IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTES:

The times provided are for those people who wish to use the Lindisfarne Causeway ROAD to access (or return from) Holy island. The times should be treated with caution, as local weather conditions (such as high wind) can change them. Always allow 30 minutes extra time to compensate for these variables.

There is also a marked WALKING ROUTE OVER THE SANDS/MUD, however THESE TIMES DO NOT APPLY TO IT. If you intend to use this route, please do it during daylight hours with someone who has local knowledge and NEVER CROSS DURING A RISING TIDE. You should therefore aim to have completed this walk BEFORE the mid-point of the safe-to-cross time period.

If you are thinking of visiting Holy Island and are looking for a place to stay, or things to do - take a look at the Holy Island section of our Visit Northumberland website.

These times are given in good faith, but Northumberland County Council can accept no responsibility for decisions taken on the basis of any inaccuracies.

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Safe Crossing Times for April 2025

Date Safe to cross Unsafe to cross Safe to cross Unsafe to cross
Tue 1st 09:25 until 15:10 15:10 until 22:00 22:00 until 03:50 (Wed) 03:50 (Wed) until 09:50 (Wed)
Wed 2nd 09:50 until 16:05 16:05 until 22:20 22:20 until 04:50 (Thu) 04:50 (Thu) until 10:05 (Thu)
Thu 3rd 10:05 until 17:15 17:15 until 22:40 22:40 until 05:55 (Fri) 05:55 (Fri) until 10:25 (Fri)
Fri 4th 10:25 until 18:30 18:30 until 23:00 23:00 until 07:10 (Sat) 07:10 (Sat) until 11:00 (Sat)
Sat 5th 11:00 until 20:00 20:00 until 23:45 23:45 until 08:35 (Sun) 08:35 (Sun) until 12:05 (Sun)
Sun 6th 12:05 until 21:35 21:35 until 01:05 (Mon) 01:05 (Mon) until 10:00 (Mon) 10:00 (Mon) until 13:35 (Mon)
Mon 7th 01:05 until 10:00 10:00 until 13:35 13:35 until 22:55 22:55 until 02:45 (Tue)
Tue 8th 02:45 until 11:10 11:10 until 15:10 15:10 until 23:45 23:45 until 04:05 (Wed)
Wed 9th 04:05 until 11:55 11:55 until 16:35 16:35 until 00:25 (Thu) 00:25 (Thu) until 05:10 (Thu)
Thu 10th 05:10 until 12:30 12:30 until 17:35 17:35 until 00:55 (Fri) 00:55 (Fri) until 05:55 (Fri)
Fri 11th 05:55 until 13:00 13:00 until 18:20 18:20 until 01:20 (Sat) 01:20 (Sat) until 06:35 (Sat)
Sat 12th 06:35 until 13:30 13:30 until 19:00 19:00 until 01:50 (Sun) 01:50 (Sun) until 07:10 (Sun)
Sun 13th 07:10 until 14:05 14:05 until 19:35 19:35 until 02:15 (Mon) 02:15 (Mon) until 07:35 (Mon)
Mon 14th 07:35 until 14:35 14:35 until 20:05 20:05 until 02:50 (Tue) 02:50 (Tue) until 08:05 (Tue)
Tue 15th 08:05 until 15:10 15:10 until 20:25 20:25 until 03:20 (Wed) 03:20 (Wed) until 08:30 (Wed)
Wed 16th 08:30 until 15:50 15:50 until 20:50 20:50 until 04:00 (Thu) 04:00 (Thu) until 08:50 (Thu)
Thu 17th 08:50 until 16:30 16:30 until 21:10 21:10 until 04:45 (Fri) 04:45 (Fri) until 09:15 (Fri)
Fri 18th 09:15 until 17:15 17:15 until 21:30 21:30 until 05:30 (Sat) 05:30 (Sat) until 09:35 (Sat)
Sat 19th 09:35 until 18:10 18:10 until 21:55 21:55 until 06:25 (Sun) 06:25 (Sun) until 10:05 (Sun)
Sun 20th 10:05 until 19:15 19:15 until 22:40 22:40 until 07:30 (Mon) 07:30 (Mon) until 10:50 (Mon)
Mon 21st 10:50 until 20:25 20:25 until 23:40 23:40 until 08:40 (Tue) 08:40 (Tue) until 12:00 (Tue)
Tue 22nd 12:00 until 21:40 21:40 until 01:15 (Wed) 01:15 (Wed) until 09:55 (Wed) 09:55 (Wed) until 13:35 (Wed)
Wed 23rd 01:15 until 09:55 09:55 until 13:35 13:35 until 22:40 22:40 until 02:55 (Thu)
Thu 24th 02:55 until 10:50 10:50 until 15:15 15:15 until 23:25 23:25 until 04:25 (Fri)
Fri 25th 04:25 until 11:25 11:25 until 16:45 16:45 until 00:00 (Sat) 00:00 (Sat) until 05:40 (Sat)
Sat 26th 05:40 until 12:00 12:00 until 18:00 18:00 until 00:30 (Sun) 00:30 (Sun) until 06:45 (Sun)
Sun 27th 06:45 until 12:35 12:35 until 19:10 19:10 until 01:10 (Mon) 01:10 (Mon) until 07:40 (Mon)
Mon 28th 07:40 until 13:15 13:15 until 20:10 20:10 until 01:50 (Tue) 01:50 (Tue) until 08:20 (Tue)
Tue 29th 08:20 until 14:00 14:00 until 20:55 20:55 until 02:40 (Wed) 02:40 (Wed) until 09:00 (Wed)
Wed 30th 09:00 until 15:00 15:00 until 21:35 21:35 until 03:35 (Thu) 03:35 (Thu) until 09:25 (Thu)

These times are given in good faith but Northumberland County Council accept no responsibility for any inaccuracies.

Calculations are based on predictions for Leith supplied by Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory, Copyright reserved.