Cromer Parish Church with St Martins

Travelling to Cromer by train

There are regular trains from London to Norwich, and from Ely to Norwich. Mainline travellers can change at Peterborough for a conection to Ely. There are direct trains to Norwich from Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham, Leicester, and Grantham but, be warned, the journey can take up to five hours. There is a regular train service from Norwich to Cromer and Sheringham via Wroxham and North Walsham.

Timetables for all these services can be downloaded here, and National Express East Anglia, who are the current providers of rail services to Cromer, offer a comprehensive travel information and ticketing service on their website.

Travelling to Cromer by road

The main roads into Cromer are the A149 (from Great Yarmouth), the A140 (from Norwich) and the A148 (from Holt, Fakenham and King's Lynn).

Normal journey times are:

• King's Lynn: about an hour-and-a-quarter
• Great Yarmouth: about an hour
• M11/A11 junction: about two hours
• A14/A11 junction: about one-and-a-half hours
• Norwich: about 40 minutes.

Please note, however, that journeys can take a lot longer than this on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays during the summer months.

There are lots of variations, but common routes are:

From the South and South East

• M25, A12 and A149 or
• M25, M11, A11 and A140

From Wales, the South West, the North West

• M4, M25, M11, A11 and A140 or
• M5, M6, A14, A11 and A140 or
• M5, M6, A14, A605, A47 and A148

From the Midlands

• A52, A17, A47 and A148 or
• M1, A45, A605, A47 and A148 or
• M1, A14, A11 and A140

From the North and North West

• M6, A14, A11 and A140 or
• M6, A14, A45, A605, A47 and A148

From the North and North East

• A1(M), A1, A17, A47 and A148