Sometimes, it seems that Holy Island is best known for people's cars getting trapped on the causeway should they attempt to cross when the tide is in - at least that's what makes the news most often.
However, there's a reason that so many vehicles travel across that causeway in the first place - Holy Island even found itself being reported on in the New York Times last month. The tidal island on the Northumberland Coast AONB is packed with history, with a hilltop castle overlooking the mainland and down towards the much-larger fortress at Bamburgh to the south.
There are also remnants of an ancient priory which reflects the island's religious importance - it is here that the Lindisfarne Gospels, which return to the region for the first time in nine years in September 2022, were created in the Anglo-Saxon Golden Age of Northumbria. It's a space for nature too - the island itself is a national nature reserve and is home to several wading birds, internationally important waterfowl, seals, and wildflowers that are only found on the island.
