Our Cruises & Trips
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1.5 hour Grey Seal Cruise with Seabirds
Seahouses, Northumberland
Sorry this trip is not currently available. Inner Farne and Staple island are closed to the public due to Avian Flu concerns.
Duration: 90 min
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Price (GPD): £20
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Holy Island/Lindisfarne
Seahouses, Northumberland
Sorry this trip is not currently available. Inner Farne and Staple island are closed to the public due to Avian Flu concerns.
Duration: 4.5 hrs
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Price (GPD): £45
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Sunset Cruise
Seahouses, Northumberland
Sorry this trip is not currently available. Inner Farne and Staple island are closed to the public due to Avian Flu concerns.
Duration: 2 Hours (approx.)
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Price (GPD): £25.00
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Dive Charters
Seahouses, Northumberland
Sorry this trip is not currently available. Inner Farne and Staple island are closed to the public due to Avian Flu concerns.
Duration: 2 dives pp
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Price (GPD): £60
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2 hour Puffin Seabird Cruise with Seals
Seahouses, Northumberland
Sorry this trip is not currently available. Inner Farne and Staple island are closed to the public due to Avian Flu concerns.
Duration: 120 mins MID APRIL - JULY
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Price (GPD): £25
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Ocean Explorer RHIB ride
Sorry this trip is not currently available. Inner Farne and Staple island are closed to the public due to Avian Flu concerns.
Duration: 60 Minutes (approx.)
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Price (GPD): £25 per adult £20 per child (no under 5's or dogs)
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Private Charter Ocean Explorer RHIB ride
Seahouses, Northumberland
Sorry this trip is not currently available. Inner Farne and Staple island are closed to the public due to Avian Flu concerns.
Duration: 60 Minutes (approx.)
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Price (GPD): £250.00
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Inner Farne Landing Trip
Seahouses, Northumberland
Sorry this trip is not currently available. Inner Farne and Staple island are closed to the public due to Avian Flu concerns.
Duration: 150 - 180 min
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Price (GPD): £30
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Staple Landing Trip
Seahouses, Northumberland
Sorry this trip is not currently available. Inner Farne and Staple island are closed to the public due to Avian Flu concerns.
Duration: 150 - 180 min
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Price (GPD): £30
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Private Hire
Seahouses, Northumberland
Sorry this trip is not currently available. Inner Farne and Staple island are closed to the public due to Avian Flu concerns.
Duration: On request.
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Price (GPD): Price on request - this varies according to date, vessel, length of hire and number of passengers.
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Birdwatch Cruise
Seahouses, Northumberland
Sorry this trip is not currently available. Inner Farne and Staple island are closed to the public due to Avian Flu concerns.
Duration: 180 - 210 mins
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Price (GPD): £40
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All Day Bird Watch Trip
Seahouses, Northumberland
Sorry, due to landings being limited to one hour by the National Trust - we are unable to operate this trip in 2023.
View Alternate TripDuration: 6 hrs
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Price (GPD): £40
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About Us
The 'Shiel' family (Billy Shiel's father) started taking boat trips to the Farne Islands in 1918 - just after the First World War.
The name 'Shiel' has long associations with the Sea on this rugged Northumberland coastline.
Pictured on the right is the late Billy Shiel MBE whose grandfather founded Farne Island Boat Trips in 1918 shortly after the 1st World War. We currently have 11 boats, 8 Glad Tidings, 2 St Cuthberts and our high speed Rhib Ocean Explorer.
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Our journey since 1918
It was only in the late 1930’s that the business as we see it today really got going. Billy Shiel joined his father at the age of 14 years and now Billy Shiel’s Farne Island Boat Trips have been operating out of Seahouses for over 60 years. Today, truly a family tradition, the business is led by Billy Shiel Junior, otherwise known as just William. The business which started with a simple open Northumbrian coble has now grown to 11 boat, 8 Glad Tidings, 2 St Cuthbert boats and our high speed Rhib Ocean Explorer.
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Glad Tidings VIII received support from the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE), Rural Economy Grant (REG) North East Small Business Growth Fund through the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
