Sheringham

Sheringham is a Norfolk town on the North Sea coast 6 miles (10 km) from Cromer, in England.

Understand

The motto of Sheringham is "The sea enriches and the pine adorns".

Get in

By road

The A149 runs through the town to the West passing through most coastal villages and on to King's Lynn and to the East through Cromer. The A148 passes 1½ miles S of the village (connected through Holway Rd) running King's Lynn, Holt, Cromer.

By train

• 1 Sheringham Railway Station, Station Approach, Sheringham, NR26 8RA. Northern terminus of Bittern Line. Trains run from Norwich via Cromer through the Broads (updated Apr 2017)

By bus

A National Express coach service runs from London's Victoria Coach Terminal to a stop outside the Sheringham railway station.

On foot

The Norfolk Coast Path (84 miles) runs past the town, to Blakeney and on to Hunstanton to the W and to Cromer and on to Sea Palling to the E.

Get around

The town is small enough to see on foot.

See

Beeston Regis and the Bump

Oddfellows Hall

Sheringham War Memorial

• 1 War Memorial. (updated Apr 2017)
• 2 Masonic Hall. (updated Apr 2017)
• 3 Beeston Bump. Hill just 63 m high offers fantastic views of surrounding countryside. (updated Apr 2017)
• 4 Oddfellows Hall, 4 Lifeboat Plain, Sheringham, NR26 8BG, ☏ +44 1263 822016. It was built in 1867 as an RNLI Lifeboat station and a gathering place for fishermen and boat builders. It is now used as a venue for hire. (updated Apr 2017)
• 5 Sheringham Park, Upper Sheringham, NR26 8TL, ☏ +44 1263 820550, sheringhampark@nationaltrust.org.uk.  
• 6 The Mo Sheringham Museum, Lifeboat Plain, Sheringham, NR26 8BG, ☏ +44 1263 824482, enquiries@sheringhammuseum.co.uk. Mar to end of Oct: (M summer & school holidays) Tu-Sa 10AM-4:30PM, Su noon-4PM. Tells story of the town. (updated Apr 2017)
• 7 Fishermen’s Heritage Centre, The Slipway, West Cliff, Sheringham, NR26 8JT, ☏ +44 1263 824343, secretary@sheringham-preservation.org.uk. Thursday before Easter to end of Sep: daily noon-4PM. Tells the history of the lifeboats provided by the Upcher family of Sheringham Hall for the use of the fishermen of what was then Lower Sheringham. Free (donations appreciated). (updated Apr 2017)
• 8 Old Coastguard Lookout, Skelding Hill, Sweet Briar Lane, Sheringham, NR26 8HG, ☏ +44 1263 821200, info@sheringhamcoastwatch.org.uk. Station open daily 8:30AM–6PM during British Summer Time, 8:30AM–4PM otherwise. Small coastal surveillance station with superb clifftop views over the Sheringham, North Sea and Sheringham Golf Club. Free (donations appreciated). (updated Jul 2021)

Do

• 1 North Norfolk Railway (The Poppy Line), Station Approach, NR26 8RA, ☏ +44 1263 820800, enquiries@nnrailway.co.uk. A 5-mile, 23-minute steam train ride from Sheringham to Holt. Or 18 minutes if diesel hauled.  
• 2 Sheringham Golf Club, Sweetbriar Lane, Sheringham, NR26 8HG, ☏ +44 1263 823488, info@sheringhamgolfclub.co.uk. Beautiful 18-hole course along the cliffs. (updated Apr 2017)
• 3 Beach. (updated Apr 2017)

Buy

A locally caught lobster.

