Cross the tidal causeway to Holy Island
A friend has invited you to do this with them.
Twice a day the sea covers the road to Holy Island, also called Lindisfarne, off the Northumberland coast, so every visit has to be timed around the tide. Northumberland County Council publishes safe crossing times for the causeway road, and separate warnings for the marked walking route over the sands.
GentleUnder £100 / $130An afternoonOutdoorsAlone or with othersNorth East England
How to start
- Look up the safe crossing times for your date on Northumberland County Council's Holy Island page.
- Plan to cross the road well inside the safe window, allowing the extra half hour the council advises.
- Walk the marked route over the sands only in daylight, on a falling tide and with someone who knows it.
Where to go
We opened this link on 8 October 2026 and found it to be what we say. Dates, places and prices are on the official page, where they stay up to date.
Plan this
Pick a day, or a month, and we will set out how to get ready, step by step, with a date and a reason for each. The hard part of a day out is the timing: the right season, tickets and getting there. The plan watches the calendar for you.
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