If you are staying at any one of the main hotels in North Norfolk, there is a good chance you will have Cromer crab on the menu at some stage. This is the seafood delicacy that Cromer is particularly famous for and there are many fishermen from the resort who make a living from catching the crustaceans.
A classic North Norfolk seaside resort, Cromer has a splendid beach, a broad promenade and a traditional pier, with seaside shows at the end of the pier during the summer. Cromer was developed as a resort by the Victorians and is now a place to visit either on a hot summer's day or to enjoy a bracing stroll in the middle of winter too.
Many North Norfolk hotels are open all year round, so finding a place to stay shouldn't be too difficult, even in the low season.
Cromer has all the usual shops where sticks of rock, buckets and spades and rock pool nets can be bought and you can also purchase some famous Cromer crabs from outside the homes of the fishermen. Usually cleaned and dressed in their shells, they can be enjoyed at home or with a picnic on the sand.
Cromer crabs are fabulous, they tend to have a greater proportion of white meat to brown, and their flesh is ever so slightly sweeter than that of other crabs. It can be found on menus of pubs and restaurants and in particular on menus of Norfolk luxury hotels.
You can also try to catch one of these tasty crabs yourself. Every day, scores of people make their way down to Cromer Pier armed with crab bucket, bait, hook and line in the hope of catching a crab. You can join many of the adults and children with their lines hanging over the side of the pier, all waiting in anticipation of hoisting up a crab. Children can be seen proudly showing off their catches but as is the custom, these crabs are then thrown back into the sea.
But if crabbing is not for you, then simply sit and relax on the pier and have an ice cream or a pot of tea.
However, any weekend break Norfolk wouldn't be complete without sampling Cromer crab.
Kerry Miller is a keen traveller who has stayed in many North Norfolk Hotels including Norfolk Luxury Hotels
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