Immersed in the tides of centuries of history

As we look forward to next year's conference in Stratford-upon-Avon, Steve Illingworth reports back on this year's conference visit to the island of Lindisfarne.

On the afternoon of Thursday 14 May 2026, about 20 members of the Historical Association gathered in the foyer of the Newcastle Gateshead Hilton Hotel. The annual HA conference would only begin the next day but we had signed up for the pre-conference coach trip to Lindisfarne, also known as Holy Island, 60 miles further up the Northumberland coast...