In and around Cromer

Norfolk, United Kingdom

This isn't really a hike, just a walk around the city looking at the various buildings that reside generally in the city center. Around the church, there are a museum and lots of shops and some repurposed buildings and some that are just old or at least built in an older style. I walked down the the center and around the church and the old not sure what, then hiked along the beach back to the lighthouse to grab my stuff and get myself onto the train.

On down the street are apartments while closer at hand are more apartments but they were once a school at a guess. This entrance says "boys" over it.

The boys entrance for what I guess might have been a school.

The infants entrance. Maybe it was a children's hospital.

The entrance to the former school or hospital or whatever for girls.

The church has been built of the local stones cut to regular sizes and shapes and seems a lot of work.

The museum next to the church is a modern building with bricks at the corners and uncut local stones set in cement for the wall.

A closer look at the church details and stonework.

A monument to good deeds by a fellow long dead around the back of the church.

Back to Cromer's main connection to the ocean. There's a Royal Navy Museum with working boats hanging out in front. Further on, more sheds along the edge of the cliff.

The Lifeboat Cafe and some more boats hooked up to tractors for launching on the beach.

The tide is currently fairly high, so the fully exposed walls with their baskets high above are covered over leaving just the bit of wall far up the beach and the baskets.

Down the ramp at the end of the cement boardwalk and onto the rocky beach.

Taking a look back at the city while walking on the beach.

A young girl and dog and mother out on the beach for some moments of play. I'm now hiking up the stairway and trail to the lighthouse.

A cute little mushroom growing up beside the wood that defines this step.

The city park also gets a bit of use on lovely, or mostly lovely, days.

One last lovely building before leaving Cromer.

Zooming past community after community on the train, each one with its own church and each church with a slightly different tower.

©2012 Valerie Norton
Posted 9 March 2012