Lindisfarne Priory
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Overview
You may take the claim that St Cuthbert’s body still remained miraculously undecayed 11 years after his death with a pinch of salt, but this was his original burial place, and one of the holiest sites in Anglo-Saxon England. There’s an award-winning museum, which holds the ‘Viking raiders’ stone, depicting the attack that destroyed Lindisfarne’s first religious foundation in ad 793. The priory was founded by the Bishop of Durham 190 years later, and shows its age: the mellow red sandstone is deeply weathered. Inside, its columns are patterned with zig-zags and chequers. The remaining rib of the crossing, known as the rainbow arch, shows that it once had a strong tower. Part of the cloister remains, but there is not much more, except a gatehouse and defensive walls.
Ratings & awards
Green Tourism Silver
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Open all year, 30 Mar-Sep, daily 10-6; Oct, daily 10-5; Nov-23 Dec & Jan-29 Mar, Wed-Sun 10-4 (Feb half term daily 10-4); 27 Dec-31 Dec daily 10-4 (last admission 30mins before closing). Closed 24-26 Dec & 1 Jan. Please check high tide tim
- Facilities
- Parking nearby
About the area
If it’s history you’re after, there’s heaps of it in Northumberland. On Hadrian’s Wall you can imagine scarlet-cloaked Roman legionaries keeping watch for painted Pictish warriors while cursing the English weather and dreaming of home.
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Self-Catering
The Mill House at Lindisfarne Bay
- Total units: 1
- Private garden
- Washing machine
- Sky or freeview
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Memnon Cottage
Situated on Lindisfarne (Holy Island) with a large, light and airy living area and an immaculately kept garden, Memnon Cottage is a perfect base for a relaxed exploration of this beauti...
Memnon Cottage
Situated on Lindisfarne (Holy Island) with a large, light and airy living area and an immaculately kept garden, Memnon Cottage is a perfect base for a relaxed exploration of this beauti...
The Mill House at Lindisfarne Bay
Lovers of British history will find Mill House the perfect spot for a visit to Holy Island and Lindisfarne Castle. Set at the water’s edge in the Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve, a ...
The Mill House
Lovers of British history will find Mill House the perfect spot for a visit to Holy Island and Lindisfarne Castle. Set at the water’s edge in the Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve, a ...
Fenham-le-Moor Farm Cottages
Fenham-le-Moor’s three cottages are on a working farm right on the coast, opposite the island of Lindisfarne and the National Nature Reserve. Each cottage has its own charm, and one was...
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