Editing Cromer (section)

==Economy==
Traditionally, Cromer was a fishing town. It grew as a fishing station over the centuries, and was a year-round fishery into the 20th century, with crabs and lobsters in the summer, drifting for longshore herring in the autumn and long-lining, primarily for cod, in the winter. The pattern of fishing has changed since the 1980s, and it is now almost completely focused on crabs and lobsters. The town is famous for the Cromer [[Cancer pagurus|crab]],<ref name="Cromer Crab"/> which is now the major source of income for the local fishermen. In 2016, about ten boats plied their trade from the foot of the gangway on the east beach, with shops in the town selling fresh crab, whenever the boats go to sea.<ref name="cromeronline">{{cite web|url=http://www.cromeronline.co.uk/pages/crab.html|publisher=cromeronline.co.uk|title=Cromer Crab - A Norfolk Favourite|access-date=29 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812204647/http://www.cromeronline.co.uk/pages/crab.html|archive-date=12 August 2016|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref name="wordpress">{{cite web|url=http://moretea.wordpress.com/2008/05/18/cromer-crabs-and-more/|publisher=moretea.wordpress.com|title=Cromer Crabs and more &#124; more tea please|date=18 May 2008 |access-date=29 December 2016}}</ref> By 2018, experienced crabmen were having difficulty attracting young people to the business, perhaps because of the long working hours required during the season.<ref>{{cite news|title=Cromer crab fisherman shortage as young people 'won't stick at it'|date=28 August 2018|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/29/cromer-crab-fisherman-shortage-young-people-wont-stick/|work=The Telegraph|access-date=12 January 2019}}</ref> Lobster trapping was also continuing.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.visitnorfolk.co.uk/inspire/a-z-lobsters-and-crabs.aspx|date=1 March 2018 |title=L IS FOR LOBSTERS AND CRABS |publisher=Visit Norfolk |access-date=13 January 2019 |quote=the chalk reef – which is just 200 metres off the shoreline and up to 20 miles long - is so important}}</ref>
[[File:Teal_blue_sea_(20578198155).jpg|thumb|245px|Aerial view of [[Cromer Pier]] (2015)]]

Tourism developed in the town during the Victorian period and is now an important part of the local economy.<ref name=nccmarket>[http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/view/NCC151813 Market Towns Survey, 2013]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[Norfolk County Council]], 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2015.</ref> The town is a popular resort and acts as a touring base for the surrounding area. The coastal location means that beach holidays and fishing are important, with the beach and pier being major draws.<ref name=nccmarket /> Visitor attractions within the town include [[Cromer Pier]] and the [[Pavilion Theatre, Cromer Pier|Pavilion Theatre]] on the pier. Close to the town's pier the [[RNLI]] Henry Blogg Museum is housed inside the early 21st century Rocket House. The museum has the [[RNLB H F Bailey (ON 777)|Cromer Lifeboat ''H F Bailey III'' (ON 777)]] as its centrepiece and illustrates the history of the town's lifeboats and lifeboatman [[Henry Blogg]]'s most famous rescues.<ref>[http://www.rnli.org.uk/who_we_are/the_heritage_trust/henry-blogg The RNLI Henry Blogg museum] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120125174419/http://www.rnli.org.uk/who_we_are/the_heritage_trust/henry-blogg/ |date=25 January 2012 }}. Retrieved 12 February 2010.</ref>

The [[South America]]n themed Amazona [[zoo]] park opened to the public in 2006 and is to the south of the town. The park covers {{convert|10|acre|ha|0|abbr=off|spell=on}} of former [[Brick Kiln|brick kilns]] and woodland on the outskirts of the town and includes animals including [[jaguar]] and [[cougar|puma]].<ref>[http://www.tournorfolk.co.uk/amazona.html Amazona zoo park]. Retrieved 17 February 2016.</ref>