Folk On the Pier

The Association Of Festival Organisers

LOCATION

CROMER

Cromer - "The Gem of the Norfolk Cost" - is 18 miles north of Norwich and about 130 miles from London. There is an hourly train service to Norwich on the award-winning Bittern Line, linking with services to London, Cambridge and Peterborough

THE PIER

One of the last great Victorian seaside piers, Cromer Pier was opened in 1901. A band stand was added to Cromer Pier in 1905 which developed into the 510-seater venue Pavilion Theatre perched on the end of the pier, and now the home of Folk on the Pier.

Cromer Pier is world famous for its summer Seaside Special - The last end-of-the-pier-show. Piers and music have gone together since the Leeds Temporance Band played for a four week season at Scarborough in 1847 for £60. As Cyril Bainbridge wrote in Pavilions on the Sea: "Pier Theatres are smaller and friendlier, affording closer contact with the audience which makes for a successful show".