Recently Viewed
Farne Islands Longstone Lighthouse 2-Hour Trip
4.8
80 Ratings
Northumberland
The sole company with access to Longstone Island and Grace Darling’s Lighthouse.
Your skipper and tour guide, George, is the current Trinity House Lighthouse Attendant, ensuring you receive top-notch commentary.
We are a small, family-run business that truly cares about the region.
The sole company with access to Longstone Island and Grace Darling’s Lighthouse.
Your skipper and tour guide, George, is the current Trinity House Lighthouse Attendant, ensuring you receive top-notch commentary.
We are a small, family-run business that truly cares about the region.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
-
Longstone Lighthouse - UNIQUE & EXCLUSIVE.
As the Skipper, George, is the Trinity House lighthouse attendant, we have exclusive access to Longstone Islands and Grace Darling’s lighthouse.
Optional extra to tour inside Grace Darling’s Lighthouse. Small fee paid on entry in cash which goes to charity.
Travelers that decide to not go in, may walk…
- Longstone Lighthouse - UNIQUE & EXCLUSIVE.
As the Skipper, George, is the Trinity House lighthouse attendant, we have exclusive access to Longstone Islands and Grace Darling’s lighthouse.
Optional extra to tour inside Grace Darling’s Lighthouse. Small fee paid on entry in cash which goes to charity.
Travelers that decide to not go in, may walk around island during this time.
Longstone Island is also home to the Grey Seal Colony.
Only island you can land with your dog if kept on a lead and away from the wildlife.
- Farne Islands - A complete and comprehensive tour around all of the island with full expert commentary.
Traverse Grace Darling’s rescue route with current lighthouse attendant George.
See all of the seabirds nesting on the cliff faces, grey seal colony and all local history and quirky stories George has amassed over the years.
What's Included
- Full expert commentary
- Full expert commentary
What's Not Included
- No food or drink is available. More than welcome to bring your own.
- Inside guided tour 4 £ families, 2 £ adults, 1 £ children
- All landings are made at the boatman’s discretion (after departure). Therefore, subject to change.
- No food or drink is available. More than welcome to bring your own.
- Inside guided tour 4 £ families, 2 £ adults, 1 £ children
- All landings are made at the boatman’s discretion (after departure). Therefore, subject to change.
Additional Information
- Infants can sit on a normal seat but no specific seating available
- Lighthouse tour only: Have to be of sound mobility with no breathing or heart conditions. No children under 120cm in height.
- Infants can sit on a normal seat but no specific seating available
- Lighthouse tour only: Have to be of sound mobility with no breathing or heart conditions. No children under 120cm in height.
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
4.8
(80 Ratings)
5 stars
4 stars
3 stars
2 stars
1 star
Gsrems
Oct 31, 2024
Excellent trip, not to be missed! - What an absolutely brilliant experience, which I would highly recommend. Booked online, received very clear instructions and guidance.
On the day we checked in with the lovely lady at the cabin who went over everything with us. Boarded at 11:30 and set off for the islands.
The 2 gentlemen who were running the trip were really informative so we learned a lot about the Farne Islands, the birds, the seals and then about all the lighthouses. The information about Grace Darling and her family and famous rescue was shared, but made much more meaningful when you saw the lighthouse, the conditions in which they lived and how far she had to row to rescue those 9 passengers from the shipwreck.
Such an enjoyable trip, and we had absolutely superb weather & sea conditions!
A very much enjoyed experience. Thank you.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Climber22677240895
Oct 30, 2024
Great Day Out - Took my 13 year old daughter on this tour. Booking was very easy and great communication with reminder emails. The guide was highly knowledgable. Highly recommend.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
661juliec
Oct 7, 2024
Great trip to Longstone Island - Really enjoyed our trip to Longstone Island. Most seabirds have gone by this time of year but we saw seals from the boat and on the island. The tour of the light house was worth the extra £2 too.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Huntsman14
Oct 7, 2024
Beautiful weather for a visit to the lighthouse - Not for the first time did the trip with golden gate as they're the only one with access to the lighthouse, amazing weather for the time of year. Not the season for bird spotting but plenty of seals
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Tracy
Sep 27, 2024
Grace Darling/Longstone - Lovely boat trip, informative commentary, icing on the cake was that we were able to go in the lighthouse on Longstone and see where Grace and Will Darling had spotted the stricken Forfarshire. So nice to be able to get up close to all the Farne Islands, saw several grey seals and many birds. Thoroughly recommend this trip. We were even able to take our dog with us.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Discover45549123786
Sep 19, 2024
Fantastic trip - Had an amazing trip to Longstone, brilliant commentary have learned so much! The visit to the lighthouse was very interesting! The lovely lady who we spoke to about the trip was spot on with what she told us!! We will definitely be back next year to do the other trips!! Highly recommend
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Andrewm2947
Sep 19, 2024
A wonderful experience - An amazing trip on a beautiful day. The onboard commentary by Andrew was very informative and extremely interesting. Great care was shown by the crew towards all the passengers. I would heartily recommend this trip to anyone.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
F6920tgandrewa
Nov 1, 2024
Farne Islands - Excellent small boat trip which added to the experience. The crew were informative and very helpful. We saw dolphins annd seals including new born pups.
The only downside was that it was not safe to land although the crew tried their best.
Will definitely return to take the trip another time.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Joash
Sep 20, 2024
Nice experience 👌 - Great views, very friendly staff, informative commentary during the boat journey but not constant so you could still enjoy just the views and being on open water.
As expected during this time of the year, no puffins in sight 🤷♂️😁 but saw enough other sea creatures like seals and many different types of birds.
The stop at the lighthouse islands is interesting, just like in the middle of nowhere there is this man’s made structure sticking out of the water 😀.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
Chrisse405xp
Sep 18, 2024
Great way to spend 2 hours - Great commentary to support fantastic scenery. Friendly and knowledgeable crew and good value for money.
Very seaworthy boat.
Review provided by Tripadvisor
