Piers · East Midlands
Cromer Pier
Cromer Pier is a pier in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Best time of year
- Summer
- Nearest railway station
- Cromer · 0.8 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Wheelchair accessible
About
Cromer Pier is a seaside pier on the coast of Norfolk, the East Midlands — Victorian pleasure architecture on stilts, still standing. The site is within the Norfolk Coast National Landscape (AONB). It sits within the North Norfolk parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Cromer, about 0.8 km away. Postcode area NR27.
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Heritage listing
Cromer Pier is a Grade II listed seaside pier in the civil parish of Cromer on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk, 25 miles (40 km) due north of the city of Norwich in the United Kingdom. The pier is the home of the Cromer Lifeboat Station and the Pavilion Theatre.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Norfolk Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Cromer Pier is a Grade II listed seaside pier in the civil parish of Cromer on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk, 25 miles (40 km) due north of the city of Norwich in the United Kingdom. The pier is the home of the Cromer Lifeboat Station and the Pavilion Theatre.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
There are records of a pier in Cromer back as far as 1391, although then it was in the form of a jetty. In the year 1582, Queen Elizabeth I, in a letter to the inhabitants of Cromer granted rights to export wheat, barley and malt with the proceeds to be used for the maintenance and well-being of the pier and the town of Cromer. In 1822, a 210 ft long jetty was built (of cast iron, made by Hase of Saxthorpe) but this structure lasted just 24 years before it was totally destroyed in a storm. This jetty was replaced by another wooden structure but this time it was a little longer being 240 ft. This jetty soon became very popular for promenading. A keeper was employed to keep order; there were…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.9338, 1.3013
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- North Norfolk
- Parish
- Cromer
- Postcode
- NR27 9HP
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Norfolk
- Nearest railway station
- Cromer — 0.8 km
- Opening
- 8 June 1901
Sources
- osm: w29146061 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Cromer Pier (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cromer Pier?
- Cromer Pier is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NR27 9HP), in the parish of Cromer.
- Who owns Cromer Pier?
- Cromer Pier is owned by North Norfolk District Council.
- Is Cromer Pier a listed building?
- Cromer Pier is officially recognised as Grade II listed building listed.
- Is Cromer Pier a protected site?
- Yes — Cromer Pier is part of the Norfolk Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Cromer Pier free to visit?
- Yes, Cromer Pier is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cromer Pier?
- The nearest railway station is Cromer, about 0.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NR27 9HP.