What an amazing experience we had with our Billy Shiels boat trip landing on Inner Farne after cruising around the other islands and seeing all the birds and seals! it was the highlight of our recent first visit to lovely Northumbria. Couldn't fault the organisation or staff and would thoroughly recommend them to everyone.

A great day out on the Farne Islands the birds just sit and pose for you .unfortunatly not too many puffins about ,but still managed some great photos We sailed with Billy Shiels the staff were great and very informative

We have promised ourselves a trip to the Farnes for ages but depite living not too far away never got round to it. But now we have....wow!!! Billy Shiels was our boatowner of choice and as you would expect from their long experience everything was well organised and efficient. Website was easy to use and book, all staff and boat... More

Seals, nesting birds, puffins, history - beautiful landscapes. One of the best days out in a long time. We were lucky with the weather as well. If you are anywhere in the area you must go.

An absolute must for bird watchers , it's also a great trip for people interested in photography as there are some great views of the northumberland coast line while out in the boat

Booked an island tour with Billy Shiels, with landing on Inner Farne. Managed to injure my knee beforehand, so was worried about getting on/off the boat, but the staff are very reassuring and 2-3 people help everyone on & off. The harbour steps down to the landing are a bit scary & unsafe. No handrail on the water side, and... More

went with Serenity skippered by andrew this aws my first trip with him and would recommend it to anyone He gets right into the areas where you can sea at first hand seals,puffins andguillimots.He is the most knowledgeable commentator i have ever had,superb trip

A wonderful place. Great for bird lovers. Great for photographers. The islands were full of birds. It's one of the few places where you can photograph puffins close up and you don't even need a long lens. The value of the trip was excellent. It was late June and many chicks had been born. It was lovely to see the... More

We decided to take a trip to the farne Islands on the boat 'Golden Gate'. We picked this boat as the trip included a half hour stop on the island to see the lighthouse. What a surprise on landing to find a colony of seals on the island which we had to walk past to get to the lighthouse, make... More