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    Car-free travel highlights  Car-free travel highlight
    Leave your car at home and enjoy the boat trip to the Farne Islands after a very scenic bus ride to Seahouses from Newcastle or Berwick-upon-Tweed!
     
    Walking  By foot
    The Northumberland Coast Path and North Sea Trail pass through Seahouses before heading towards Bamburgh (3½ miles) to the north and Beadnell (1¾ miles) to the south.
     
    Cycling  By bike
    A cycle path heads into the centre of Seahouses. It's an off-shoot of National Cycle Network route 1, the North Sea Trail and Coast & Castles Trail, which passes up and down the Northumberland coast, mostly on quiet lanes.
     
    Bus  By bus
    Nearest bus stop, Seahouses town centre, a 5 minute walk from the harbour.

    Regular bus service, Arriva 501: Newcastle (passing Tyne & Wear Metro Haymarket) - Morpeth - Alnwick - Alnmouth railway station - Craster - Beadnell - Seahouses - Bamburgh - Belford - Berwick-upon-Tweed railway station
     
    Train  By train
    Regular train service to Berwick upon Tweed railway station 22 miles and Alnmouth railway station 15 miles. Bus connections to Seahouses from both. Chathill railway station 4 miles, irregular train service from Newcastle, Mon-Sat.
     
    Ferry  By boat
    The Farne Islands lie between 2 and 5 miles off the Northumberland coast. Boats leave Seahouses harbour once an hour from 10am to 3pm daily. The round trip, including island stop off, takes between 2½ to 3 hours.

    Boat tickets may be bought from one of four boat companies at kiosks in Seahouses harbour. Boat fees do not include island admission.

    Poor weather and tidal conditions can prevent visitor boats from leaving Seahouses harbour or landing at the Farne Islands at any time of the year. If unsure, contact a boat company in advance to check they're sailing.
     
    Road directions  By road
    Seahouses is about 6 miles east of the A1, along minor roads. It is 22 miles from Berwick-upon-Tweed, 15 miles from Alnwick and 50 miles from Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
     
    Car parks  Car parks

    Seahouses town centre (not NT)
    OS: NU218320, pay & display, 5 min walk downhill to harbour, suitable for coaches

    Seahouses harbour (not NT)
    OS: NU218322, pay & display, 3 min walk downhill to harbour, height restriction: 2m

    Seahouses quayside (not NT)
    OS: NU220322, pay & display, limited spaces available
     
    Ordnance Survey map  Ordnance Survey maps
    Landranger 75
    Explorer 340
     

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    Visitors walk up the jetty from the boat on Inner Farne
    © NTPL / Matthew Antrobus
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