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Berwick-upon-tweed, Northumberland

Glen House

Glen House, on Holy Island’s main street, Northumberland
Glen House, on Holy Island’s main street, Northumberland | © National Trust/Mike Henton
The sitting room with sofa, armchair, television and wood burning stove at Glen House, Northumberland
An anchor next to a boat shed on Holy Island, with Lindisfarne Castle in the background, near Glen House, Northumberland

Glen House

Explore Holy Island from this comfortable cottage, just half a mile from Lindisfarne Castle.

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The sitting room with sofa, armchair, television and wood burning stove at Glen House, Northumberland
An anchor next to a boat shed on Holy Island, with Lindisfarne Castle in the background, near Glen House, Northumberland
Glen House, on Holy Island’s main street, Northumberland
The entrance to Glen House from the main street on Holy Island, Northumberland
The sitting room with sofa, armchair, television and wood burning stove at Glen House, Northumberland
The open-plan kitchen and dining room with table and chairs for four, washing machine and tumble dryer at Glen House, Northumberland
The open-plan kitchen and dining room at Glen House, Northumberland
The U-shaped kitchen with cooker and hob, microwave, toaster and fridge freezer at Glen House, Northumberland
The bedroom with double bed at Glen House, Northumberland
The bedroom with double bed at Glen House, Northumberland
The bathroom with shower over bath at Glen House, Northumberland
The garden at the rear of Glen House with table and chairs on the patio, Northumberland
The small lawned garden at the rear of Glen House, Northumberland
The ruins of Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island, near Glen House, Northumberland
A boat shed on Holy Island with Lindisfarne Castle in the background, near Glen House, Northumberland
An archway in the ruins of Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island, near Glen House, Northumberland
The path to the Parish Church of St Mary on Holy Island, near Glen House, Northumberland
The path to Lindisfarne Castle, near Glen House, Northumberland
An upturned boat that has been converted into a shed on Holy Island, near Glen House, Northumberland
Lindisfarne Castle, near Glen House, Northumberland
Looking towards Lindisfarne Castle from Holy Island beach and Lindisfarne Harbour, near Glen House, Northumberland

© National Trust/Mike Henton

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Explore Holy Island from this comfortable cottage, just half a mile from Lindisfarne Castle.

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Place

Lindisfarne Castle 

A castle (that’s not a castle), on an island (that’s not an island).

Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland

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Trail

Lindisfarne Castle walk 

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Enjoy a short walk around Lindisfarne Castle, taking in the 19th-century lime kilns, castle headland and the walled garden designed by Gertrude Jekyll. Includes options for more accessible routes.

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Walking
DistanceMiles: 1 (km: 1.6) to miles: 1.5 (km: 2.4)