What is recorded here
West Wideopen is a small tidal island located off the coast of Northumberland, England, known for its accessibility at low tide via a causeway. It is notable for being the birthplace of the 17th-century poet and clergyman, George Wither, and for its historical connection to the Wither family.
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Places near here
Wreck of trawler "Children's Friend"Ruins · 46 ydWreck of the Trawler "Children's Friend" on West WideopenShipwreck · 54 yd
East WideopenIsland · 297 yd
Chapel of St CuthbertListed building · 513 yd
Inner FarneIsland · 518 yd
Farne Island LighthouseLighthouse · 568 yd
Unknown wreck, 600m ENE of Bamburgh CastleScheduled monument · 2.1 mi
The Rescue. Sculpture on roadside above the harbourPublic sculpture · 2.4 mi
Bamburgh CastleListed building · 2.5 mi
Bamburgh Research Project Archaeological SiteArchaeological place · 2.6 mi
Potential Cave or RockfallCave or cavern · 2.6 mi
Potential cave at Snook PointCave or cavern · 2.7 miOther information
Photo: N Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0