Photo of Cresswell tower house, a ruined tower house in Northumberland, north east England. — © Andrew Curtis / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cresswell tower house

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Substantial ruinsruined, but plenty survives above ground

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Cresswell tower house is a tower house in Northumberland. The Albion Guide lists 29 tower houses in the county; this is one of them. For more of the same, Widdrington Castle and Eshott Castle are close by. The nearest railway station is Widdrington, 4.9 km to the west.

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Photo along the King Charles III England Coast Path, a 2,700-mile National Trail in England.

King Charles III England Coast Path

One path around a whole country — beach, clifftop and seawall the entire way round England's coast, opening stretch by stretch.

0.2 km E · spans 24 counties

Photo along the Northumberland Coast Path, a 62-mile long-distance path running from Cresswell to Berwick-upon-Tweed, north east England.

Northumberland Coast Path

Long-distance path

Cresswell to Berwick past Warkworth, Dunstanburgh and Bamburgh — castle after castle on the gentlest of the great coast walks.

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Queen Elizabeth Ii Country Park

Country park near Newbiggin-by-the-Sea

A country park in Northumberland.

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Photo of Druridge Bay Country Park, a country park near Amble, Northumberland, north east England.

Druridge Bay Country Park

Country park near Amble

A country park in Northumberland.

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Photo of The Couple, a landmark near Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland, north east England.

The Couple

Landmark near Newbiggin-by-the-Sea

Sean Henry's larger-than-life bronze pair standing out on a platform in Newbiggin bay, Britain's first permanent offshore sculpture.

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Photo of Druridge Bay, a swimming spot near Amble, Northumberland, north east England.

Druridge Bay

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Seven-mile arc of dune-backed sand.

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