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Inner Farne National Trust Bird Sanctuary - 3 hr trip to the Farne Islands
4.6
71 Ratings
Northumberland
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.
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.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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Inner Farne Wildlife Walk - Enjoy a 1-hour visit to the Inner Farne NATIONAL TRUST Bird Sanctuary. National Trust members can enter for free, while non-members must pay an additional landing fee directly to the National Trust.
Experience the sight of nesting seabirds such as Puffins, Terns, and Razorbills on the island.
Visitors can also view the…
- Inner Farne Wildlife Walk - Enjoy a 1-hour visit to the Inner Farne NATIONAL TRUST Bird Sanctuary. National Trust members can enter for free, while non-members must pay an additional landing fee directly to the National Trust.
Experience the sight of nesting seabirds such as Puffins, Terns, and Razorbills on the island.
Visitors can also view the Inner Farne Lighthouse, one of the earliest automated lighthouses.
St. Cuthbert’s chapel is another highlight on Inner Farne.
- Longstone Lighthouse - The Longstone Lighthouse is visible from the boat.
Follow Grace Darling’s historic rescue route with the current ‘Lighthouse Man’, George, the Trinity House Lighthouse Attendant.
(There is also a special trip available that includes a landing at this island and lighthouse. Please refer to our Longstone Lighthouse Trip for more details).
- Farne Islands - The entire journey lasts approximately 2.5 to 3 hours. Sail around all of the Farne Islands with insightful commentary provided by George, the current Trinity House Lighthouse Attendant.
Witness the grey seal colony, observe seabirds nesting on the cliffs, and learn about the local history from George, culminating in a 1-hour stop at the Inner Farne National Trust Bird Sanctuary.
What's Included
- Expert, unique commentary
- Expert, unique commentary
What's Not Included
- No food or beverages are included. Free landing for National Trust Members only.
- Inner Farne entry - Adult (£13), Child (£6.50), Family (£32.50) Family w/ 1 adult (£19.50)
- No food or beverages are included. Free landing for National Trust Members only.
- Inner Farne entry - Adult (£13), Child (£6.50), Family (£32.50) Family w/ 1 adult (£19.50)
Location
Golden Gate Farne Islands Boat Trips
Please meet outside the booking office which is NAVY at the BOTTOM, WHITE at the TOP with a GOLD band around the MIDDLE at least 30 minutes before departure.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(71 Ratings)
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Marionbr1058fo
Oct 1, 2025
Nice - Last day to the islands. There were Lots of seals and normal birds. The puffins etc were ofcourse gone to warmer climate. But never the less a wonderfull trip and inner Farne Island Very intresting. Hope to do it again in summer.
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Vivb827
Sep 28, 2025
Highly recommend - Absolutely fantastic trip. Great team who gave lots of interesting information about the islands.
The trip ran on time, boat trip felt safe and fun.
National Trust sanctuary is great, NT rangers are friendly and provide so much information
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D3767ovmikec
Sep 13, 2025
Excitement, beauty and new knowledge - Choppy sea added to our excitement. We took good advice and sat in the middle. Some got a bit splashed, but only by spray. The views of the land and the islands were beautiful and very interesting. We even saw seals, including a baby well up on the rocks. Seeing where Grace Darling and her father had rowed in the storm was fascinating and poignant. Very good value for a three hour trip!
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Karenn19
Aug 2, 2025
Fantastic trip to Inner Farne - We had a fantastic final day of our holiday on a Billy Shiel’s trip to Inner Farne. The weather was quite windy as we set off but the crew were prepared with “bags”. The skipper explained that he would be going to make the crossing to the island as ‘gentle as possible’. The sun came out and we had a lovely trip to Inner Farne. He advised us to wear hats as the terns can be quite naughty! We were lucky enough to see several puffins despite most of the pufflings having fledged. The chapel is very pretty, apparently the puffins enjoy visiting it as well. On our return trip to Seahouses, the skipper took us around to the other islands to see seals, guillemots and gannets. He even sailed the route taken by Grace Darling and her father during their rescue mission. He pointed out gannets, seals, puffins and pufflings as we approached the harbour. We did not get his name or his crew mate’s name but we would like to thank them for a fabulous end to our holiday. We were on 11am Inner Farne trip on Friday 1st August
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B1250ipjordanb
Jul 28, 2025
Fantastic trip! Highly recommend - The guide had extensive knowledge of the Islands and the wildlife that inhabited them. If you go before July, I'm sure you'll see more puffins, but we weren't disappointed by how many we still saw.
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Abby3927
Jul 13, 2025
Amazing day out, very well organised. - Excellent day out. Saw hundreds of puffins and lots of seals. Plus arctic terns and lots of other birds. Well organised, left on time, friendly staff. Getting on the island was the highlight. We were free to roam for an hour and observe the birds in their natural habitat. There was only one other group on the island so felt extra special to not have hoards of people there. Highly recommend. Five stars without hesitation.
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Ian
Jul 7, 2025
Magical - If you want to see yourself as a David Attenborough then take this trip during the breeding season and sit and watch all the wonders of nature flying around, the favourite being puffins!
Though £15 to none NT members even so this is well worth the entry fee.
One warning though, wear a hat to protect yourself from dive bombing arctic terns.
When you are sat on the island I can only wish that we had more than one hour there.
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Carolineck6822ak
Aug 29, 2025
Inner Farne - Great trip. Seals and cormorants and shags. Probably not best choice of time as most of birds and puffins had gone so hour on the island was a bit long. Fabulous knowledgeable rangers.
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Inspire01611630064
Aug 8, 2025
Trip great, NT boarding pass woman exceedingly rude. - I took my son, who has autism, to see the birds on Inner Farne. We have been on this trip several times and we are always treated well by the crew of the Golden Gate. However, when we went to buy our pass to get onto the island, I forgot to say I needed a concession for my son, and only realised after I had paid. When I pointed this out to the woman, she literally shouted at us, 'Well you should have said before you paid'. She was SO rude! She grudgingly refunded the ticket, but it was obvious that she was not happy to do this. Does she speak to all disabled people and their carers in this way? Happily, once we got to the jetty the crew were very courteous, friendly and helpful. They helped my son climb on board as well as myself. The trip was fabulous! Sadly, the puffins had left, but we saw kittiwakes, shags, razorbills, gannets and some seals too. My son really enjoyed it. Pity the excursion was marred by the woman in the NT kiosk!
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Paul
Aug 8, 2025
Added fee , ouch - Think we saw a couple of Puffins in the water, but it was the wrong month really.
We did see plenty of Seals on the rocks and in the water.
The commentary wasn't that good really you had to really listen hard to try make out what was being said.
I didn't realise the extra landing fee would be that much . 4 adults £108 for the trip and extra £42 for landing fee .
Next time I'd choose a trip with no added fee like I saw after.
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