Lindisfarne - any experience

I visited Lindisfarne twice last summer, anchoring my bilge keeler in the Ouse just beyond the moorings. It is a lovely place wherever you look. Ashore, I'll leave you to judge the olde England tourist trappings and St Cuthbert industry, but the tourists ebb and flow with the tide because of the causeway.

I would not leave my boat there unless I could borrow one of the permanent moorings tucked in the crook of the jetty. In a SW gale most of the harbour is very exposed and lumpy and there is a rocky lee shore that looks ever closer as the wind strengthens.

When caught thus I managed to pick up one of these sheltered moorings - what a relief. When things calmed down some friendly locals pointed me to a mooring they knew would vacant for some time (the owners boat was ashore for the season).
 
Presumably an industrial dump with good shelter and transport connections would suit. Craster is mud isn't it?

South Low was the name we were given for the bay near Lindisfarne on our geology school trip there.
 
Give amble a thought you don't have to stay in the marina the you could anchor/moor on the coquet. Good bus links and train from alnmouth. Secure and not far to catch Newton and the Farnes but secure from all directions. The yacht club have river moorings you may find they are available for a longer duration stay. Check our coquet yacht club.
 
jav301 said:
I visited Lindisfarne twice last summer, anchoring my bilge keeler in the Ouse just beyond the moorings. It is a lovely place wherever you look.
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Agreed. One of the best anchorages I've ever stayed at... in nice weather. I had no tender, so swam ashore carrying a bag above my head with dry clothes in it. Nearly drowned. Had a pint ashore (to calm the nerves, you understand) and got a lift back to the boat on a Fireball.

There are a load of small boats in the harbour, but I wouldn't for any length of time.
 
nathanlee said:
Agreed. One of the best anchorages I've ever stayed at... in nice weather. I had no tender, so swam ashore carrying a bag above my head with dry clothes in it. Nearly drowned. Had a pint ashore (to calm the nerves, you understand) and got a lift back to the boat on a Fireball.

There are a load of small boats in the harbour, but I wouldn't for any length of time.
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Ah, the advantages of a Southerly. We usually "anchored" well inshore and were only afloat for a couple of hours and mostly walked ashore. I remember stopping for mead samples and how quiet the place was if the causeway was covered in the afternoon.

Pretty certain that we watched Charles & Di getting married courtesy of a tiny BW TV whilst high & dry on the beach (kept SWMBO happy & I had beer). That was 1981 so must have been in our previous boat (twin keel tomahawk), possibly on way back from Holland.

As you say, pleasant place in nice weather and better when tourist coaches vanish. I still seem to remember it being reasonable if boat is aground most of the tide as offshore reefs dry and kill the waves. Might be viewing through rose tinted specs. though.
 
Goswick beach was mentioned as being near to Holy Island. A place to get your holiday off with
a bang. The RAF used it for "ground attack" practice before D Day and they are still picking up live bits.
There is a very interesting links golf course at Goswick.

My favourite is still Low Newton but Ed is spot on re Holy Island. I remember being shown round the
castle by a guide. "This room is called the "Ship Room" and there is the ship", said he pointing to the
model ship suspended from the ceiling.

From Holy Island, you can visit the Chillingham wild cattle, completely wild and undomesticated. The
castle is interesting too, the owner has been restoring it piecemeal over a number of years and is worth a visit.

Don't tell everyone, they will all want to visit!

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st599 said:
Presumably an industrial dump with good shelter and transport connections would suit. Craster is mud isn't it?

South Low was the name we were given for the bay near Lindisfarne on our geology school trip there.
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Didn't I hear something about a 70-meter vessel on the rocks of the Farne Islands, in the last 72 hours? I thought they'd flooded her ballast tanks to prevent her moving about and breaking up. Usual alarming story - valuable wildlife under threat.

Sorry if it's been mentioned already, I only scanned through the thread.
 
I've anchored at Lindisfarne and it was very pleasant in a gentle breeze. You really need to get hold of a copy of the RNYC Sailing Directions for the North East. Craster is also a nice place to visit on the way, as is Boulmer. None of these places are really that tenable with East in the wind because of the swell. A danforth seems to work nicely round here in the sand.


dylanwinter said:
I have started thinking about the next bits of my journey and I would love to find a mooring somewhere around Lindisfarne for a month or so

Does anyone have any ideas/suggestions/contacts

a few snaps would be great as well.

Katie L floats in about a foot and sits happily on mud or sand - less happy on rocks or gravel

My plan is to sail to the area and use it as a base for a few weeks so somewhere I can park the car and maybe walk to the boat at low tide

leave the boat in reasonable safety for a week or so if the weather turns bad on me

cruddy old boat yards work really well for us

Dylan
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Not really boaty but if you find yourself at Lindisfarne wait at the shore behind the Abbey in the evening and at a low tide you may be lucky enough to hear the seals 'singing' on the exposed sandbanks. I guess its a mating issue as they all congregate out there, it's a truly haunting and magical noise.
 
There is a free curry to be had in the Bigg Market at the Rupali for anyone who can finish it.

It is called 'Curry Hell'.

If Dylan wants to wander up from the Quayside then he shouldn't let the name put him off.



tokoloshe said:
While you're passing the Tyne why not visit Newcastle?

There is a marina facility right in the centre of the famous quayside entertainment district
and considering the position is very cheap with services included. £20/night for an 11m.
yacht.

The website is http://www.newcastlecitymarina.co.uk . Your "local" guide will show you
some interesting pubs and food places.
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I think its just a quayside pontoon there in Newcastle City centre? Got to prebook and friday and saturdays night are probably what you'ld expect from Newcastle quayside. From what I've seen most stay just the one night to say they have. Still, while you're there its a must do!
 
St Peters Marina is a 10 min walk down river and quieter plus nearer to the decent ale pubs such as the Tyne and The Cumberland Arms etc.
Access is about 3hours either side of high water.

Champagne Murphy said:
I think its just a quayside pontoon there in Newcastle City centre? Got to prebook and friday and saturdays night are probably what you'ld expect from Newcastle quayside. From what I've seen most stay just the one night to say they have. Still, while you're there its a must do!
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EdBeynon said:
There is a free curry to be had in the Bigg Market at the Rupali for anyone who can finish it.

It is called 'Curry Hell'.

If Dylan wants to wander up from the Quayside then he shouldn't let the name put him off.
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We'll send Dylan to 'The Gate'. A young workmate told me there's a place in there where a waitress comes to your table and takes your order. She returns to the bar, drinks your order, returns to you, and then transfers the drink mouth to mouth!

Best not tel Ma'am about this one.
 
And then on to Legends for the angle grinder girls...

EdWingfield said:
We'll send Dylan to 'The Gate'. A young workmate told me there's a place in there where a waitress comes to your table and takes your order. She returns to the bar, drinks your order, returns to you, and then transfers the drink mouth to mouth!

Best not tel Ma'am about this one.
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EdWingfield said:
We'll send Dylan to 'The Gate'. A young workmate told me there's a place in there where a waitress comes to your table and takes your order. She returns to the bar, drinks your order, returns to you, and then transfers the drink mouth to mouth!

Best not tel Ma'am about this one.
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Good job that practice is not used in the curry hell ..... and id like to see the waitress bring my pint of snakebite up..... hang on that is so not correct.
 
Or Student Stripper at Idols. Is Sam Jacks the bar in the Gate?
I remember Curry Hell after a fifth form night out on the Bigg Market including far too many black Russians in Balmbra's, vodka jellies in the Pig and Whistle and 5 bottles of dog in the Blackie Boy. Managed 3 mouthfuls.
 
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