Cresswell Pele Tower — Attraction in Cresswell

Open over Easter Bank holidays, so I was able to have a look around inside. Very well restored and a nice atmosphere in side the building. Free entry and friendly volunteer guides dotted about the place . Close to the village of Cresswell, the beach, and two holiday home/ caravan sites. I reckon this would be an ideal location for a summer real ale festival! It would bring in some much needed income to the tower, make great use of the building, and be a tourist attraction. Might need some portaloos though! Not sure if it would fit within its permitted use, but I am sure it would be a great success. Loads of people in the neighbouring caravan park, Always thinking!...

Spent about an hour or so here, listening to the very knowledgeable volunteers, exploring and making tiles! Tricky to get up if you struggle with stairs as they are quite steep but well worth it to see the restored Pele Tower and learn about the history. There's a walled garden as well on the process o being restored. It's free to visit but the donations help with the project. There's no onsite facilities however very close to a lovely ice-cream shop, public loos and the...

Absolutely fantastic. We found this totally by accident but are so pleased that we did. We turned up very close to closing time and Barry was so kind to give us a personal tour of the tower and the gardens. What the volunteers and community have done by restoring this piece of history is outstanding. It must have been a mammoth undertaking and the tower and gardens are absolutely splendid. It seems like a real labour of love and we were very lucky to...