Lindisfarne (also known as "Holy Island") is a tidal island located off the east coast of the United Kingdom. It's known for a Christian monastery founded in the 7th century that suffered a Viking ...

A national nature reserve (NNR) visited by over one million people annually is holding a year of events to mark its 60th anniversary. Lindisfarne NNR was designated in 1964 and covers 3,500 hectares ...

Geordie folk proggers Lindisfarne have announced a whopping 60-date UK tour running from April all the way through to the band's traditional end-of-tour seasonal show at Newcastle's O2 City Hall venue ...

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The first few months of 793 was a worrying time for the north of England. Great portents of impending disaster were seen across the heavens. On Lindisfarne the monks had to suspend their evening ...

In 793 AD, Viking raiders stormed the monastery at Lindisfarne—an event that sent shockwaves through medieval Europe. In this video, we explore what happened that day, why it mattered so much, and how ...

Sometime around the turn of the 8th century, on Lindisfarne, a windswept island off the English coast in Northumbria, a monk by the name of Eadfrith sits down and sharpens his quill. He dips it into ...

After serious concerns that it might not happen this year, due t6o the company in charge of it folding, it has been confirmed that the 2025 Lindisfarne festival will go ahead. And the people who have ...

Amid growing speculation, there had been major concerns that it would suffer the same fate of other events this year, but the Lindisfarne festival in Northumberland looks set to go ahead as planned ...