East Runton
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East Runton memories
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Childhood Memories
East Runton was my home until I reached the age of 11 when my family emigrated to Australia in 1966. What wonderful memories I have of Runton, the annual fete held on the road leading down to the beach, walking the dogs through the woods and up Inkaborough Hill. I attended Cromer Primary school and can remember standing outside the village hall waiting for the bus and the joy when it couldn't reach us because of the snow. I consider myself extremely lucky to have grown up there having the beach during the summer and the beautiful countryside to enjoy during the winter.Oh happy days!!
Contributed by Lynne Johnson
Pillbox on the cliff
I lived in East Runton as a child somewhere around 1960 and I have a couple of memories. More than likely they are for my own purpose but here goes. I used to play in the white pillbox that was up on the cliff edge. When I went back in 1992 it had fallen down to the beach by then and I really wanted to play in it again. Also in the center of the village there was a little pond. I fell in one time and it was really muddy and shallow and the botton was lined with little red bugs...creeped me out. Oh and one more thing Robert Brownsell and Eric Peters were my best freinds. I think Robert ...read more here
Contributed by paul wilton
YH294 PANDORA
I spent all my younger July and Augusts at East Runton in my grandad's caravan on Stewarts caravan site. My sister Gaynor and I made good friends with brothers Mick and Graham Kilsby from Kettering.
I have many happy memories of hot summers and beach huts and a boat with the number YH294 Pandora on the side. Mick said one day "you know I'll remember that for the rest of my life" and do you know, I have .......wonder if he did!
Contributed by MANDY johnson
Norfolk memories
Childhood Memories
East Runton was my home until I reached the age of 11 when my family emigrated to Australia in 1966. What wonderful memories I have of Runton, the annual fete held on the road leading down to the beach, walking the dogs through the woods and up Inkaborough Hill. I attended Cromer Primary school and can remember standing outside the village hall waiting for the bus and the joy when it couldn't reach us because of the snow. I consider myself extremely lucky to have grown up there having the beach during the summer and the beautiful countryside to enjoy during the winter.Oh happy days!!
A memory of East Runton contributed by Lynne Johnson
Extracts From East Runton & Norfolk books
A similar gap to the
one at West Runton
provides reasonable
access to the beach.
Knowledge of the
swift tides and
currents in this area
is vital, and that is
why there are more
fishermen using this
beach than tourists,
who have heeded
the warning. From
the gap and up the
gentle slope there is a
charming cliff walk to
Cromer, which is not
so pretty these days -
there are hundreds of
permanent caravans
lining the route.
An extract from from"Cromer, Sheringham and Holt Photographic Memories".
At East Runton you could walk out along broad stretches of beach and enjoy digging for fossils in the soft cliffs, a pastime made popular by the Victorians. If you wished to swim you had to exercise extreme caution - bathing could be a perilous affair because of strong currents and swift tides.
An extract from from"Norfolk Photographic Memories".
East Runton cliffs were
noted for their unusual
‘contorted’ strata containing
huge masses of chalk. Most
folk, however, came to enjoy
the beach, which offered
the simple charms of beach
huts and occasional donkey
rides, and was far less
crowded than its neighbours
at Cromer and Sheringham.
An extract from from"Norfolk Coast Photographic Memories".
East Runton offered visitors the same spectacular cliff scenery and ample beaches as its close neighbour, Cromer, but less of the noise and bustle. The Edwardian terraces in the foreground, with their bay windows and neat gardens and railings, harmonise with the simpler cottages beyond.
An extract from from"Norfolk Photographic Memories".
With only a few of the
original cottages remaining
on the right-hand side of
this picture, we can see that
this village is undergoing a
population explosion, with
many families moving from
Cromer. Most of the houses
on the left-hand side cater
for holidaymakers, and new
businesses have opened up
to capture their trade. The
pub on the left is the White
Horse Inn dating from 1851.
An extract from from"Cromer, Sheringham and Holt Photographic Memories".