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.
There are a number of ancient sites near to Cramlington including Milfield North Henge.
The area around Cramlington features a number of interesting beaches including Embleton Bay, and Bamburgh Beach.
Cramlington has some unmissable hiking areas nearby like Dunstanburgh, Sycamore Gap, and Hadrian's Wall near Hexham.
The area around Cramlington boasts some of the best geological features including Gull Crag and the Rumble Churn, Greymare Rock, and Sycamore Gap.
The area around Cramlington's best castles can be found at 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 number of towns near Cramlington including Hexham, and Berwick-upon-Tweed.
There are a several good roman sites in the Cramlington area like Hadrian's Wall near Hexham, and Chesters Roman Fort.
There are a several good historic monuments in the area around Cramlington like 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.