• 1 Tesco (Superstore/supermarket), Cromer Rd, Sheringham, NR26 8RS, ☏ +44 345 610 2910. M-Sa 7AM-11PM, Su noon-4PM. ATMs. (updated Apr 2017)

Eat

• 1 Daves Fish Bar & Restaurant, 7-11 Co-operative Street, Sheringham, NR26 8DX, ☏ +44 1263 823830. Restaurant & take-away. (updated Mar 2021)
• 2 The Sheringham Trawler, 50 High St, ☏ +44 1263 821148. 
• Straits Fish and Chips, 32A High St, ☏ +44 1263 824369. 
• 3 No 10 Restaurant, 10 Augusta Street, Sheringham, NR26 8LA, ☏ +44 1263 824400, eat@no10sheringham.com. W-Sa 6:30PM-. (updated Apr 2017)
• 4 Chai-Yo, 36 High St, Sheringham, NR26 8DT, ☏ +44 7912 756875 (mobile). M-Sa noon-2:30PM, 6-10PM; Su 6-10PM. Thai restaurant & take-away. (updated Apr 2017)

Drink

• 1 The Crown, Lifeboat Plain, East Cliff, Sheringham, NR26 8BQ, ☏ +44 1263 823213, crownsheringham@hotmail.co.uk. M-Sa 10AM-11PM, Su 11AM-11PM. Pub. Free Wi-Fi. (updated Apr 2017)
• 2 Camellia Cottage, 1 Sation Rd Sheringham, NR26 8RE, ☏ +44 1263 824984, hello@camelliacottagesheringham.com. M-Sa 9:30AM-4:30PM, Su noon-4PM. Tea rooms. (updated Apr 2017)

Sleep

• 1 The Lobster Inn (B&B), High Street, Sheringham, NR26 8JP, ☏ +44 1263 822716, grahamdeans1@googlemail.com. Dogs welcome (£10 per night). Wi-Fi. (updated Apr 2017)
• 2 Olivedale Guest House, ☏ +44 1263 825871, info@olivedale.co.uk. Check-in: from 2PM, check-out: by 10:15AM. Secure dry storage for bicycles. No children under 16 years. No pets. (updated Apr 2017)
• 3 YHA Hostel, 1 Cremer's Drift, Sheringham, NR26 8HX (off the A149 behind St Joseph's RC Church, sign posted from the roundabout), ☏ +44 845 371 9040. Check-in: 3-11PM, check-out: Before 10AM. Free Wi-Fi in social spaces. £13-£25. (updated Apr 2017)
• 4 Camberley House Guest House, 62 Cliff Rd, Sheringham, NR26 8BJ, ☏ +44 1263 823101, admin@camberleyhouse.co.uk. Free Wi-Fi. Dry secure bicycle storage. No children under 5 years. No pets. (updated Apr 2017)
• 5 Alverstone B&B, 33 The Avenue, Sheringham, NR26 8DG, ☏ +44 1263 825527, info@alverstone-sheringham.co.uk. 3 ensuite bedrooms, Wi-Fi. No pets. £80 per room per night for 1 night stays, £75 for 2+ nights.. (updated Mar 2021)

Stay healthy

• 1 Nearest Accident & Emergency: Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital (Casualty or the Emergency Room), Colney Lane, Norwich, NR4 7UY (30 miles S of town). 24/7. (updated Apr 2017)
• 2 Sheringham Medical Practice, Cromer Rd, Sheringham, NR26 8RT, ☏ +44 1263 820505. M Tu Th F 8AM-6PM; W 8AM-1PM, 2-6PM. GP or Primary Healthcare. (updated Apr 2017)
• 3 Carlton Lodge Dental Care, 5 Augusta St, Sheringham, NR26 8LA, ☏ +44 1263 823119, carltonreception@dentalcaregroup.org. M-F 8:30AM-1PM, 2-5:30PM. (updated Apr 2017)
• 4 Lloyds Pharmacy, 31 Station Rd, Sheringham, NR26 8RF, ☏ +44 1263 823128. M-F 9AM-6PM, Sa 9AM-5:30PM. (updated Apr 2017)

Connect

As of Sep 2022, Sheringham and its approach roads have 4G from O2 and Vodafone but no signal from EE or Three. 5G has not reached this area.

Go next

• Holt
• Blakeney
• Cromer