Blackness Castle and Three Bridges Cruise with Complimentary Cream Tea for Two
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Overview
Explore one of Scotland’s most fascinating historic areas with this Blackness Castle and Three Bridges Cruise, topped off with a cream tea for two.
Experience all the wonders of your surroundings from your spectacular viewpoint aboard a 90 minute Firth of Forth cruise. With guided commentary throughout, a heated observation lounge and outside decks, you’ll be able to take it all in just as you like. Enjoy unrivalled views of the Three Bridges, the historic Fife coastline, the HMS Prince of Wales aircraft carrier and Blackness Castle. It’s not all about what’s happening on land either – look down from the deck and you’re likely to spot a wide variety of marine wildlife.
The two of you can tuck into a complimentary scone each with preserve and cream, plus your choice of tea or coffee; a perfect finishing touch.
- SKU
- PFFBC2 SP3
- Locations
- 1 in the UK
- People
- For 2
- Validity
- 12 Months
- Rating
- 4.6 (37)
What's Included
- Firth of Forth 90 minute cruise for two
- See Blackness Castle, the Fife coastline and the Three Forth Bridges from aboard a cruiser
- Complimentary cream tea for two
- Guided commentary throughout
- Experience gift pack including personalised voucher and message card
What happens on the day?
On arrival at Hawes Pier, you’ll step aboard the Forth Tours cruiser before setting off on an unforgettable tour. You’ll pass by Blackness Castle, enjoy great views of Fife’s historic coastline, and see the three Forth bridges as never before. There’s plenty of space to roam about on board, so it’s up to you if you fancy a fresh sea breeze or toasty warmth from the heated observation lounge.
The two of you can enjoy a complimentary cream tea from the café on board. Make sure to check out the views of the water, too – you’re likely to glimpse some marine wildlife.
Participant guidelines
- Minimum age: 16 (under 18’s need parental or guardian consent)
- No Wheelchair access and people have to be physically able to climb in and out of the boat
- The experience content, equipment used and restrictions may vary
Availability
The experience is available on selected dates at various time slots (times are dependent on tide and weather).
We recommend you book at least four weeks in advance to ensure that dates are available. This is only a guideline and we advise you to book as early as possible to ensure that dates are available before the expiry date listed on your voucher. All bookings are subject to availability.
Please allow up to 2 hours for the experience.
What about insurance?
The centres contracted with us hold public liability insurance. We also hold contingency liability cover. You will not be liable for accidental damage to equipment, except where damage has been caused as a result of recklessness or wilful negligence.
Please ensure you are familiar with the terms and conditions of the experience.
How it works
Customer Reviews
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Maddy
03/01/2022
Fabulous boat cruise
Hubby and I were given a voucher for a three bridges boat tour with cream tea. The tour itself was really informative and we thoroughly enjoyed it. The cream tea was ok. Would much prefer to do this in warmer weather though, but I would recommend it to anyone who wants to know a bit more about the history of the area.
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Marion Albo
21/09/2021
Great day out
Really enjoyed the trip, commentary was interesting & cream tea was good.
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Karen
30/08/2021
Lovely afternoon on the river
We loved our Blackness tour , was wonderful to see the castle from the river side ! Great information along the route and fab views of the three bridges too … learned so much about our area and historic facts. Scones were lovely with jam , butter and cream with a hot drink . Staff very friendly and knowledgeable, everything clean and comfortable.
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Tom Martin
30/08/2021
Blackness boat tour
Fantastic day out with my mum and me, lucky for us the Scottish weather was beautiful. The boat tour was informative and nice to see all around the Firth. Would defo go back.....
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Joan Gordon
01/11/2020
Three Bridges Cruise
We had a lovely cruise - last boat out because of Storm Aiden!! It was great fun and very informative!! The cream tea was lovely too and the crew looked after us very well.
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James
24/10/2020
Day out
Perfect wee trip with the family
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Fiona
13/09/2020
Lovely informative wee boat trip, lovely crew.
Great
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Mrs H
11/09/2020
Great day out
Super day out on the forth boat tour-excellent views and felt very safe. The experience was great fun -would love to go again!!
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Helen
31/08/2020
Great day out
Lovely wee boat trip. Staff very friendly and informative. Great to sail under the bridges. Coffee and scone were delicious. Saw some seals to top of the day.
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Mark
18/08/2020
Cruise of the Forth
Cant believe I haven't been on a tour of the forth before! Excellent Boat, Crew, and views. Even a few seals made an appearance on one of the buoys.
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robert greenoak
16/08/2020
blackness castle cruise
This was a very enjoyable experience with an excellent commentary. The afternoon cream tea was delicious. We were lucky the weather was sunny with little or no wind
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BEM
21/03/2020
Three Bridges Tour
We had a fantastic day on the Forth seeing the three bridges crossing the river Forth. We had a marvellously clear, sunny day, although cold. I took over a hundred photos. The staff were very pleasant and informative during the cruise. Because of the position at the moment with the Coronovirus there were only a few people on the cruise so there was plenty of space. We thoroughly enjoyed our tea and scone too.
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jaycee
20/03/2020
Forth cruise
Excellent cruise. Boat crew all friendly and helpful. Included scone with cream, jam and tea or coffee was tasty. Commentary on board was very interesting and informative. A very enjoyable experience!
