Lindisfarne: The Priory, the Castle and the Causeway
North East, England
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Lindisfarne: The Priory, the Castle and the Causeway
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Holy Island is reached across a tidal causeway. St Aidan founded Lindisfarne Priory here in AD 634, and Vikings raided it in 793. Lindisfarne Castle, a 16th-century fort, was converted by Edwin Lutyens in 1901, and the dunes and mudflats around the island are a national nature reserve.
Required Activities
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of 3
Check the tide tables and cross the causeway to Holy Island, then visit Lindisfarne Priory, founded in AD 634 by St Aidan and raided by Vikings in 793
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of 3
Tour Lindisfarne Castle, the 16th-century fort converted by Edwin Lutyens in 1901
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of 3
Birdwatch at the Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve on the island's dunes and mudflats
Check the tide tables and cross the causeway to Holy Island, then visit Lindisfarne Priory, founded in AD 634 by St Aidan and raided by Vikings in 793
Tour Lindisfarne Castle, the 16th-century fort converted by Edwin Lutyens in 1901
Birdwatch at the Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve on the island's dunes and mudflats
Before you go
The causeway floods twice a day — check the safe crossing times before you drive over, and do not try to beat the tide. Lindisfarne Castle closes in winter, and its opening times follow the tides.
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