Craster to Howick
Craster to Howick
3.4km
Total Distance
24m
Elevation Gain
Trail description
From Craster Quarry car park, set in the village's disused quarry, this walk follows the coast path south past the basalt Whin Sill cliffs of Cullernose Point to the rocky shore at Rumbling Kern near Howick. Howick Hall was the home of the 2nd Earl Grey, and a Mesolithic house excavated on the coast at Howick in 2002 has been dated to 7,800 BC.
Route Map
Along the trail
- Bus stop
- Craster, Harbour · 229m from the start
- Parking
- 1m from the start
- Surface
- natural ground 90%, paved 10%
- Marked route
- Northumberland Coast Path, King Charles III England Coast Path: Amble to Bamburgh