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Pauline
14/03/2020
Brilliant day
Absolutely loved it was great trip on boat ant the cream tea was lovely
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Caitlin
10/03/2020
Lovely boat trip
This was really easy to book which always helps. We were lucky to have a sunny day, the boat was great. Upstairs deck outside and inside seats when it got too cold. We got coffee and a scone which was very well organised by the crew. Stunning views, thank you!
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Steve
24/02/2020
Unusual views of the Forth Bridges
Having crossed the bridges countless times by road and rail, this cruise was a great opportunity to see them from a very different angle. Although the weather was not great, the boat crew made a big effort to make our trip as comfortable and memorable as possible. We went prepared for inclement weather and so were still able to go out on deck and get the best of this experience.
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Jane
21/02/2020
Lovely trip
We went on mini cruise on the Forth. 3 bridges and Blackness castle. Staff were friendly and most informative. Cream tea was delicous and served to us at our table. We live in Fife but learned lots of new history regarding the area. Unfortunately it was very wet, windy and misty so not the best day. We thoroughly enjoyed it but would like to repeat the experience in better weather.
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Steve
05/01/2020
Great views of the 3 bridges
Staff very friendly and helpful on embark/disembarking the vessel. Excellent views and live commentary. Cream Tea was very nice accompliment to the cruise.
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Jade
31/03/2019
Good Trip
Really enjoyed the boat trip and cream tea. Good commentary on board. Only potential issue is that there was no signs to say where our tour was, I just so happened to ask someone and it turned out it was where I was supposed to be. Moments earlier I was getting worried that I was gonna miss the trip. Overall though I would recommend and would prob do it again
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Stretch Merrington
31/03/2019
cruise
Had a lovely cruise and the scones were great, as were the crew.
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Iain
19/03/2019
Cruise with cream tea.
Excellent cruise on the Forth with tea and scones. First class commentary throughout.
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Holly walsh
12/03/2019
Great forth experience
Had a great tour of the forth. Places I didn't realise were so close to home. Really interesting and beautiful sights. For sure going to book another one.
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Lorraine
01/03/2019
Landmarks and Nature
Staff and wildlife made this cruise really enjoyable. Shame about the weather although it did clear to let us see the impressive 3 bridges and Castle.
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David
24/02/2019
Great trip
Super trip with great commentary and lovely cream tea.
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Paul
18/02/2019
Lovely Time on the River Forth
Joined the vessel in South Queensferry, lovely trip under the 3 bridges with different views. The audio was very informative, as the tour progressed, all information was up to date and very interesting. The cream tea was brilliant and very tasty.
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Young
09/09/2021
An experience
Whilst the river tour itself was good, several issues were amiss. When the confirmation came through, assumptions were made. 1) that the prospective customers knew that the shore road was blocked and diversions were needed. That cost us times and needless fuel to return and pick another route. One added line to warn clients would have been more helpful. 2) On board the guided audio on upper deck was not loud enough, could not hear the mumbling. The weather was perfect. No excuse.
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Jean
20/09/2020
Nice birthday treat
Further from train station than we thought but good bus service there and back from centre of town. Cream tea was rubbish - certainly not worth booking. Having said all this we had an enjoyable day.
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Caroline
22/03/2020
Amazing scones!
Amazing scones! And the boat trip commentary was really interesting.
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Robin
01/04/2019
Birthday treat
Great day out, allowing for Scottish March weather.
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Tommy
25/03/2019
Great short trip
Only criticism is that the boarding spot for the trip was not marked. This meant everyone was wandering about wondering if they wee in the right place until the boat arrived 10 minutes before we were due to depart.
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Jane
24/03/2019
Boat trip
This was a birthday treat for my mum. Enjoyable trip but sea was a bit choppy! One suggestion would be it would be better serving the tea/coff & scone to customers. We had to queue up for this & it was tricky carrying it all back to your seat as it was quite choppy. Scones were delicious!
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Mike Kimber
22/03/2019
Excellent day out!
The experience was very good, made better by the good weather conditions.
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Sandra
17/03/2019
Great short cruise
Lovely staff and yummy cream tea. Unfortunately we chose a very cold, wet day and so had to sit inside. There was no heating or anything to dry the air so windows were steamy and seating damp. Would be great to go back on a summers day.
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V & K
17/03/2019
Thanks
Despite the grim weather we had a great time - the people we met and the bridges and odd thing we saw made it a well worth trip. We would take it again on a clear day to see the views..Crew polite and efficient.
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Anon
14/09/2020
Three Bridges
The boat tour itself was very good. Excellent narrative and got up close to many sights. Highlight is seeing bridges up close. Lowlight was cream tea. Very very poor and should just not even bother. Was a Tesco scone and instant tea/coffee.
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rena mcaree
23/03/2019
boat trip
The trip itself was a good length and plenty to see, cruise would have been much more interesting if we could hear the commentary, there was lots of historical information but the sound was very poor, we heard very little. Also we had a cream tea and unfortunately the scones tasted of fish, not very nice.
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Valerie Brown
19/09/2020
Disappointing Day
Cruise was good and very informative. However did not gave the cream tea, as they did not have any scones and ended up with a tea and a Kit Kat 😡
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Scotland
- Edinburgh, Scotland