📌 Lindisfarne, Northumberland
★★★

For a full flavour of what Lindisfarne has to offer, take a pleasant stroll around the island’s coastline, starting from the main car park. The northeast corner with its beaches, pyramidal beacon and wetland habitats seems a world away from the bustle of Holy Island village and its many tourist attractions; we spotted seals and dolphins on our midsummer visit, as well as plenty of interesting birdlife. The circuit could be walked in a couple of hours but passes the main tourist sights too; add in entry to all of these and you could stretch the route to fill a full day.

📷 Chronological photo guide

🌍 Location

📌 Start / finish at Chare Ends, north side of Lindisfarne (Holy Island) village

🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NU 126424

🛰️ GPS coordinates: 55.675134,-1.801057

🚌 Infrequent bus to Lindisfarne on limited dates only

🚗 Car park (charge). ⚠️ Island access via the tidal Lindisfarne Causeway – check online for safe crossing times

📝 Key info

▶ 8 km / 5 mi | ▲ 40 m | ⌛ 2-2.5 hr

Features: 🏠 Holy Island (village) ★★ & village sights; 🏰 Lindisfarne Castle ★★★; 🔥 Castle Point Lime Kilns ★★; 🦆 The Lough; ⛯ Emmanuel Head Daymark; 🏖️ Lindisfarne northern beaches

Easy | Clear paths, tracks, village streets & sandy beaches; first section can be wet or possibly submerged during very high tides (can be avoided by following road).

➡️ Anticlockwise circuit: start – Holy Island (village) & village sights – Lindisfarne Castle – Castle Point Lime Kilns – The Lough – Emmanuel Head Daymark – Lindisfarne northern beaches – start

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🥾 On our last visit

Wildlife: Dolphins / porpoises seen from Emmanuel Head. Hundreds of seals basking on sandbanks off the west coast. Sheep, herons, mallard ducks, curlews, starlings, butterflies.

Weather: 20°C, sunny at start but becoming cloudy from the west.

July 2024
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