Winter sailings - Grey Seal Cruises sailing every day, weather permitting. The 2022 schedule will be added as soon as we receive confirmation from the National Trust regarding their plans for 2022. PLEASE NOTE: SAILING TODAY (TUESDAY) 12 PM ONLY! BAD WEATHER FORECAST WEDNESDAY ONWARDS. GATEWAY TO THE FARNE ISLANDS BOOK NOW OUR CRUISES & TRIPS Grey Seal Cruise Trip Seahouses, Northumberland Duration: 90 min Price (GPD): £20 BOOK NOW Ocean Explorer Fast Blasts Duration: 60 Minutes (approx.) Price (GPD): £25 per adult £20 per child (no under 5's or dogs) BOOK NOW Private Charter Ocean Explorer Scenic Fast Blast Seahouses, Northumberland Duration: 60 Minutes (approx.) Price (GPD): £200.00 BOOK NOW Dive Charters Seahouses, Northumberland Duration: All day pp Price (GPD): £50 BOOK NOW Private Hire Seahouses, Northumberland Duration: On request. Price (GPD): Price on request - this varies according to date, length of hire and number of passengers. BOOK NOW Holy Island/Lindisfarne Seahouses, Northumberland Duration: 4.5 hrs Price (GPD): £45 BOOK NOW Inner Farne Trip Seahouses, Northumberland Duration: 150 min Price (GPD): £30 BOOK NOW Holy Island with Ocean Explorer Seahouses, Northumberland Duration: 4 hrs Price (GPD): £50 BOOK NOW Sunset Cruise Seahouses, Northumberland Duration: 2 Hours (approx.) Price (GPD): £25.00 BOOK NOW Seabird Cruise Seahouses, Northumberland Duration: 120 mins Price (GPD): £25 BOOK NOW Birdwatch Cruise Seahouses, Northumberland Duration: 180 - 210 mins Price (GPD): £40 BOOK NOW Staple Trip Seahouses, Northumberland Not available - the National Trust have stopped landings at Staple Island but Inner Farne is now open for 1 hour landings on our Inner Farne trip. View Alternate Trip Duration: 150 min Price (GPD): £20 BOOK NOW All Day Bird Watch Trip Seahouses, Northumberland Not available - the National Trust have stopped landings at Staple Island but Inner Farne is now open for 1 hour landings on our Inner Farne trip. View Alternate Trip Duration: 6 hrs Price (GPD): £40 BOOK NOW Pelagic Trips onboard Ocean Explorer Seahouses, Northumberland Not running due to Covid-19 social distancing Duration: 4 hrs Price (GPD): £65 BOOK NOW 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. READ MORE 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. READ MORE SOCIAL FEEDS READ OUR INSTAGRAM STORIES BILLYSHIELSBOATS Load More… Follow on Instagram VIEW MORE READ OUR FACEBOOK POST VIEW MORE TRENDING ON TWITTER @thefarneislands Retweet on TwitterBilly Shiel Retweeted Jane Hardy (Crazy seal lady/ BDMLR Medic)@JaneHardlyever·29 Nov Calm after #StormArwen Peace again at the seal nursery on the Farne Islands #Northumberland Video credit to #BillyShielFarneIslandBoats @thefarneislands @discovernland @Sealdiver @SteelySeabirder @ChrisGPackham @SealScotland @seal_rescue @NorfolkSeal @cornwallsealGRT @BDMLR Reply on Twitter 1465414718630379520 Retweet on Twitter 1465414718630379520 12 Like on Twitter 1465414718630379520 66 Twitter 1465414718630379520 VIEW MORE 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. DOWNLOADSSEABIRD ARCHIVEABOUTBLOGFACEBOOKTWITTER Billy Shiel M.B.E - Billy Shiel's Boats (established 1918) - Seahouses - Northumberland - Telephone: +44 (0)1665 720 308