Lindisfarne castle, Holy Island

Drove north and across the 3 mile causeway (during low tide) to Holy Island. Lindisfarne Castle is a dramatic 16th castle and one of the most picturesque sites I've ever seen- visible from miles around.
Inside, it was renovated by the famous architect Sir Edwin Lutyens when he purchased it in 1902. It is now owned by National Trust so we took advantage of our membership and explored the rooms inside and the breathtaking view from the top on one side towards Holy Island with Lindisfarne Priory and the other out to sea and the Farne Islands and across the water to the grand Bamburgh Castle.
The area is beautiful to visit and I really recommend a trip, although it's important to check the tides as many cars have been washed away as the sea covers the stretch of road on the causeway leading to the island. We sat in the garden for coffee and fruit scones and little birds came up to our table to eat the crumbs. We also had a walk to the priory, home to the Lindisfarne Gospels and St Cuthbert. We also stopped off at the winery and bought some Lindisfarne honey mead.

Afterwards we drove back to the mainland and had a walk down the straits and saw lots of different types of birds, some crabs and a giant hare!! We then drove back to Newcastle and dropped of the car before going into the city centre. Had dinner at carluccio's Italian restaurant then went out for some cocktails. Flaming punch cocktails were the order of the night at Florita's and Tokyo bar.