Cromer Museum

East Cottages
Tucker Street
Cromer
NR27 9HB

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Step inside this cosy Victorian fisherman's cottage and imagine what it was like to live in Cromer at the end of the 19th century.

Browse in the Old Cromer Gallery with its huge archive of historic photographs and illustrations of the town. Discover Cromer's history as a Victorian seaside resort with its fine hotels and scandalous mixed bathing.

Visit the Geology Gallery and see an amazing collection of fossils -all found in Norfolk. Enjoy fascinating displays revealing why Cromer is renowned as a geological area of international importance.

Find out about the famous West Runton elephant, Britain's oldest and most complete elephant fossil and see some its actual bones.

Marvel at a cast of the skull of a Mosasaur - a huge marine reptile common off the North Norfolk coast over 80 million
years ago.

Admire a beautiful series of portrait photographs of North Norfolk fishermen, including a selection of autochromes - rare early 20th century colour photographs, taken by Olive Edis, Norfolk's pioneering female photographer.

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Opening Times
(2010 times)
1st March - 31st October 2010
Monday - Saturday 10.00am - 5.00pm.
Sunday 2.00pm - 4.00pm.

1st November 2010 - 26th February 2011
Monday - Saturday 10.00am - 4.00pm
Closed: Sundays.

Closed: 24 - 28 December 2010.

Admission Charges
(2010 prices)
Adult 3.20

Concession*: 2.70

Young Person (4-16): 1.80

Museums Pass holders, Friends of Cromer Museum and under 4s free.

Discounts for groups, ring 01263 513543 for details.

*Disabled visitors, over 60s and students.

Directions
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Cromer Museum Postcode for SatNav: NR27 9HB

Nearby Attractions
Felbrigg Hall (2 Miles)*
This lovely house is within North Norfolk's Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and stands in its own 1,750 acre estate. It is one of the finest seventeenth century houses in the country.
Sheringham Park (5 Miles)*
Sheringham Park was designed in 1812 by Humphry Repton, the great landscape designer. Repton himself said it is "my most favourite work".
Blickling Hall (9 Miles)*
Blickling is one of the greatest houses in East Anglia. The house dates from the early seventeenth century and has fine collections of furniture, pictures and tapestries.
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Nearby Hotels
Virginia Court Hotel (< 1 Mile)*
In a quiet tree-lined avenue just 3 minutes' walk from Cromer seafront and pier, with free private parking and Wi-Fi, the 19th-century Virginia Court was once owned by the British monarchy.
Maltings Hotel (7 Miles)*
The Maltings Hotel is located in Weybourne, 4 miles from Holt in North Norfolk. The Maltings Hotel, an original building of Norfolk flint, dating back to the 16th Century.
Scarborough Hill Country Househotel (9 Miles)*
The Scarborough Hill Country House Hotel is set in 9 acres of country grounds. 8 individually decorated bedrooms, en-suite facilities, TV, telephone, tea/coffee making facilities.
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Nearby Self Catering
Weavers Cottage Norfolk (5 Miles)*
Weavers Cottage is a wonderful detached 18th-century brick and flint cottage which has a wealth of beams and pretty soft furnishings and is set next to the owners home. Visitors can relax in the pretty garden.
Beach Cottage Norfolk (Mundesley) (7 Miles)*
Beach Cottage, Norfolk enjoys a unique location with panoramic and uninterrupted sea views. Situated on Mundesley sea front, Beach Cottage is a privately owned brick and flint cottage dating back to the late 1800s.
Mill House Barn (7 Miles)*
Set in a rural location, Mill House Barn in the quiet village of Erpingham, North Norfolk, in easy reach of Cromer and the North Norfolk Coast, yet only 15 miles from Norwich. The market town of Aylsham is less than 3 miles away.
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