A Day Trip To Cromer

~ beetleypete

Monday was bright and sunny, and also felt warm, with a forecast temperature of 17C. (63F) After such a long period of cold weather interspersed with rain, we decided to make the most of it and drive to the holiday town of Cromer, 45 minutes away on the north coast of Norfolk. For anyone who would like to know more about the town, here’s a link.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromer

We arrived at lunchtime, parked the car, and headed off. I was keen enough to be wearing my shorts, but we also wore warm coats, as the coastal winds can best be described as ‘blustery’. Out of season, and with the children at school, it was very nice to see no crowds at all.

Clicking on the photos will take you to Flickr, where they can be enlarged.

Cromer Pier has a popular theatre presenting plays, shows, and live music. It is a good spot for crab fishing too, and was recently completely refurbished after storm damage.

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Julie heading onto the pier.

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The streets of the town have some very old houses in different styles.

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In the town centre is the imposing 15th century church of St Peter and St Paul.

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The town sits high above the beach and promenade.

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Stopping in the open air for a coffee, we could feel the heat of the sun when sitting out of the wind. Before leaving for home later, we had a drink at The Red Lion, a very nice pub that also offers luxury hotel rooms with sea views. https://www.redlioncromer.co.uk/gallery/

This was followed by a meal of fish and chips at Cromer’s sea-view restaurant, Number 1. (Not my photo)

All in all, a great day out. Spoiled only by returning home to discover we had no heating or hot water, so I have just contacted the heating engineers this morning!

65 thoughts on “A Day Trip To Cromer”

  1. Thanks for introducing another lovely seaside town, Pete. It looks like pure art, and wonderful for a short trip or a longer holiday stay. It look like a tiny Brighton, especially in view of the amusement park additions there. Best wishes, Michael

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    1. It is very quiet compared to Brighton, and has a completely different atmosphere. I think two nights would be enough to see everything, unless you had small children who enjoyed playing on the beach. Glad you liked it.

      Best wishes, Pete.

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  3. (1) For a real Seaview, I encourage you to embark on a Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea!
    (2) Which one do you prefer, St. Peter or St. Paul?
    (3) That’s a cool pier. I’m only familiar with the Santa Monica Pier (though I’ve been to the Redondo Beach Pier).
    (4) Is the Red Lion the mane pub in town?

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    1. Most seaside towns in England have a pier of some sort, some larger resorts have two. They have been a tradition since Victorian times, and continue to attract tourists and visitors.

      Best wishes, Pete.

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    1. We have hot water and heating both working now, but further work may be needed on thermostats, and possibly a new hot water cylinder. Perhaps £500-£600 to spend soon. 😒

      Best wishes, Pete.

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    1. Beach huts are very popular here. In some towns they can be owned outright rather than rented by the day, and are incredibly expensive to buy. (Often well over £100,000)

      Best wishes, Pete.

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  8. It looks like a nice place. I like piers and visiting on a quiet day must have been a treat. Thanks for sharing it, Pete. Good to know the heating situation has been sorted, at least for the time being.

    All the best.

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  11. Great trip. Great architecture. I like all things coastal, except industrial ports🤣 This place has a nice small town vibe to it when its off tourist season. I would always go an hour out of my way to stay in Galveston when I travelled the Texas Gulf Coast. Plenty of hole in the wall restaurants, weirdos, and crashing waves. Even if the water is brown.

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    1. The North Sea is cold, and only has big waves when it is stormy, but Cromer is starting to attract the surfing crowd now. Going during the week with the kids at school was definitely a wise move for us.

      Best wishes, Pete.

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    1. I like the tradition of it, and prefer places like Cromer that are not over-commercialised. On a nice weather day like yesterday, it is as good as anywhere for me, Helen.

      Best wishes, Pete.

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  15. I am jealous of you, Pete! To be able to travel so easily. Over here, I plan for weeks before it all bombs because my daughter has school test, husband or I have work, or the weather is too hot to travel even in an Air-conditioned car 🙂

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    1. It is almost never too hot to go to the coast for the day here, Shaily. Julie only works 3 days a week, so we have 4 other days when we can just decide to go on a day trip. And Cromer is only 45 minutes away by car, so distance is not an issue. We will go to other places that require more planning, as in booking hotel rooms, etc. But it is still easy to throw a few things in the car and just head off.

      Best wishes, Pete.

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    1. Yes, we are trying to get out more. Yesterday we booked a hotel for 2 nights in May in the Teddington area of SW London to visit some of Julie’s relatives. Might go to Bushy Park or Hampton Court if the weather is good. And next week we are going to meet friends in Suffolk for lunch on Wednesday the 8th.

      Best wishes, Pete. x

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  21. Sounds like a marvelous trip to me– especially the part about the fish and chips. I live in a place where there is little knowledge or skill about fish and chips ever since Arthur Treacher’s fish and chips is no longer widely available–and fish and ships are like manna to me. I am so pleased that you were able to take this enjoyable time and I do hope that the hot water situation resolves itself in short order and without a great amount of expense to you.

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    1. Thanks, John. You can buy fish and chips everywhere here, but the best kind are usually found in any coastal town. The heating situation has been fixed for now, but we are possibly going to have to have a new hot water cylinder installed at some stage.

      Best wishes, Pete.

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    1. The heating has been fixed this morning with some adjustments to the main boiler, Carol. But another problem was discovered, a possible tiny leak in the hot water cylinder. We may have to have a new one installed. Always something to eat into our savings!

      Best wishes, Pete. x

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    1. The whole east coast is good for fish and chips as a rule. (Scarborough is 185 miles north of Cromer on the same North Sea coast) However, I was rather disappointed to discover that the fish we ate yesterday was actually sourced from the country of Iceland! That said, it was fresh-tasting and delicious.

      Best wishes, Pete.

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  24. Looks lovely, Pete, and not unlike many seaside towns, although Whitby doesn’t have a traditional pier with a theatre: ours is on land, but overlooks the water. It definitely feels warmer here today, although the wind is still rather brisk 😉 Good for drying washing though, so mine is out! What a nuisance about the heating: I hope you get it sorted soon. Cheers, Jon.

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    1. The engineer has just left after making ‘minor adjustments’ to the boiler and getting everything working well. But the bad news is that we may need a new hot water cylinder soon, at an estimated £500. (Plus VAT) The current one is over 25 years old, and is not regulating the water temperature properly, due no doubt to being full of limescale from the incredibly hard water locally.

      Best wishes, Pete.

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      1. Good & bad news there; the bad news being more concerning, of course. I don’t think our water is particularly hard, but I think my washing machine will need de-gunking soon 😆 Good that you have heating again, anyway.

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