Britain gallery: Lindisfarne Castle

As you walk up to the castle on Holy Island, Northumberland, you will notice the remains

of Lindisfarne Priory which ultimately provided the stone for the castle, and apparently for

much of the town too. Now owned by the National Trust, the castle is not cheap to visit,

and it's barred to dogs of course, so if you've dragged your pooch along all the way from

the carpark he or you are going to be disappointed. Again. Yes, I have a thing about

this: nowhere else in the world are dogs barred from so many establishments as in Britain,

and it can put a real spoiler on your holiday, unnecessarily. Children are more toxic.

There is no blanket ban on dogs in shops/museums, etc so it seems to be entirely at the

venue owner's discretion (I don't have a problem with that if there's a genuine reason for

the ban, but there rarely is - except in supermarkets, of course). Probably another case

of the few spoiling it for the many, which we always allow to happen in this country.

Anyway, grouse over: this is a possibly unusual view of Lindisfarne Castle, looking up from

the shoreline towards what's known as Beblowe Crag, the volcanic outcrop that the castle

was built on in the mid-16th century.

As you walk up to the castle on Holy Island,

Northumberland, you will notice the remains of

Lindisfarne Priory which ultimately provided the stone for

the castle, and apparently for much of the town too.

Now owned by the National Trust, the castle is not

cheap to visit, and it's barred to dogs of course, so if

you've dragged your pooch along all the way from the

carpark he or you are going to be disappointed. Again.

Yes, I have a thing about this: nowhere else in the

world are dogs barred from so many establishments as

in Britain, and it can put a real spoiler on your holiday,

unnecessarily. Children are more toxic. There is no

blanket ban on dogs in shops/museums, etc so it

seems to be entirely at the venue owner's discretion (I

don't have a problem with that if there's a genuine

reason for the ban, but there rarely is - except in

supermarkets, of course). Probably another case of

the few spoiling it for the many, which we always allow

to happen in this country.

Anyway, grouse over: this is a possibly unusual view of

Lindisfarne Castle, looking up from the shoreline towards

what's known as Beblowe Crag, the volcanic outcrop

that the castle was built on in the mid-16th century.

Lindisfarne castle