Viking Coast
Bamburgh, Lindisfarne and Alnwick: castles, Vikings and coastal scenery, a day from Edinburgh.
A full day from Edinburgh to the Northumberland coast, just across the border, where some of the most dramatic chapters of British history were written.
We start at Bamburgh Castle, a fortress on a rocky outcrop above the North Sea, with one of the finest views on the British coastline.
Next comes Lindisfarne, Holy Island, one of the cradles of Christianity in Britain. It was here, in 793, that the Viking raid took place that is often seen as the start of the Viking Age in the British Isles. The island is reached by a causeway that disappears at high tide, so we plan the day around the tide times.
After lunch in a local village, we finish at Alnwick Castle, one of England’s most impressive inhabited castles. It was Hogwarts in the first Harry Potter films and also appears in Downton Abbey.
A private day tour with a local guide and your own vehicle.
A full day from Edinburgh to the Northumberland coast, just across the border, where some of the most dramatic chapters of British history were written.
We start at Bamburgh Castle, a fortress on a rocky outcrop above the North Sea, with one of the finest views on the British coastline.
Next comes Lindisfarne, Holy Island, one of the cradles of Christianity in Britain. It was here, in 793, that the Viking raid took place that is often seen as the start of the Viking Age in the British Isles. The island is reached by a causeway that disappears at high tide, so we plan the day around the tide times.
After lunch in a local village, we finish at Alnwick Castle, one of England’s most impressive inhabited castles. It was Hogwarts in the first Harry Potter films and also appears in Downton Abbey.
A private day tour with a local guide and your own vehicle.