Cromer

Last week my friend M and I did our first day trip this year with our local coach company. There are a few restrictions - passenger numbers are reduced by half, everyone has to sit in a window seat for boarding but once under way we can move to sit with partner/friend. We have to wear a mask and the driver takes our temperature before boarding.

Waiting for the coach to arrive, mask ready. I think the blue side out is the correct way to wear it.
I keep meaning to make one but don't seem to get round to it!

En-route to our destinations we always stop for a coffee break. This stop was in the pretty village of Dedham, the heart of Constable country. Britain's greatest landscape painter, John Constable attended Dedham grammar school, and, at nearby Flatford Mill is where he painted ‘The Haywain’.

Dedham high street is lined with pretty Georgian-fronted houses, old inns and an art and crafts centre - above with a bit of my finger in the bottom left corner! We don't have very long on these coffee stops, just enough time for coffee and a short walk around. I've been to Dedham before, I bought a lovely silver ring at this craft centre.

Back on the coach and onwards to our destination.

Postcard

Cromer is a traditional seaside resort, some would say old fashioned, I guess it is, but M and I like that (being of a certain age!). It has a Victorian pier, a lifeboat station and Pavilion Theatre, where the UK’s only remaining traditional end of the pier variety show takes place each Summer and Winter.

The pier has an interesting history. As well as having withstood many storms and tidal surges it even survived an attempt to blow it up by the Government in WW2 to prevent the pier being used as a landing strip for enemy invaders!

Postcard

I didn't take many photos, I don't like dragging M around looking for good photo shots, so again I bought some postcards. We love looking in charity shops and clothes shops (I bought a pair of trousers), and there were a couple of lovely trendy souvenir shops (I bought a fridge magnet and the postcards). 

Lunch was at No1 Cromer, a spacious modern 2 storey restaurant with sea views. I had read about it online, and as we were looking at the outside menu a couple leaving said "It's well worth queuing for". And how right they were. Dear reader if you visit Cromer and like fish and chips then give your taste buds a treat. I had the mini cod and chips which was just right for my appetite. It was delicious. We both agreed they were the lightest, tastiest fish and chips we have ever had, and we've had a few!

Time for a bit more strolling around

Bookworms bookshop


Impressive Harley Davdison


before boarding the coach for home. 
We had a lovely day.

〜 Stay Safe & Well 〜

Polly x