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Farne Islands boat trip
Seahouses, North East England
Boat trips from Seahouses to see puffins, grey seals and huge seabird colonies up close.
- Price
- Boat fare plus National Trust landing fee
- Booking
- Best to book
- Time to allow
- 3 hours
The Farne Islands are a short boat ride offshore and are packed with nesting seabirds. Puffins are the stars from spring into July, and grey seals haul out on the rocks all year. Several operators run trips from Seahouses harbour, some with a landing on an island. The pin is Seahouses harbour, where boats leave from.
Good to know
- Puffins are around from roughly May to July
- Book landing trips ahead in summer, as boats fill
- Take a hat; the arctic terns will dive-bomb you on Inner Farne
- Best time
- May to July for puffins
- Open
- April to October for most trips
- Getting there
- Sealed roads to Seahouses harbour, paid car parking
- Vehicles
- Campervans fine
- Dogs
- No dogs
Facilities
- Toilets
The location is approximate. Check the official website before you go.
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