📌 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).
Download file for GPS➡️ Anticlockwise circuit: start – Holy Island (village) & village sights – Lindisfarne Castle – Castle Point Lime Kilns – The Lough – Emmanuel Head Daymark – Lindisfarne northern beaches – start
🥾 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
