Photographic Journey Around Lindisfarne, The Holy Island


How do you describe a place that seems magical, shrouded in myths and legends, been invaded by vikings and has hundreds of thousands of tourists visiting each year. You don’t, well at least I don’t. Plenty has been written about the Holy Island of Lindisfarne, (hint, follow the links through this post), so I’m just going to show you some photographs and do it my way by saying it with a camera. Well, I might add a few words just to keep it flowing. So let’s get going…..

Causeway

That’s Holy Island in the distance. To reach it you have to cross the sea, well it is an island, but only when the tide is out. Otherwise you could find yourself in danger

Warning

Believe it or not about once a month someone does not look at the tide table….and when they get in trouble that little wooden box is their safe place. Of course their car is a total write-off and the insurers just love the fact that they didn’t look at the tables.

Refuge

Lindisfarne has a castle

Lindisfarne Castle

….and a church, actually it’s got more than one

Stained Glass

and inside one church is an amazing wood carving

The Journey

oh, and don’t forget the ruins of the priory, visited by Viking raiding parties

Lindisfarne Priory

At this time of the year, spring flowers are in abundance, on the meadows, on rocky cliffs

Spring Flowers

and country lanes

The Lane

Fog on a hot sunny day, it can’t be, but it is. I told you this place was mystical.

Strange Mist

That’s it. I hope you enjoyed the photographs.

23 replies to “Photographic Journey Around Lindisfarne, The Holy Island”

  1. Interesting article yet again with great photography. I was amazed when I saw the little hut to take refuge in. I can just imagine what it would feel like sitting there in the middle of the sea. Quite scary! The stained glass is wonderful – one of my favourite subjects. And the wood carving is fantastic. And a great final image of the fog on a sunny day. I experienced this on Porthmadog Beach last year. Yes, truly mystical. Thank you, Mike.

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    1. Allow plenty of time to cross the causeway, wander around the island and taking photographs, Ann. I didn’t visit the castle, we didn’t have time due to the imminent tide change.

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  3. Well documented, great photo’s and has brought to my attention a place I had never considered visiting…….until now.

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  4. I loved these photos of Holy Island! I went there many years ago with a walking club. The bus waited for us on the mainland and we walked across the causeway to Lindisfarne. This was fine on the way to the island, but we were a little late on the way back and the tide was beginning to come in as we returned. Needless to say, we got very wet feet!

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    1. All of the stained glass is modern but the church is very old, Yvonne. I enjoyed wandering around Lindisfarne, but there were too many tourists which mad photography difficult without including them. I waited a while in the church for a people free moment but in the end I decided I had to include them as I would be waiting a long time otherwise. It’s one of those places I want to go back to

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    1. I could have spent more time there Sue, but the tide times meant we had to leave early afternoon. I’d like to go back and do some early morning/evenings shots.

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