Editing Cromer (section)

==Sport and leisure==
[[File:-2018-12-24 Royal Cromer Golf Club, Overstrand Road, Cromer (1).JPG|thumb|245px|Royal Cromer Golf Club (2018)]]
Cromer has sports clubs and leisure facilities. Situated on the cliffs between the town and [[Overstrand]] to the east, the Royal Cromer Golf Club was founded in 1888 and given royal status by the [[Edward VII of the United Kingdom|Prince of Wales]], one of the founding members, in the same year.<ref name=tg>[http://www.todaysgolfer.co.uk/courses-and-2-fore-1/united-kingdom/england/east/norfolk/royal-cromer-golf-club/ Royal Cromer Golf Club], Today's Golfer. Retrieved 17 October 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.royalcromergolfclub.com/pages.php/index.html Royal Cromer golf club] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100216062352/http://www.royalcromergolfclub.com/pages.php/index.html |date=16 February 2010 }}. Retrieved 23 February 2010.</ref> The course was originally designed by [[Old Tom Morris]]<ref name=tg /><ref name=top100>[http://www.top100golfcourses.co.uk/htmlsite/productdetails.asp?id=351 Royal Cromer, England], Top 100 golf courses. Retrieved 17 October 2015.</ref> and hosted the [[British Ladies Amateur Golf Championship]] in 1905, before which an unofficial match was held between British and American ladies, the first international golf match to be played.<ref name=tg /><ref name=herald8feb61>McKinley. S.L, The vital weapons for the hunt, ''[[The Glasgow Herald]]'', 1961--5-08 ([https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=P0w1AAAAIBAJ&sjid=CaYLAAAAIBAJ&pg=3827%2C4979185 available online]). Retrieved 17 October 2015.</ref><ref name=golfdict>Mallon. B, Jerris. R, [https://books.google.com/books?id=5d71iha1Q-YC&dq=first+international+golf+match+cromer+1905&pg=PR26 Historical Dictionary of Golf] p.xxvi. Retrieved 17 October 2015.</ref> The club, which is the second oldest in Norfolk, has hosted PGA events.<ref name=edp24may13>[http://www.edp24.co.uk/sport/region_s_stars_are_set_for_royal_cromer_golf_club_challenge_1_2209803 Region’s stars are set for Royal Cromer Golf Club challenge], ''[[Eastern Daily Press]]'', 24 May 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2015.</ref>
[[File:2018-04-19 Cromer Cricket club, Warnes Close, Cromer (4) (cropped).JPG|thumb|245px|Cromer Cricket Club (2018)]]
Cromer Cricket Club is an [[England|English]] amateur [[cricket]] club that is based on The Norton Warnes Cricket Ground on Overstrand Road.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cromercc.play-cricket.com/Aboutus |title=Cromer CC |website=cromercc.play-cricket.com |publisher=cromercc Cricket Club |date= |accessdate=14 October 2022 }}</ref>
Cromer CC have 2 Saturday senior XI teams<ref>{{cite web |url=https://cromercc.play-cricket.com/Teams |title=Cromer Cricket Club Teams |website=cromercc.play-cricket.com |publisher=Cromer Cricket Club |date= |accessdate=14 October 2022}}</ref> that compete in the Norfolk Cricket Alliance League,<ref name='ncal'>{{cite web |url=https://norfolkca.play-cricket.com/home |title=Norfolk Cricket Alliance |website=norfolkca.play-cricket.com |publisher=Norfolk Cricket Alliance |date= |accessdate=14 October 2022}}</ref> a Women's softball team in the NCB Women’s Softball Cricket League,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ncbwscl.play-cricket.com/home |title=NCB Women's Softball Cricket League |website=ncbwscl.play-cricket.com |publisher=NCB Women’s Softball Cricket League |date= |accessdate=14 October 2022}}</ref> and a junior section that play competitive cricket in the Junior Tier Groups of the Norfolk Cricket Alliance League.<ref name='ncal' />

Cabbell Park has been the home of [[Cromer Town F.C.]] since 1922. The long established club plays in the Premier Division of the [[Anglian Combination]].<ref>[http://www.pyramidpassion.co.uk/html/cromer_town.html Cromer Town Football Club]. Retrieved 22 February 2010.</ref> The town's tennis and squash courts are located at Norwich Road and are open to the public.<ref>[http://www.northnorfolk.org/cromertennis/ Cromer Lawn tennis club] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090418155752/http://northnorfolk.org/cromertennis/ |date=18 April 2009 }}. Retrieved 23 February 2010.</ref>

The [[Norfolk Coast Path]] passes through the town and is also the termination of the [[Weavers' Way]]. The {{convert|92|mi|km|abbr=off|adj=on}} Norfolk Coast Cycleway runs parallel to the coast and passes through a mixture of ''quiet roads'' and country lanes to link the town with [[Kings Lynn]] to the west and [[Great Yarmouth]] in the east.<ref>[http://www.norfolkcoastaonb.org.uk/mediaps/pdfuploads/pd000298.pdf Norfolk Coast Cycleway] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807055320/http://www.norfolkcoastaonb.org.uk/mediaps/pdfuploads/pd000298.pdf |date=7 August 2009 }}. Retrieved 24 February 2010.</ref>

Sea angling is popular and mixed catches including [[cod]] can be made from the town's beaches. The pier provides the opportunity to capture specimen sized [[European sea bass|bass]].<ref>[http://www.east-anglia-sea-angling.co.uk/Venue%20pages/Cromer.html Sea fishing]. Retrieved 25 February 2010.</ref> Established in 2007, the North Norfolk Surf Lifesaving Club (North Norfolk SLSC) has its clubhouse on the town's main promenade.<ref>[http://www.slsgb.org.uk/club.aspx?ClubID=81&ClubPageID=551 North Norfolk Lifesavers] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130423221849/http://www.slsgb.org.uk/club.aspx?ClubID=81&ClubPageID=551 |date=23 April 2013 }} Retrieved 18 January 2012.</ref> [[Surfing]] is also carried out on the town's beaches close to the pier. Equipment and lessons can be hired in season.<ref>[http://www.beachwizard.com/beach.asp?country=England&beachid=990 Surfing in Cromer] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111011111205/http://beachwizard.com/beach.asp?country=England&beachid=990 |date=11 October 2011 }} Retrieved 6 March 2012.</ref>