Lindisfarne Priory 
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St Aidan was sent to Holy Island from Iona in order to proselytize the people of Northumbria, and built a small monastery on the island. After the Danes' invasion the monks fled with the remains of St Cuthbert, sixth bishop here, and in 1093 a new Benedictine priory was founded at Lindisfarne. Only a few remains are left of the original fine church, the present building showing for the most part late Norman features (1140-50)
The sacking of Lindisfarne heralded the beginning of the Viking Age.
The sacking of Lindisfarne heralded the beginning of the Viking Age.
Address:
Berwick-upon-Tweed Tourist Office, 106 Marygate, Berwick-upon-Tweed TD15 1BN, England
Hours:
February 1 to March 31: 10am-4pm
March 21 to September 30: 9:30am-5pm
October 1 to October 31: 9:30am-4pm
November 1 to January 31: 10am-2pm; Closed: Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Always closed on: New Year's Day (January 1), Christmas Eve - Christian (December 24), Christmas - Christian (December 25), Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Tips: The priory can only be reached by causeway at low tide.
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Ruins of the Lindisfarne Priory.
