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The hemmel sits on Granary Point at Fenham at the edge of Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve with views of the castles at Lindisfarne and Bamburgh. A beautiful and peaceful setting in the Northumberland coastal landscape.
In 2024, work commenced to repair and conserve the hemmel using traditional methods and materials, with the aim of enhancing the coastal landscape in which it is sits and securing the building's future and its links with the past.
The hemmel is historically recorded as a granary. It sits here at Granary Point on the Northumberland coast, and has done for hundreds of years. Fenham also has an interesting history as part of Lindisfarne Priory, with records dating back to 1082.
For many years, the hemmel has served as an agricultural building with the added benefit of basic utilities. We welcome ideas for select collaborations that are in keeping with the locality, around themes such as nature, farming, creativity and wellbeing.
This project has been supported by DEFRA-funded programme Farming in Protected Landscapes and Northumberland Coast National Landscape.