Gull's Point

In the novel Towards Zero, Gull's Point is the home of Lady Tressilian situated on a steep cliff, near Saltcreek, overlooking the river Tern. On the oposite side of the river is Easterhead Bay where the Easterhead Bay Hotel is located. Camilla has lived ther for thirty years.

Residents and staff at Gull's Point

 * Camilla, Lady Tressilian: host of her seaside home near Saltcreek, widow in her early seventies.
 * Mary Aldin: Lady Tressilian's companion, in her mid-thirties.
 * Sir Matthew Tressilian (died 9 years before the events in the novel)
 * Jane Barrett - lady's maid
 * Hurstall - butler
 * Mrs Spicer - cook
 * Alice Bentham - housemaid
 * Emma Wales - housemaid
 * Unnamed kitchen maid

Inspiration
Greenway, the holiday home of Agatha Christie and Max Mallowan, served as the inspiration for Gull's Point.