Lindisfarne Castle
Lindisfarne Castle is a grade I listed historic house museum. Its setting is 8.2 km northwest of Bamburgh. It is cared for by the National Trust.
Castle near Bamburgh
One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
#269 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (16 Wikipedias). About ↓
Near Bamburgh
Lindisfarne Castle is 8.2 km northwest of Bamburgh. Towns near it ↓
Cared for by the National Trust
One of the places the National Trust looks after; members usually get in free. About ↓
Grade I listed building
On the official list of protected heritage; Bamburgh has 29 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
How the seasons run
For warmth in Bamburgh, choose July and August (19°C).
Lindisfarne Castle
Articles on it exist in 16 languages. Our list has 10 more places within 15 km; first among them is Bamburgh Castle, at 8.1 km.
- Type
- Castle
- Run by
- National Trust
- Listed
- Grade I listed building
- Wikipedias
- Covered in 16 languages
- Town
- 8.2 km northwest of Bamburgh
- Official site
- nationaltrust.org.uk/lindisfarne-castle
Lindisfarne Castle at a glance
The map centres on Lindisfarne Castle, in orange, with nearby places numbered.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · ONS built-up area 2022
Towns within reach of Lindisfarne Castle
Berwick-upon-Tweed, with 13,181 people, is the largest of the 8. Each of these towns lists it on its own page of things to do.
Bamburgh
Belford
Lowick
Seahouses and North Sunderland
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Lindisfarne Castle is | People | Places to visit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bamburgh | 8.2 km southeast of it | 212 | 4 |
| Belford | 8.7 km south of it | 1,314 | 3 |
| Lowick | 12 km west of it | 364 | 3 |
| Seahouses and North Sunderland | 13 km southeast of it | 1,678 | 4 |
| Beadnell | 16 km southeast of it | 338 | 0 |
| Berwick-upon-Tweed | 18 km northwest of it | 13,181 | 8 |
| Wooler | 20 km southwest of it | 1,930 | 4 |
| Embleton | 21 km southeast of it | 350 | 4 |
After Lindisfarne Castle
A visit can add 3 castles, 2 museums and an abbey or priory, from 10 places within 15 km.
CastleBamburgh Castle8.1 km away2Abbey or prioryAbbey or priory · English HeritageLindisfarne Priory1 km away3
CastleHaggerston Castle Tower9.6 km away4
CastleBarmoor Castle14 km away5
Historic houseMiddleton Hall7.5 km away6Historic siteHistoric site · National TrustSt Cuthberts Cave10 km away7
MuseumGrace Darling Museum8 km away8
MuseumBelford Museum8.3 km awayWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Questions about Lindisfarne Castle
Where is Lindisfarne Castle?
Lindisfarne Castle is 8.2 km northwest of Bamburgh, Northumberland.
What is Lindisfarne Castle?
Grade I listed historic house museum in Holy Island, United Kingdom.
Who runs Lindisfarne Castle?
National Trust, so members usually get in free; check opening times before you go.
When is the best time to visit Lindisfarne Castle?
July and August are the warmest months in Bamburgh, with afternoon highs of 19–19°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).
Is Lindisfarne Castle a listed building?
Yes: Grade I listed building.
What else is there to see near Lindisfarne Castle?
Within 15 km: Bamburgh Castle (8.1 km), Lindisfarne Priory (1 km), Haggerston Castle Tower (9.6 km) and Barmoor Castle (14 km).
Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Bamburgh Castle: Michael Hanselmann - Quaoar10, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Haggerston Castle Tower: wfmillar, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barmoor Castle: Norman MacKillop, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Middleton Hall: Zjdalton, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Grace Darling Museum: Andrew Curtis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Belford Museum: Mtaylor848, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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