The Holy Island of Lindisfarne

We had originally planned to walk across the causeway from the mainland to Holy Island and planned to spend the whole day there, taking in the serenity, lunch and a coffee at a quaint coffee shop. I was genuinely excited as this had been on my bucket list for a while. All I can say is, manage your expectations. Jonah's description: "overhyped". We spent about 2 hours there!

Firstly, the car park before the causeway has now been blocked with large concrete blocks which means the only place to walk from is back at the A1 - sod that! But I'm glad we did drive or it would have been a bloody miserable long day. Car parking was £7 for 3 hours 😲 there are buses bringing tourists in so the place is swarming with Dry Robes and designer dogs, not the quiet serenity we had imagined. The castle and priory both cost money to go into and there is no quaint coffee shop. We managed to get some photos without people in them (not easy) and did see a few birds. Had s short walk around and then left.

https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/curlew

I did chuckle at the church ruins and their sign. After Vindolanda, any ancient artifacts will be hard to beat.Read more