Our St Cuthbert’s Way Coast-to-Coast Day 5 may have brought us to Beal and the coast. Our St Cuthbert’s Way Coast-to-Coast Day 6 would see us cycle on to Holy Island as we cycled from Beal to Lindisfarne. That journey however is only a few miles. So, once again we plotted a circuitous route.

Andy and I began by leaving the walkers at The Lindisfarne Inn as they set off on the last leg of their journey and walked on to Holy Island. We started off by heading in the opposite direction! 

Instead we cycled away from the coast and towards Bowsden.

A few miles further on we joined the B6354 and cycled towards the village of Etal where we would have a cuppa.

The village is the location of Etal Castle.

It was built in the around 1341 as a defence during the England and Scotland border wars. It ceased to be used as a military post in 1603 and then fell into disrepair when it was completely abandoned in the 18th century.

For our cuppa we visited Lavender Tearooms at Etal. 

It was another lovely sunny day, so we basked in the sunshine while eating cake and drinking tea.

Refreshed from tea and cake, we headed back towards Lindisfarne.

This time the tide was out when we reached the causeway, so we were able to cross onto the Holy Island of Lindisfarne.

We passed a few walkers on the way.

Before finally arriving at our destination, Lindisfarne.

You can view our St Cuthbert’s Way Coast-to-Coast Day 6 route from Beal to Lindisfarne below:

Since we were early, we took a little look around.

Sarah, Neil and Nicholl then arrived. They headed straight over to Lindisfarne Priory and the statue of St Cuthbert that stands in its grounds for the obligatory end of walking tour photos.

Interestingly, the statue isn’t very old. Titled Cuthbert’s Journey it was sculpted in 1999 by Fenwick Lawson. It arrived on the island in 2005.

Andy and I had our photo taken in front of St Aidan.

Then it was time for a celebratory drink and lunch.

Later in the day, after the tide had come in and most of the tourists had left, Sarah and I went for a walk out to Lindisfarne Castle.

We were staying at The Ship Inn.

Later in the evening, we finished the day off by joining Nicholl’s family and friends for a celebratory birthday meal at the Crown and Anchor.

Before a final walk out to the coast.