Sunday, 10 November 2024

return to Cromer

 We planned this trip maybe two weeks ago hoping for some reasonable if maybe cold weather, unfortunately its be overcast, damp and cool. We haven't really seen the sun since the clocks changed and that's nearly two weeks ago.

Consequently, I must apologise for the absence of blue skies in the photos !



We spent both Friday and Saturday shopping and wandering around the old streets. Our plan to visit the museum was thwarted by it being closed until April 2025, the same with the Art Space but plenty of coffee shops were open as usual.



There are currently works in progress to strengthen the sea defences up and down the east coast and Cromer is no exemption, In fact, judging by the number of people watching the diggers at work on Friday, it seems to have become a spectator sport.

However , the beach huts and the pier were still standing as usual.





Many of the buildings currently have scaffolding round them so it was a case of finding the right angles this time to show them at their beat.


or, with this building, finding an old photo



Coffee was sampled at the cafe at the RNLI station, very good it was too.


A faded advertisement painted on a wall led me to the local yarn shop, definitely worth a visit, spent quite some time chatting to the owner.




as ever, I'm always drawn back to the sea.





3 comments:

Araignee said...

I never believe those beautiful beach huts are real when I see them in movies and on TV shows and then I see your photos.

Guzzisue said...

when I was young my parents would always rent a beach hut for the week, somewhere to leave pushchairs and toys. I once got into real trouble as I left a bucket of crabs and whelks in there overnight and they escaped. The huts are not plumbed in and you can't sleep in them but they are so useful for families.

peahen said...

Lovely photos as always. You have an eye for composing a shot. I'm from just down the road, North Walsham, so it's nice to catch up on 'home'!