St. Aidan’s Church is one of the three finest parish churches in Northumberland (the others being Alnwick and Norham). Its origins date from 635 AD when St. Aidan came to Lindisfarne from Iona. The present building is 13th Century; the chancel is said to be the second longest in the country (60ft), and contains magnificent reredos in Caen stone. There is an effigy of Grace Darling in the North Aisle, and a memorial to her is sited in the churchyard so that it can be seen by passing ships.
