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 some of Cramlington best villages to visit near Cramlington.
The area around Cramlington's best ancient sites can be found at Milfield North Henge.
Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach are some of Cramlington best beaches to visit near Cramlington.
Hiking Areas to visit near Cramlington include Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.
There are a number of geological features near Cramlington including Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.
Cramlington is near some unmissable castles like Dunstanburgh Castle,
Cramlington has some unmissable ruins nearby like Dunstanburgh Castle, WWII Sandbag Pillbox, and Old Limekiln at Dunstanburgh.
Places near Cramlington feature a number of interesting islands including Farne Islands.
There are a several good towns in the area around Cramlington like Hexham.
There are a several good roman sites in the Cramlington area like Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.
Places near Cramlington feature a number of interesting historic monuments including 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.
