The Saint on the Run
The Saint on the Run
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The Saint on the Run

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Northumberland/County Durham

A relic road following Cuthbert’s afterlife: Holy Island, Viking fear, a cave in the woods and the fortress-like cathedral built to guard a saint.

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Route map0 stops · 3 along the way
Plan your visit
Getting there
Drive from Holy Island to St Cuthbert's Cave and Durham; plan the route around Lindisfarne tide times.
Parking
Use Holy Island visitor parking, woodland walk parking for the cave and Durham park-and-ride or city parking.
Best time
Spring to early autumn; choose a day with a safe Holy Island crossing window.
Terrain
Road trip with tidal causeway, woodland cave walk and hilly Durham riverside/cathedral walking.

The trip story

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    Some site IDs in this trip weren't found in the sheet: lindisfarne-priory, st-cuthberts-cave, durham-cathedral

    What remains

    What remains is a saint who kept moving after death until stone, river and city finally closed around him.

    Along the way

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