Cramlington
Cramlington is a Town in the county of Northumberland.
There are great places to visit near Cramlington including some great villages, ancient sites, beaches, hiking areas, geological features, castles, ruins, islands, towns, roman sites and historic monuments.
Milfield, Craster, and Bamburgh are great places to visit near Cramlington if you like villages.
Ancient Sites to visit near Cramlington include Milfield North Henge.
The area around Cramlington features a number of interesting beaches including Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.
Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham are great places to visit near Cramlington if you like hiking areas.
The area around Cramlington features a number of interesting geological features including Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.
The area close to Cramlington boasts some of the best castles including Dunstanburgh Castle.
Cramlington has some unmissable ruins nearby like Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.
There are a several good islands in the area around Cramlington like Farne Islands.
There are a number of towns near Cramlington including Hexham, and Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort are some of Cramlington best roman sites to visit near Cramlington.
Historic Monuments to visit near Cramlington include Flodden.
Cramlington History
There are some historic monuments around Cramlington:
Places to see near Cramlington
History of Cramlington
During World War I, the North East of England was protected by the No. 36 Home Defence Squadron. The squadron was formed at Cramlington on 1 February 1916 by Capt. R. O. Abercromby, with Cramlington subsequently becoming an important base for military planes and airships. The Airship Station was at Nelson Village. A reference to Cramlington airfield is made in W. E. Johns 1935 book The Black Peril from the extremely popular Biggles series.
