amazon in particular.

Do not forget our other exciting and fun attractions, the Crabstix Crazy Golf, our Pitch ‘n’ Putt courses, and bowls at both Runton Road and Suffield Park. If you’ve visited Cromer before, you may not know about the new Football Golf course close to Amazona Zoo.

For those that take sport a little more seriously we have some of the best grass tennis courts in the country at the Cromer Lawn Tennis and Squash Club. And then there’s the Royal Cromer Golf Club, Cricket at the Overstrand Road ground or you can join me watching the Crabs at the Cabbell Park Football ground on Mill Road.

There is much to enjoy on the sea front, so why not take a stroll along the Prom and around our world class pier? If you go to the eastern end of the Prom at low tide you should look out for the wreck of the SS Fernebo and, if it survives, our latest attraction: graffiti thought to be by Banksy. You can watch the crab boats coming in in the

morning, go crabbing on the pier, have a swim or paddle, go rock pooling and build sand castles on our Blue Flag beaches. All this is for free.

While mentioning crabs, ours at Cromer are world famous. They can be found at the shops run by our fishermen and, of course, on the menu in our excellent cafes, pubs and restaurants.

We are now very much aware that this part of the world was joined to Europe through what is called Doggerland. It is amazing to think that people and animals once lived and walked in an area now covered by the sea. The second oldest foot prints in the world were discovered just down the coast from Cromer. This fascinating history is told in the Deep History Coast Project.

Do download the App and visit the Tourist Information Centre to find out more about this

project.

I am thrilled to be able to tell you that most of our wonderful independent local coffee shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants have come through Covid and are doing well. They all deserve your support. We have now even added a McDonalds to our list of outlets. Most of our super local shops are still with us, with some new businesses opening up. It is a sign of the health of Cromer that even in these times folk have

been prepared to risk a new venture.

Sadly we have missed out on our Carnival and other events during 2020 and 21. However things are looking brighter for the New Year’s Day Fireworks, Crab and Lobster Festival and our wonderful Carnival next year. Also in 2022 we are planning a special event to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the reign of our Queen. We will be combining this with commemorations of other events that we have had to postpone, not least VE and VJ days.

I hope you find this Town Guide of interest and a useful source of information.

Do remember to share your adventures in Cromer with friends and family on Social Media. Those of us who are privileged to live here know what a great place this is, and we are delighted to share it with those who love it too.

Wreck of the SS Femebo Photo: Peter Stibbons