Underrated seaside town with huge pier and 'best fish and chips in the UK' Tucked away at the very top of Norfolk, Cromer is a quaint seaside town that time seems to have forgotten.
During WWII, the British Government blasted a hole in the pier's centre to stop invading forces from using it as a landing strip, inadvertently using so much dynamite that debris landed in the town centre.
The 151m long Victorian structure boasts a sign at its entrance declaring it '2024 Pier of the Year', having clinched the title for the third time at the National Piers Society awards.
The Cromer pier has shown commercial resilience too, remaining open while half of the British piers from the early 20th century are now closed.
Over a century since its heyday as a retreat for wealthy Victorian beach-goers, the town has managed to retain much of its original allure that drew prominent figures like Arthur Conan Doyle.
