Preston Tower

#1863 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Museum, Historical place

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Preston Tower is a fourteenth-century pele tower in Preston, Northumberland, England built in 1392. ()

Coordinates: 55°31'20"N, 1°42'38"W

Location

3 Farm Cottages, Preston MainsChathill NE67 5DH EnglandUnited Kingdom

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+44 7966 150216

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Day trips

Preston Tower – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dunstanburgh Castle, Howick house, Holy Trinity, Cateran Hole.

5 miSE
14th-century coastal castle ruins
Dunstanburgh Castle, Alnwick
129 min walk • Perched on a rugged coastal headland in Northumberland, Dunstanburgh Castle stands as a formidable fortification and an evocative piece of England's medieval history. The castle, now largely in ruins, was built in the 14th century by Earl Thomas of Lancaster and later...
6.6 miSE
Archaeological site
Howick house
168 min walk • The Howick house is a Mesolithic site located in Northumberland, England. It was found when an amateur archaeologist noticed flint tools eroding out of a sandy cliff face near the village of Howick.
3.4 miSE
Church
Holy Trinity
88 min walk • The Church of the Holy Trinity is located in Embleton, Northumberland, England. The church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, is west of the village.
5.1 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cave
Cateran Hole
131 min walk • Cateran Hole is a circa 35m length cave set in the Gritstone of Cateran Hill in Northumberland. It lies about 4 miles due north of Eglingham, and can be reached by lining up the tall mast behind the farm with the left-hand end of the wood to the side of the Quarry House farm, then walking on this bearing.
3.4 miSE
Historical place, Tower
Embleton Tower
88 min walk • Embleton Tower is a peel tower and Grade I listed building in the village of Embleton in Northumberland, England. Tradition states that in 1395, the tower was built to protect the minister and church goers of Embleton's Church of the Holy Trinity after the village suffered from a raid by the Scots.
4.6 miNE
Village
Seahouses
118 min walk • Seahouses is a large village on the North Northumberland coast in England. It is about 20 kilometres north of Alnwick, within the Northumberland Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
5.7 miSE
Tower
Craster Tower
146 min walk • Craster Tower is an 18th-century Georgian mansion incorporating a 14th-century pele tower situated near the fishing village of Craster, Northumberland, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.
3.4 miS
Tower
Rock Hall
87 min walk • Rock Hall is a privately owned 18th-century country house, at Rock, Rennington, near Alnwick, Northumberland. It is a Grade II* listed building.