Craster and Dunstanburgh: Kippers and the Biggest Castle in Northumberland
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Craster and Dunstanburgh: Kippers and the Biggest Castle in Northumberland
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Dunstanburgh is the largest castle in Northumberland by area and can only be reached on foot, a mile and a quarter along the coast from Craster, where Robson's smokehouse has been curing herring over oak smoke since 1856. The path runs under the crag with the ruined gatehouse towers ahead of you the whole way.
Required Activities
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of 4
Walk the coast path from Craster to Dunstanburgh Castle
2
of 4
Walk round the curtain wall and the twin-towered gatehouse
3
of 4
Buy kippers at Robson's smokehouse in Craster
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of 4
In spring and summer, look for the kittiwakes nesting on the Gull Crag cliffs below the castle
Walk the coast path from Craster to Dunstanburgh Castle
Walk round the curtain wall and the twin-towered gatehouse
Buy kippers at Robson's smokehouse in Craster
In spring and summer, look for the kittiwakes nesting on the Gull Crag cliffs below the castle
Before you go
Seabirds nest on the cliffs below the castle in spring and summer.
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