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    Billy Shiel's Boat Trips

    868 Reviews
    #3 of 12 things to do in Seahouses
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    4 Southfield Avenue, Seahouses NE68 7YT, England
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    “Glad Tidings VIII”

    Amazing experience on the grey seal cruise today, informative commentary and it was fantastic... read more

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    dockerty97
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    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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    “Glad Tidings VIII”

    We had a wonderful trip today and received first class service. John and Steve were the crew. We... read more

    Reviewed yesterday
    scawley866
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    Seahouses, United Kingdom
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    868 reviews
    • Excellent79%
    • Very good16%
    • Average3%
    • Poor1%
    • Terrible1%
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    4 Southfield Avenue, Seahouses NE68 7YT, England
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    Reviewed yesterday via mobile
    Glad Tidings VIII

    Amazing experience on the grey seal cruise today, informative commentary and it was fantastic seeing all of the wildlife out at sea. I have been on this boat trip many times over the years and have never tired of it. What topped the experience was...More

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    Reviewed yesterday via mobile
    Glad Tidings VIII

    We had a wonderful trip today and received first class service. John and Steve were the crew. We paid for the 90 minute trip and were delighted with the informative commentary and picturesque scenery including hundreds of seals. For me what made this a five...More

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    Reviewed yesterday via mobile
    Forget the rest, Billy's is best!

    Just returned from a two hour excursion around the Farne Islands on s beautiful but chilly April morning. Skipper John and Steve were really friendly and knowledgeable about the islands, wildlife and Grace Darlings heroic adventure! On the return leg John spotted some dolphins in...More

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    Reviewed 3 days ago via mobile
    Wow

    What a great trip and we saw dolphins, seals, puffins and loads of other sea birds. Lovely sunny day but cold so wrap up warm. Dogs were welcomed

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    Reviewed 4 days ago via mobile
    Visit early

    This trip is always a pleasure. I went on the 10am trip and there were only 11 people so the landing on Inner Farne was amazingly quiet

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    Reviewed 4 days ago via mobile
    Would have been 5* if not for a very rude member of staff!

    Arrived, booking office staff was amazing! Got onboard the tour was great! Everything was perfect up until docking at Inner Farne. The National Trust rep welcomed us all to Inner Farne and during her safety speech a member of the crew, a larger grey haired...More

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    Reviewed 1 week ago via mobile
    Second time, even better than the first

    Took the 90 minute trip with Billy Sheil 2 years ago and this time bought a bigger party. Were lucky with the weather for mid-April so saw all the sea birds we hoped for -- puffins, guillemots, razorbills, shags, _etc._ -- as well as gannets,...More

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    Reviewed 4 weeks ago via mobile
    The best 1 1/2 hrs you spend in a long time.

    Whilst looking through Myrtle Houses’ guest book we noticed the Billy Sheils Boat Trips and decided to go to Seahouses to hopefully get ourselves on one of the trips. Albeit some of the other boat trips in the area only begin in April, the booking...More

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    Reviewed 4 weeks ago
    Money well spent!

    Lovely hour and half spent on the waves watching dolphins,seals on the rocks,amazing scenery and plenty of birds. Helpful ,friendly staff. What's not to love. Definitely recommend.

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    Reviewed February 21, 2018 via mobile
    Great boat trip, nice weather just a little choppy

    We had a lovely trip out, with plenty of seals to see, the tour itself was very informative. The boat was comfy enough and plenty of room.

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    Pingue1982
    April 13, 2018|
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    Response from Rosebud138 | Reviewed this property |
    sorry can't help you, just used mobile phone, pretty good pics of the seals but not so good on the birds.
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    Pingue1982
    April 2, 2018|
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    Response from katykins44 | Reviewed this property |
    we just turned up, the lady on the Kiosk was very helpful and pointed out that there was a party of school children on one trip, did we want that one or another boat, unless you are going in the height of summer would not... More
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