Billy Shiel's Boat Trips

Billy Shiel's Boat Trips

A long-running boat trip operator sailing from the harbour to the Farne Islands, well known for puffin and seal-watching trips with dogs welcome aboard.

Address:

Harbour, Seahouses, NE68 7SH
Call:
01665 720308

Hours:

Daily: 8:30am - 6:30pm

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Good to Know

Billy Shiel's is a long-running family boat company sailing from Seahouses Harbour to the Farne Islands. Trips range from short cruises around the islands to sailings that land on Inner Farne or Staple Island.

Why it's on our list: it's the classic way to see the Farnes' puffins and grey seals up close, and dogs are welcome on the cruise-only trips.

Worth knowing: sailings depend on the weather and sea. Landing on the islands carries a separate National Trust fee (free for members), and dogs can't land.

A Little Note From Heather & Sand

We haven't quite made it here ourselves yet, but it's on our list!

We're working our way around Northumberland, personally visiting and reviewing as many of the places featured in our Listed section as we can. It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it.

In the meantime, we do our homework. Before adding somewhere to Heather & Sand, we research it, look at what other visitors have to say and check that it has a good reputation. If the feedback isn't encouraging, it generally doesn't make our list.

Of course, a little online research is no substitute for muddy boots, a decent coffee and seeing somewhere for ourselves. So until we've visited, we'll leave the personal review to one side.

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