Holy Island

Lindisfarne is an island of the north – east coast of England, it is also known as Holy Island. The island was given the name Lindisfarne by the first Anglo – Saxons to live there, the monks of Durham added the words ‘Holy Island’. Lindisfarne is a tidal island and access to the island is by a causeway which is covered by the North Sea twice in 24 hours. Lindisfarne is famous for both its medieval religious heritage and also its picturesque landscape and castle. Visitors range from bird – watchers to photographers to historians. Our visit to Holy Island was during our short camping trip to the Northumberland coast in 2010, we visited the island during a bright but drizzly morning, however the weather did not affect our peaceful and tranquil walk around the island, it lead to more dramatic scenery and photographs. Lindisfarne Website

The Castle was built in the 1550’s using stones from the demolished Priory. In 1902 Sir Edwin Lutyens began the conversion into the Edwardian country house you see today.

The Priory was one of centres of early Christianity in Anglo – Saxon England, and is still a place of pilgrimage today. England North East Website

Below: Causeway to the Island