Editing Lindisfarne (section)

===Causeway safety===
Warning signs urge visitors walking to the island to keep to the marked path, to check tide times and weather carefully, and to seek local advice if in doubt. For drivers, tide tables are prominently displayed at both ends of the causeway and also where the Holy Island road leaves the [[A1 road (Great Britain)|A1]] [[Great North Road (Great Britain)|Great North Road]] at [[Beal, Northumberland|Beal]]. The causeway is generally open from about three hours after high tide until two hours before the next high tide. Tide tables giving safe crossing periods are published by [[Northumberland County Council]].{{sfn|Holy Island webmaster|2019}}

Despite these warnings, about one vehicle each month is stranded on the causeway, requiring rescue by [[HM Coastguard]] and / or the [[Seahouses]] [[Royal National Lifeboat Institution|RNLI]] lifeboat. A sea rescue costs approximately £1,900 (quoted in 2009, {{Inflation|UK|1900|2009|r=-1|fmt=eq|cursign=£}}{{inflation-fn|UK|group=lower-alpha}}), while an air rescue costs more than £4,000 (also quoted in 2009, {{Inflation|UK|4000|2009|r=-1|fmt=eq|cursign=£}}{{inflation-fn|UK|group=lower-alpha}}).{{sfn|Costello|2009}} Local people have opposed a causeway barrier, primarily on convenience grounds.{{sfn|BBC|2011}}{{sfn|Costello|2009}} One cause of issues is that the causeway may flood before the end of an officially "safe" period due to stormy weather.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0lp8z17kr0o|author=Jo Lonsdale |work=BBC News| title=Safe causeway times wrong, say rescued visitors|date=24 October 2024}}</ref>