Chalets in Cromer

With pleasant cottages close to the large sandy beaches, Cromer is one of the favourite places in Norfolk to holiday with the family. The traditional seaside town offers an array of places to visit including museums, attractions, coastal paths, and a variety of events held throughout the year. It's your typical seaside resort town with plenty of shops and beachside attractions. However, Cromer is packed with history, Victorian architecture, and interesting things to discover.

The chalets in Cromer provide a comfortable and peaceful stay for four people. You can expect well-equipped kitchens, large bathrooms, a living room with TV, cosy bedrooms, and large gardens for pets to run around in all day. The chalets are well maintained with manicured lawns and picturesque walks just minutes from the beach and a selection of restaurants, shops, and cafés.

A visit to the Amazona Zoo is fun for the whole family! The zoo has more than 200 animals from South America including monkeys, macaws, flamingos, caimans, otters, pumas, snakes, and much more. You will have the opportunity to get up close to Brazilian wild animals and for children to learn interesting facts about South America. Amazona also has a Jungle Café, a soft play area, and a gift shop. However, if you don't like zoos, children, and teenagers are sure to enjoy a race on the 500-metre KartTrak Cromer. And for a rainy day activity, watching a film at the Regal Movieplex Cinema sounds good. You can watch a variety of blockbusters, classics, and children's films.

If you're an outdoor lover, spending a day on the pristine sands of Cromer Beach is sure to be a total delight. The beach waters are good for swimming, kayaking, and surfing. Meanwhile, if you want to experience the waves, Glide Surf School will share their enthusiasm for the sea with you and will give you lessons suitable for all ages and abilities. And just outside Cromer, the Hilltop Outdoor Centre offers adventure activities such as zip wires, climbing walls, archery, and Air Jump, a tower from which you can jump and fall into a giant air pocket.

The Cromer Pier Pavilion Theatre is renowned as the venue for the Cromer Pier Show, one of the few live variety shows in Britain where you can enjoy a series of shows over three months. This is a must-do experience in Cromer and according to Bradley Walsh, "one of the things that should be on everyone's bucket list". So don't miss this nationally famous show and enjoy singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, and actors. You will see an incredible variety of talent.

The Crab and Lobster Festival is a celebration of local delights held on the third weekend in May to celebrate the town's rich fishing heritage. Enjoy the lively atmosphere, discover the different local produce on the stalls, sample delicious crab sandwiches, and watch entertaining cooking demonstrations - you might even learn how to dress a crab. The festival hosts themed events and donates the money raised to charity, making it an event well worth a visit.

After a tour by Cromer, stop by Hatters Tea Shop. The charming shop provides you with seating areas and a cosy corner in which to relax with a cup of tea. Enjoy drinks such as loose leaf tea, smoothies, coffee and cold drinks and choose from the changing selection of cakes including chocolate cake, nut cake, coffee cake and Victoria Sandwich cake. Hatters Tea Shop teas are popular for their refreshing taste, superb aroma and calming effect.

Hillside Shire Horse Sanctuary not only takes in equines rescued from the agricultural industry but also other farm animals such as pigs, sheep, goats, cows and more. Come meet these gentle creatures, pet them and have an invigorating farmland experience. Hillside is home to more than 4,000 animals, including 2,500 horses, ponies, mules and donkeys. It is one of the most successful animal charities in the UK and definitely a place worth visiting.

Visit the most popular place to eat fish and chips, No1 Cromer, is one of the things you won't want to miss in this town. The restaurant was named by The Times as the sixth best place to eat by the sea and offers an incredible fine dining. Taste the Cromer crabs, known to be especially tasty and sweet tender flesh; the Whitby whole prawns and chips; the exquisite fish dishes such as cod and chips, and the classic haddock and chips. The fish is brought in from the clear waters of the North Atlantic so it is fresh and tasty.

At 50 metres high, climb the 150 spiralling stone steps and enjoy some of the most incredible views of Cromer! Rising on the skyline, Cromer's church tower is the tallest in Norfolk and also the oldest building in the town. Formerly the tower was used as a fire lookout. Nowadays during the summer months, from May to October, you can climb to the top if you pay a small donation in return.

Try walking and exploring the circular walk outside Cromer along the ancient Norfolk Coast Path to the Roman Camp at Beeston Regis. Then on another day, give a chance to the circular lighthouse walk. This walk will take you along the beach, cliffs and coastal heathland, as well as providing fantastic views of the Norfolk area. Walking Cromer's scenic routes is a fun way to feel energised and keep fit and active on holiday.