The murder house

I've only just found out that the pier at Cromer is supposedly haunted:

http://www.edp24.co.uk/Content/Features/SpookyNorfolk/asp/NorthNorfolk/CromerPier.asp

I've been to that pier several years ago. The entire atmosphere in my opinion is a bit creepy but I think it's possibly because it represents the traditional British holiday. Lots of wooden planks and old fashioned kiddie rides. I thjink most people would sense the same thing.
I got the same creepy sense when visiting the Ilfracoombe seaside a few times.

The whole fun-of-the-fair atmosphere of the traditional seaside town is one of the things I love about Britain, but I kind of know what you mean. 

This is probably going to sound rather whimsical, but a lot of the places have a slightly jaded, sometimes almost melancholy feel about them.  People still go there for a good time, and in many ways they are much as they used to be with the kids' rides, the food stands, the amusements etc., yet there's still an underlying feeling that they're past their peak, not quite as sparkly as they were in their heyday. 

As a seaside town, I find Cromer rather odd.  To me, it doesn't really have quite the same feel as most others, and is certainly not a patch on places further down the coast such as Hemsby or Great Yarmouth if you're looking for the real British seaside holiday.

The whole fun-of-the-fair atmosphere of the traditional seaside town is one of the things I love about Britain, but I kind of know what you mean. 

This is probably going to sound rather whimsical, but a lot of the places have a slightly jaded, sometimes almost melancholy feel about them.  People still go there for a good time, and in many ways they are much as they used to be with the kids' rides, the food stands, the amusements etc., yet there's still an underlying feeling that they're past their peak, not quite as sparkly as they were in their heyday. 

As a seaside town, I find Cromer rather odd.  To me, it doesn't really have quite the same feel as most others, and is certainly not a patch on places further down the coast such as Hemsby or Great Yarmouth if you're looking for the real British seaside holiday.

YES! I totally agree! I'm not from here as you know yet going to these old seaside resorts such as Great Yarmouth one can sense the days of old England. The old fashioned carousel music, the smell of seaside fish and chips, the sound of children playing. At Ilfracoombe the feeling is so strong I can actually sense women dressed in Victorian clothing walking with parasols. It's an incredible feeling. I love going there just for the atmosphere.