Cromer from the Clifts - Church on Cliffs , Sea on right. Part of Box 145 Boswell Collection - East Coast. Cromer is a coastal town and civil parish in north Norfolk, England. The local government authority is North Norfolk District Council, whose headquarters is in Holt Road in the town. The town is situated 23 miles (37 km) north of the county town, Norwich, and is 4 miles (6.5 km) east of Sheringham.