To look at it on a map, it is easy to think of this as the western outpost of a straggle of conurbation drawing Sheringham, West Runton and Cromer all together. In fact, they are quite distinct places, each with its own character. Cromer is jolly and brash, West Runton rather suburban but with beautiful woods and a pretty coastline, while Sheringham is perhaps the most characterful place of all, with narrow lanes and little shops. It is the end of the railway line from Norwich now, although you can still take a steam train to Holt in season.

If the exterior is bold and of its period, the interior is even more successful. A bright, light amphitheatre, slightly canted, faces towards a shingle wall backing the business end, with a gorgeous curved coloured window, again of abstract design, enfolding the font and forming a baptistery. Yellow brick walls flank the auditorium, and a banner recalls that this splendid building replaced two 19th century Methodist chapels on Station Road and Beeston Road.