Welcome to this latest post in my series about my long weekend doing family things. In the previous post I covered up to the entrance to Lindisfarne Castle. In this post I take the story up to our departure from Holy Island.
LINDISFARNE CASTLE
Somewhat surprisingly for a castle, even one completely redesigned in the early 20th century, the rooms are all quite small. There are a couple of decent videos along the way round, and the views from the upper gun battery are stunning.
THE REST OF HOLY ISLAND
Having finished at the castle we walked back by way of some of the older remains, including the foundations of the earliest religious building on the island (dates from the seventh century – St Aidan, who arrived in that part of the world in the year 635 is credited with bringing Christianity to what is now the northeast of England – nb ‘Englaland’, the predecessor term to England, was not used before the early tenth century). We stopped for refreshments at The Manor House hotel, which served some good local beers. The chips were better than they originally looked, and the whitebait were excellent. After leaving Holy Island we headed for Bamburgh, which forms the subject of the next post in this series.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Here are some pictures from the closing stages of our visit to Holy Island…
The lower gun battery by way of which one enters and leaves the castle. 
The remains of the old Anglo-Saxon church 
Detail about the old remains 
A distant but direct view of Bamburgh Castle 
aspiblog 
Fascinating.
Thank you.