Abbeys & priories · North East England
Holy Island Waggonway
In or near Bamburgh.
Holy Island Waggonway in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 45 min–1.5 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Holy Island Waggonway, use the postcode TD15 2SF for sat-nav directions. Entry is free, but please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Holy Island Waggonway is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Lindisfarne SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: LINDISFARNE
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Northumberland Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Holy Island Waggonway (sometimes referred to as the Holy Island Tramway) was a network of waggonways across the island of Lindisfarne, Northumberland, England. The earliest two lines connected limestone quarries at the northern end of the island with lime kilns and a tidal jetty in waters known as The Basin, northwest of Lindisfarne Priory. A third line down the eastern side of the island eventually replaced the earlier routes. It was built to connect the remaining quarry with new kilns and a pair of new jetties near Lindisfarne Castle. The waggonways had all fallen into disuse by the middle of the 1880s.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 55.6815, -1.7839
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Holy Island
- Postcode
- TD15 2SF
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Northumberland
Sources
- wikidata: Q5885674 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Holy Island Waggonway (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Holy Island Waggonway?
- Holy Island Waggonway is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TD15 2SF), in the parish of Holy Island.
- What is Holy Island Waggonway?
- Holy Island Waggonway in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Holy Island Waggonway?
- The nearest town is Bamburgh. Drivers can use postcode TD15 2SF.
- Is Holy Island Waggonway a protected site?
- Yes — Holy Island Waggonway is part of the Lindisfarne SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Holy Island Waggonway?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode TD15 2SF. It sits within the North Northumberland parliamentary constituency.