text: Sea defences The northern frontage of Sheringham is protected by a concrete seawall which also serves as the promenade. It is a vital part of the protection of the town against the natural erosion that occurs along the North Norfolk coast. The storm surge of 1953 considerably damaged Sheringham's wooden sea defences. In front of the sea wall are groynes, armoured at their bases with large blocks of natural rock, which prevent long shore drift. There are numerous drains along the frontage. To the east towards West Runton the seawall ends just below Beeston Bump. From there a timber revetment and groyne system, designed and constructed in 1976, runs eastwards for 2 km (just over a mile) to West Runton Gap. The shoreline management plans of the Department for Environment include a policy of "managed retreat" along this stretch of coast. The revetment between Sheringham and West Runton is no longer being maintained and is thus in a poor state of repair. Sections that become hazardous will be removed. The coastline will then be left to evolve naturally.
  Sport and leisure
  Sheringham has a Non-League football club Sheringham F.C. who play at Weybourne Road. Sheringham Golf Club opened in 1891. In October 2016, it was announced a disused sewage outlet pipe stretching  from the beach into the sea will form the North Sea's "first snorkel trail". Sheringham Golf Club is located on town's western outskirts and is bounded by the North Sea and the North Norfolk Railway. A modern sports and leisure complex, incorporating a swimming pool and gym, and known as The Reef Leisure Centre, opened on Weybourne Road in late 2021, replacing the ageing 'Splash' facility that had occupied the site.
  Notable people
  Tony Colman, Labour MP for Putney 1997–2005, born in Sheringham.
  Olive Edis had two photographic studios in the town and became Britain's first female WW1 war photographer.
  Magdalen Goffin FRSL (born 23 July 1925), English writer, was born in Sheringham.
  Patrick Hamilton, writer, lived and died in a house called Martincross located on the corner of the Boulevard and St Nicholas Place.