Inner Farne National Trust Bird Sanctuary - 3 hr trip to the Farne Islands | La Vacanza Travel

Inner Farne National Trust Bird Sanctuary - 3 hr trip to the Farne Islands

Duration: 150 to 180 minutes
Destination: United Kingdom, England, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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  • 150 to 180 minutes
  • Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

One of the very few accessible bird colonies in the UK.

Expert commentary on board by current Trinity House Lighthouse Attendant.

Small, family-run company that has extensive experience touring around all of the Farne Islands.

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Inner Farne Wildlife Walk, North Sea, off Northumberland Coast between Bamburgh and Seahouses England

1 hour landing at Inner Farne NATIONAL TRUST Bird Sanctuary. Free for all members of the National Trust. Additional landing fee paid direct to the National Trust if non-member.

See all of the nesting seabirds such as Puffins, Terns and Razorbills (to name a few) on the island.

You can also see Inner Farne Lighthouse, one of the first ever to be automated.

St. Cuthbert's chapel is also present on Inner Farne.

Duration: 1 hour

Pass By: Longstone Lighthouse The Farne Islands, Seahouses NE68 7SZ England

You will see Longstone Lighthouse from the boat.

Traversing Grace Darling's rescue route with current 'Lighthouse Man', Trinity House Lighthouse Attendant George.

(We also do another unique trip that lands at this island and lighthouse. Please see our Longstone Lighthouse Trip).

Pass By: Farne Islands, NE68 7YT England

The total trip is 2.5 hours to 3 hours approximately. You will sail around all of the Farne Islands with an expert commentary on board by current Trinity House Lighthouse Attendant, George.

You will see the grey seal colony, all of the seabirds nesting on the cliff faces, learn about the local history from George finally landing on Inner Farne National Trust Bird Sanctuary for 1 hour.

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Expert, unique commentary.

Exclusions
  • No food or beverages are included. Free landing for National Trust Members only.
  • Inner Farne entry - Adult (£12.60), Child (£6.30), Family (£31.50) Family w/ 1 adult (£18.90)

Additional Info

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 60 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

Golden Gate Farne Islands Boat Trips, Harbour, Seahouses NE68 7RN, UK


Departure Time

12:30 PM


Return Details

Returns to original departure point

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

150 to 180 minutes

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

Martin B

11 Sep, 2023

Great trip, lots to see, stable comfortable boat, very informative about the area and the wildlife good length of time at sea.

anthonyhI6285GA

20 Aug, 2023

Company is not currently running trips. When we went to the ticket booth, there was a sign saying that "Due to a member of our family's illness we are temporarily not sailing". On asking at other ticket booths, we found out that Golden Gate had not sailed at all this year. The company should remove their trips from the website to stop other people being disappointed (see other reviews). We did receive a phone call and message from the company explaining 15 minutes before sailing and received a refund, but this was too late and caused an element of confusion for us. However, we decided to book with Serenity Farne Island boat trips and were very satisfied with the trip they took us on.

yasi214

17 May, 2023

I made a booking for the summer, paid and did not recirve a confirmation. Tried contacting the company in every way: rmail,phone whatsup did not recieve a reaction.

keironc176

17 May, 2023

Great boat trip taken with billy shiels to see the vast array of sea birds razorbills guillemots, gannets etc, and seals ..advise you wear something wind and rainproof

Carole B

13 May, 2023

We arrived to collect our tickets but there wasn't even a ticket booth for Golden Gate at the harbour. On asking staff at the harbour, we were informed that Golden Gate's boat has not been in the water for months and we actually saw it having work done to it later in the day! On checking my emails for further information, I saw that our booking had been cancelled at about 9pm the previous night, which I had not seen earlier. My issue is that they clearly had no intention of honouring our booking and it wasn't cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances, so why wait until the night before to cancel? We had paid £9.50 for all day parking at Seahouses so we decided to book the 1.5 hour trip with Billy Shiel's which cost £20pp instead of the £29pp which Golden Gate charged. They claimed this was for a 2.5 to 3 hour trip, including a 1 hour landing on Inner Farne, but omitted to include the fact that there are currently no landings on Inner Farne due to avian flu concerns. This means their trip would not have lasted 2.5 to 3 hours but was still costing £29. We were very happy with our trip with Billy Shiel's and would recommend them. We would never book with Golden Gate again and would not recommend them.

User's Picture Gallery

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Lovely trip

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Fantastic Experience!

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Loads of birdy fun with a zoom lens

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Great family trip

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Great Boat Trip

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Would recommend - but an hour on the island isn’t enough :-(

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Up close and personal with the wildlife!

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Inner farne island trip with billy sheils

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Amazing!!

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Great, but don’t sit at the back of the boat!

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