Lindisfarne Priory – View of Holy Island loop from Ancroft

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Lindisfarne Priory – View of Holy Island loop from Ancroft

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Lindisfarne Priory – View of Holy Island loop from Ancroft

04:54

81.0km

660m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 2, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 19.6 km for 97 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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13.3 km

Lindisfarne Causeway

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ALWAYS CHECK TIDE TIMES BEFORE CROSSING THE HOLY ISLAND CAUSEWAY AND GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME TO RIDE BACK.

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13.6 km

View of Lindisfarne Castle from the Causeway

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1. Need to check on the tide time to enable able you to get across the causeway (and back!). Tide information can be found here oranorthumberland.gov.uk/www2/holyisland/holyisland.asp
2. Don't forget that …

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18.4 km

View of Lindisfarne Castle from Holy Island Village

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This is a nice position to view Lindisfarne Castle from the settlement on Holy Island. The castle is owned and managed by the National Trust and well worth a visit. …

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19.1 km

Boat Sheds of Holy Island Harbour

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great location

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19.6 km

Lindisfarne Priory

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great to visit but you have to pay to get in

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35.5 km

View of Holy Island

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As you come up the hill from the North or round the corner from the South, there's a small patch of cement (someone's car parking space I believe). That's where …

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49.6 km

View of Bamburgh Castle

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You can sometimes see people playing cricket on the village green. It's rather quaint.

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49.9 km

Bamburgh Castle

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Perched atop a green mound next to the sea, Bamburgh Castle is one of the most impressive castles in the UK. Built as early as the 5th century, the castle …

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81.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

64.8 km

7.92 km

3.82 km

2.69 km

1.76 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

73.3 km

4.94 km

2.65 km

169 m

Elevation

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Highest point (90 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Friday 16 October

12°C

6°C

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Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

June 29, 2024,Schottland/T4: Beadnell - Holy Island

Today I'm lucky, because there's not much to report. After a good night behind the thick natural stone walls of the Craster Arms in Beadnell and a really good 'vegetarian English breakfast', we continue north. The route today is not quite as attractive as yesterday. It goes along small country roads past many farms and also briefly along larger, busy …

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