There are just a few days left to be able to view the Lindisfarne Gospels in Newcastle where the famous illustrated manuscript is nearing the end of a rare visit to its 'home' region.
And a special online offer of half-price tickets is running during its closing days. The book, classed as one of the world's treasures, is currently on exhibition in the city but it is soon to be packed away and transported back to London under the same high security measures that accompanied its arrival.
The famous book went on display in September at Laing Art Gallery in the city centre where even staff had not been told of the exact arrival time, nor were allowed to watch its transfer to a display case, such is the level of red tape that surrounds any move out of the capital where it forms part of the British Library collection.
