Craster

The drive from the main town of Alnwick to Craster takes you through the Gateway close to Craster Tower; this is an 18th-century Georgian Mansion where the rooms can be booked as holiday accommodation. Craster itself is a small fishing village with one pub, The Jollty Fisherman, and a small harbour; it is very famous for its kippers (smoked herring) and there is one smokehouse remaining - that of L. Robson and Sons.

Crasyer is very picturesque and a lovely place to stay for a week. The ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle beckon further along the rocky shore as you leave the harbour.....Læs mere