Alnwick Castle and Holy Island

While Cheryl, Dave and Bennett stayed near Dundee, we returned to Edinburgh and took a day tour to Alnwick Castle and Holy Island. The castle has been featured in both the Downton Abbey series and Harry Potter movies.   

On entry to the castle guests are greeted by Sir Henry Percy, the warrior.  

 No photos are permitted of the interior of the castle but it is quite something to see.

Next to the castle are magnificent gardens where we started our tour.  The flowers and fountains pose for photographers. 

On this sunny Sunday, the grounds around the castle and gardens were filled with families enjoying the sun, playing games and buying ice cream.  We had to do the latter out of courtesy of course.

Our next stop was Holy Island.  Connected to the mainland by a bridge way, storms frequently cut the island off from the mainland.  Also there is a warning to check the tides before coming.   The reason became obvious.  

We wandered the town of Lindisfarne, which dates back to the 600s, visiting the church yard and the church.

We could have walked out to the castle but ran out of time.

The Priory in town is an interesting ruin.