Cromer Museum

East Cottages
Tucker Street
Cromer
Norfolk
NR27 9HB
England

Website

www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/

E-mail

cromer.museum@norfolk.gov.uk

Telephone

01263 513543

Fax

01263 511651

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
A girl looking at a large fossil in a display case.
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Come and explore this cosy Victorian fisherman's cottage and imagine what it was like to live in Cromer at the end of the 19th century.

Delve into the 'Old Cromer' Gallery with its displays of historic photographs and illustrations of the town. Discover Cromer's history as a Victorian seaside resort with its fine hotels and scandal of mixed bathing. Learn about the daring rescues of Henry Blogg and the Cromer lifeboatmen.

Venue Type:

Museum

 Opening hours

<b>28 March – 30 October 2011</b>
Mon – Sat: 10am – 5pm
Sun: 1 – 4pm

<b>31 October 2011 – 25 February 2012</b>
Mon – Sat: 10am – 4pm
Closed Sundays

Closed: 23 - 27 December 2011

 Admission charges

Adult: £3.40
Concession*: £2.80
Young Person (4-16): £1.90
Museums Pass holders, Friends of Cromer Museum and under 4s free. Discounts for groups, ring 01263 513543 for details.

<em>*Disabled visitors, over 60s and students.</em>

 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
 Disability access
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to some public areas
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Primary school education service available
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Library with public access
  • Research facilities for academics
  • Study facilities
 Commercial and hire services
  • Meeting room available

East Cottages
Tucker Street
Cromer
Norfolk
NR27 9HB
England

Website

www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/

E-mail

cromer.museum@norfolk.gov.uk

Telephone

01263 513543

Fax

01263 511651

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Collection details

Archaeology, Archives, Maritime, Natural Sciences, Social History

Collections services

  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Public access available to collections information
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

East Cottages
Tucker Street
Cromer
Norfolk
NR27 9HB
England

Website

www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/

E-mail

cromer.museum@norfolk.gov.uk

Telephone

01263 513543

Fax

01263 511651

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Events details are listed below. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all. For events that don't have a specific date see the 'Resources' tab above.

A Stroll Through Victorian Cromer

19 May 2012

The seaside town of Cromer remains largely unchanged since the Victorian Age.  Join Cromer Preservation Society’s knowledgeable guides and walk in the footsteps of esteemed Victorian visitors to the town, discovering beautiful Victorian architecture and stunning landmarks, such as Cromer Pier and Promenade, which were opened in 1901.

Suitable for

  • Family friendly

When

4-7pm

Where

Meet at Cromer Museum - short walks throughout the evening

Admission

Free, drop-in event. Short walks throughout the evening.

An Evening of Victorian Entertainment

19 May 2012

Experience Cromer Museum in a new light with an evening of Victorian entertainment for all the family! Witness daring stunts, escapology and fire breathing with Rollo the Victorian entertainer and enjoy a magic lantern show first performed in Cromer over 130 years ago. Meet Cromer characters from the past, try on old costumes and handle Victorian artefacts. Learn how to do traditional cottage crafts and make something to take home.

Suitable for

  • Family friendly

When

4-9pm

Where

Cromer Museum

Admission

Free, drop-in event.

East Cottages
Tucker Street
Cromer
Norfolk
NR27 9HB
England

Website

www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/

E-mail

cromer.museum@norfolk.gov.uk

Telephone

01263 513543

Fax

01263 511651

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
Resources listed here may include websites, bookable tours and workshops, books, loan boxes and more. You may need to scroll down or click on headers to see them all.
 Paper-based and downloads

Seaside Holidays in the Past

http://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/default.asp?Document=500.10.40.10

A downloadable collection of photographs of Cromer as a seaside holiday resort from the Victorian period through to the 1970s.
Suitable for Key Stage 1.

Creator

  • Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service

Publisher

  • Norfolk Museums and Archaeology Service

How to obtain

Simply hover the cursor over the link and right-click your mouse. Scroll to 'Save Target As...' and then save the resource.

East Cottages
Tucker Street
Cromer
Norfolk
NR27 9HB
England

Website

www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/

E-mail

cromer.museum@norfolk.gov.uk

Telephone

01263 513543

Fax

01263 511651

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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