lifeboat station (rnli) cromer pier

A friendly welcome by the tam on duty and an opportunity to get up and personal with a Tamar class lifeboat. The video is interesting but the sound is a tad difficult to hear at times, but nevertheless a visit is a must if only to remind ourselves of what these guys do out there in all weathers.

Good little station, you can go in, have a look around the boat and theres a short video telling you about the RLNI and the boat.

You can actually view the Cromer lifeboat up close as it lies ready to be launched into the sea. Read the history of the station and watch video of the ship in action. I think that you can see the lifeboat crew practice 9.30 on Sunday mornings

What a great chance to see a lifeboat up close and on its ramp ready for launch. If you can make it up a flight of stairs then visit this place. It's so clean and the descriptive video which show the launch process is great. The whole family will enjoy it, and then head to the museum around the corner with the best cafe above it for coffees. All a perfect asset for Cromer.

It is wonderful to see what the RNLI use to save people. There is a lot to be learnt there. I recommend it to all ages and can be a moving experience for some.

This is a very visitor friendly place, easy to move around what is a very large lifeboat while still having very interesting displays and records from the past. The only thing you don't get is any of the 'in your face' type of conditions this boat is built to operate in - it's one thing viewing a video in the warm, dry, eerily quiet, and well lit lifeboat station but impossible to appreciate the physical conditions it and it's crew can be called upon to work in. A fascinating place to spend as much time as you need to take it all in.

Very informative ,family friendly , makes you proud of the R.N.L.I. and their achievements over so many years .All volunteers

If you want to get close up to a lifeboat so that you can see how big they really are, then this is the place for you! You have to be able to walk up stairs, but if you can you get a great view of the boat and lots of other memorabilia on the walls. There is also a small gift shop. Well worth walking along the pier to have a look at (especially if you've also been to the Henry Blogg Museum!).

been before but this time we took the grandchildren round. Plenty to see and video was excellent idea.

Not a lot to do in Cromer on a cold windy Monday in January, but worth following up a walk on the beach (or clifftop) with a stroll to the end of the pier, where the lifeboat station is located; apart from seeing the lifeboat up close, there is a video and plenty of mementoes of rescues over the years, which illustrate how vital the service is (since I do a bit of sea-kayaking - though not in the North Sea in January! - I'm glad it exists). Worth a visit - and a donation.

The lifeboat station is based at the end of the pier, round the back of the theatre. The history of the service given by the crews is listed on the walls detailing the various rescues they have carried out. The lifeboat itself, unless in use, is on display and there are walkways to allow you to see into the vessel and view its various features. There is a small RNLI shop downstairs.

Amazing thought provoking visit. A must see to appreciate the bravery and commitment to saving lives.

My children enjoyed getting up and close to the lifeboat and seeing a video of the life boat being launched

Nothing to dislike. The volunteers deserve all the accolades and fundraising they get. More should be done and don't we wish that people would stop getting themselves in a pickle on the sea!

Definitely worth a visit if you are in Cromer on the North Norfolk Coast, it has a lift so easy access for everyone and a restaurant overlooking the sea. Get to it from town either down the steep slope opposite Jarrolds store or more easily through the park by the bowling greens that takes you to the roof / restaurant with a lift down to the to the promenade & beach.