Robert Teale created the film and alongside this, a series of films which include East Riddleton Hall, visit to the Farne Islands and Denby Dale Pie. These are short amateur travel films, showcasing the sights and attractions of each place he visits. The Visit to the Farne Islands film particular links with this film. The locations were both set in Northumberland and were shot in the same year, suggesting he recorded both videos on the same trip. The film was recorded in 1976. During this...

Robert Teale created the film and alongside this, a series of films which include East Riddleton Hall, visit to the Farne Islands and Denby Dale Pie. These are short amateur travel films, showcasing the sights and attractions of each place he visits. The Visit to the Farne Islands film particular links with this film. The locations were both set in Northumberland and were shot in the same year, suggesting he recorded both videos on the same trip.

The film was recorded in 1976. During this time, the country was dealing with the aftermath of the 1960s and were still dealing with several issues. There were issues with Ireland with Bloody Sunday 1972 and an oil crisis. There was also the feminist and civil rights movement protesting. However, despite this, very little of this is focused on in Teale's film, which exclusively on his travels rather than political or social issues at the time.
Since the film seem to focus more on his journeys, it seems that these movies were intended for private use or a small audience. It was made for recreational use, using film as a hobby rather than a job, and a means of documenting his travels and sharing his experiences with others. With film more readily accessible in the 1970s, home movie making was on the rise, and development of new technologies such as VHS would open the home movie market even further.

The film focuses exclusively on the tourist attractions in Lindisfarne. It shows the Lindisfarne Priory, a monastery that worshipped St. Cuthbert and was a centre for pilgrimage until Vikings invaded and destroyed it. It then cuts to Lindisfarne Castle, a fortification used to defend England from the Scottish in the 1540s, then became a holiday home in 1901 and was taken over by the National Trust in 1944. It also shows the keelboats being used as huts, a reminder to Lindisfarne's past with the fishing industry, but had to be replaced in 2005 after they were set on fire, meaning that Teale's film includes the original ones that we no longer have access to.
These are attractions available to visit today but the inclusion of Lindisfarne mead and Lindisfarne Castle were something quite novel at the time. The castle was only opened to visitors in the 1960s. Lindisfarne did have a history of producing mead during the time of the monks, but Lindisfarne mead only began being produced again in 1960s by Michael Hackett. This means that Teale was not just documenting his travels and the tourist attractions along the way and recording something new.

References:
‘How we got to this point’ National Trust https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/lindisfarne-castle/features/lindisfarne-castle-closure---how-we-got-to-this-point [accessed 22 November 2021] (para. 6 of 9).
Sophie Pearce, ‘The History of Lindisfarne Mead & Amazing Reasons to Visit St Aidan’s Winery on Holy Island, Northumberland!’, Third Eye Traveller (2021), < https://thirdeyetraveller.com/lindisfarne-mead-st-aidans-winery/> [accessed 18 November 2021].