Book : The North of
England and Scottish Borders.
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Lindesfarne Castle & Holy Island, Northumberland. Tel: 01289
389244. Holy Island can only be reached by vehicle or on foot
via a 3ml causeway, (closed from 2 hours before high tide until
3 hours after). Tide tables are displayed at the causeway - check
safe crossing times. Charges apply for admission to Lindisfarne
Castle. Castle opening times vary. National Trust. Charges apply.
About 10 miles south of Berwick upon Tweed.
Bamburgh Castle, Bamburgh,
Northumberland, NE69 7D. Standing on a rocky outcrop overlooking
miles of beautiful sandy beach, Bamburgh Castle dominates the
Northumbrian landscape. A magnificent castle completely restored
in 1900, it houses collections of china, porcelain, furniture,
paintings , arms and armour. Tel: 01668 214 515. www.bamburghcastle.com.
About 15 miles south of Berwick upon Tweed.
Berwick upon Tweed ramparts were rebuilt during the reign of
Elizabeth I,at a cost of £128000, they were the largest
building scheme of any sort commissioned during her reign. One
and a half miles long and still in pristine condition, they are
no more than 20 feet high but very thick. They now provide an
excellent walk from which to look over the town, the harbour
and the river.
Royal Border Railway Bridge,
Berwick-upon-Tweed is one of 3 bridges spanning the river here.
This 28-arch bridge, designed and built in the manner of a Roman
aqueduct by Robert Stephenson, was completed in 1850. In the
centre of Berwick upon Tweed.
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Travel information
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