Cromer Museum

Cromer is a seaside village on the north-eastern coast of Great Britain and the Cromer Museum is an excellent place to learn about what the town was like during the 19th Century.  There is a complete fisherman’s cottage from the Victorian age inside that allows you to see what life was like during this time.  There is also an area called the ‘Old Cromer’ Gallery which contains historic photographs and illustrations of the town.  Information on Cromer’s heyday as a Victorian seaside resort, its elegant hotels, and scandalous mixed bathing practices, and accounts of the daring rescues by Henry Blogg and the lifeboatmen can be found in the Museum as well.
The Museum recently added a geology gallery that includes a collection of fossils found in the North Norfolk area.  It shows just how important Cromer is as a geological area of importance.  The West Runton elephant – a complete and one of the oldest elephant fossils – can be viewed at the museum and visitors can also see a cast of the skull of the Mosasaur, a marine reptile that lived off the coast of North Norfolk over 80 million years ago.
The Cromer Museum recently published the 2008 Events Programme which includes information about the different events and displays that will offered throughout the year.  It can be found online at: http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/img/08%20site%20leaflet%20art1_final.pdf or visitors can request a printed copy by calling the Museum on 01263 513543.

Entrance fees for adults are £2.90, children 3 to 16 £1.75, and under 4 free.  Special concessions for disabled individuals, persons aged over 60, and students are available as well as for adults in a family group.