Cromer Museum
Cromer Museum, East Cottages, Tucker Street, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9HB
Browse around 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 mammoth, Britain’s oldest and most complete mammoth fossil and marvel at a cast of the skull of a Mosasaur - a huge marine reptile common in the seas that covered Norfolk over 80 million years ago.
Admire the beautiful series of portrait photographs of North Norfolk fishermen taken by Olive Edis, Norfolk’s pioneering female photographer. Her work includes a selection of autochromes – rare early 20th century colour photographs.
Step inside the cosy Victorian fisherman's cottage and imagine what it was like to live in Cromer at the end of the 19th Century.
Extra activity on Saturday, 7th September! Meet local author Helen Murray, who will have on display an original sketchbook of Cromer, drawn by the Quaker artist Juliet Seebohm. The sketchbook, full of local Cromer characters, is the subject of Helen's new book 'Fishermen, Bathers and Beach Folk'
On Sunday, 8th September, an exhibition of photographs and drawings, of designs and work of A F Scott who was Cromer Town Surveyor and working as an architect in Cromer during the 1890's and 1900's. This will complement other Heritage Open Day Events of A F Scott’s legacy.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 07 September:
- 1200-1600
- Sunday 08 September:
- 1200-1600
Location & directions
Cromer Museum, East Cottages, Tucker Street, Cromer, Norfolk, NR27 9HB
- Directions:
- Find us next to the church, our courtyard and entryway are behind the bus stop on Church Street.
- Contact on day:
- You can contact front desk on 01263 513543.
- Telephone number:
- +441263513543
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
All public galleries and spaces are fully accessible. A lift connects the ground and first floor of the museum. For those visitors unable to use the upper floors it is possible to view details of collections on display there. Assistance dogs are very welcome. For more access information check our website here: https://www.museums.norfolk.gov.uk/cromer-museum/plan-your-visit/access-facilities
Additional information
No booking is required but if you can book online via our What's On page to avoid disappointment in our busier times.
