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Lindisfarne Castle, Holly Island, Northumberland, Fine Art Prints.

Lindisfarne originally named by the Anglo-Saxons later Holy Island by the monks of Durham, after the Norman conquest. Holy Island can only be reached at low tide via a 3 mile causeway. The causeway itself is closed 2 hours before high tide and for up to 3 hours after due to the many who have been caught out and stranded by the fast approaching tides. A fantastic place to visit, steeped in history with beautiful scenery and sometimes spectacular sunsets. With Castle, Monastery and Winery making it’s very own Lindisfarne Mead (the honeymooners drink) an alcoholic fortified wine made from fermented white grapes, honey & herbs, said to have aphrodisiac qualities enhancing fertility.

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