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About Holy Island

Holy Island or Lindisfarne, has been a place of pilgrimage for centuries. It is said that the corpse of St.Cuthbert was found here undecayed in the year 698 AD. Holy Island lies close to Beal and is reached - tides permitting - by a causeway. It is a populated island and has been used many times in films, with perhaps Cul-de-Sac by Roman Polanski being the most recent

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The Priory

Lindisfarne (87 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Northumberland

(0.7 miles, 1.2 km of Holy Island)

Each day for several hours the beautiful island of Lindisfarne is cut off by the tide from the mainland. Tide permitting it can be reached via a causeway, otherwise it is reached.....

Budle Bay, Northumberland.  June 2004

Budle Bay (3 Pictures) in the county of Northumberland

(4.6 miles, 7.4 km, direction S of Holy Island)

Budle Bay is a wonderous place, the shallow estuary is almost totally enclosed, and it is used by many species of wildlife as winter roosting territory...

Bamburgh Village and Castle, Bamburgh, Northumberland.

Bamburgh (100 Pictures) a Picturesque Village in the county of Northumberland

(5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction SE of Holy Island)

Bamburgh, is known as the ancient capital of the Northumbrian coast and it is home to probably the finest Castle in England...

Sunset over Beadnell Harbour, Northumberland

Beadnell (19 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Northumberland

(10.2 miles, 16.4 km, direction SE of Holy Island)

On this coast of sheer perfection, amongst timeless coastal villages, lies Beadnell an historic fishing village...

Berwick. photo taken from the train heading south

Berwick-upon-Tweed (84 Pictures) a Seaside Town in the county of Northumberland

(10.6 miles, 17.0 km, direction NW of Holy Island)

Standing on an entirely Scottish river, it is no wonder that the most frequently asked question concerning Berwick-upon-Tweed remains, is it Scottish or is it English?..

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Lindisfarne Priory (10 Pictures)

(0.3 miles, 0.4 km)

The strange, mystic atmosphere of Lindisfarne remains evocative of the time when holy men trod its shores rather than the birds.....

The ruins of Lindisfarne Abbey with Lindisfarne Castle in the distance.

Lindisfarne Abbey (7 Pictures)

(0.7 miles, 1.1 km)

The strange, mystic atmosphere of Lindisfarne remains evocative of the time when holy men trod its shores rather than the birds.....

Lindisfarne Castle view.

Lindisfarne Castle (56 Pictures)

(0.8 miles, 1.3 km)

Lindisfarne Castle is a small castle set on a rock high above the sea. It is reached via an ancient causeway and is only.....

High tide

Bamburgh Castle (84 Pictures)

(5.9 miles, 9.4 km, direction SE)

Bamburgh's huge Norman castle was once the seat of the Kings of Northumbria. It is set on a Basalt outcrop overlooking the.....

Longstone

Farne Islands (47 Pictures)

(6.9 miles, 11.1 km, direction SE)

Rocky islands, once home to saints, soldiers and famous lighthouse keepers, now a sanctuary for seabirds and seals, and one of.....

Chillingham Castle

Chillingham Castle (38 Pictures)

(10.8 miles, 17.4 km, direction S)

Set within romantic grounds, the splendour of Chillingham Castle is matched only by the dramatic grandeur of the surrounding.....

Ford castle, Ford, Northumberland.

Ford Castle (1 Pictures)

(11.5 miles, 18.5 km, direction W)

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