Three Bridges & Inchcolm Island Cruise for Two
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Overview
All aboard the Forth Belle for unrivalled views of the Firth of Forth and its magnificent array of bridges and islands.
You’ll sail out east under the world heritage rail bridge and out and up close to some of the smaller islands where you’ll be able to see plenty of the goings on in this lively waterway. During your tour, there’s plenty of opportunity to see a wide variety of marine wildlife, with your skipper pointing any out along the way as well as other points of interest. Local wildlife includes seabirds, seals and porpoises. Although sightings are rare, there’s even the possibility of the odd dolphin or killer whale, too.
Along the way, you’ll stop off at Inchcolm Island where you can purchase landing passes and disembark for 90 minutes of exploration. Back on board, you’ll both head back west under the heritage bridge and onto the new Queen’s ferry crossing before arriving back at Hawes Pier where the tour concludes.
- SKU
- PFFSC2 SP2
- Locations
- 1 in the UK
- People
- For 2
- Validity
- 12 Months
- Rating
- 4.5 (14)
What's Included
- Forth Bridge Island Cruise for two adults
- Head out for unrivalled views of the Firth of Forth
- See the array of bridges and islands
- Great opportunity to spot wildlife
- Optional landing at Inchcolm Island
- Experience gift pack including personalised voucher and message card
What happens on the day?
You’ll hop aboard at Hawes Pier before heading out onto the Firth of Forth. There’ll be a full recorded commentary en route with your skipper pointing out highlights along the way.
Approximately 40 minutes in, you’ll stop off at Inchholm Island where you can purchase optional landing passes at an additional cost of £6.00 per adult before returning back to Hawes Pier after 90 minutes on the island.
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 from Easter to mid-September (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 1 hour 30 minutes for the experience. Please allow up to 3 hours if you wish to visit the island
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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Julie B
26/08/2021
Great day!
We recently did this cruise and had a great time. Staff all very friendly and helpful and we thoroughly enjoyed it. We were lucky to see Seals basking on the rocks.
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Eric
28/09/2020
Three bridges and Inchcolm cruise
exceeded all expectations. informative commentary, pleasant crew, clean and comfortable vessel.
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Keith
25/08/2019
A Fabulous Afternoon
Would highly recommend this experience, bought for us as a present. Really nice staff and a great tour including seeing seals on the tiny islands. Great to see the iconic bridges close up and from different angles to everyday. Interesting experience!
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Orlando
17/07/2019
Fantastic tour
A unique way to see the amazing trio of Forth bridges. The staff were friendly and attentive, the boat was comfortable and clean. The trip took in not only the bridges but other areas of the estuary including Inchcolm island, where Puffins and seals were seen. I would unreservedly recommend this trip to anyone.
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Andrew McGregor
14/07/2019
Great day out.
Fabulous day out to Inchcolm island and Abbey. Very information tour on the boat, very relaxed and no hurry. Would recommend to anybody.
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Patrick
12/07/2019
Great cruise
Really enjoyed this - fun, beautiful scenery and learned a lot about the Forth
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Stuart
03/07/2019
Fab boat trip
Had a brilliant time, from start to finish. Phoned and booked the slot we wanted with no issues, arrived at the office and received our boarding passes. We then boarded the boat had a great sail out to the island, then a fantastic time looking round the island, before returning to shore. Crew could not be anymore helpful and the skipper went out his way to make the trip interesting, with good commentary and the sun was shinning. Would highly recommend it.
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Gordon
13/06/2019
Had great trip on boat
Great trip crew were very helpful and knowledgeable.
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Keith
27/04/2019
A marvellous experience
The commentary on our Forth Sightseeing Tour was very informative. Staff were very helpful pointing out all the points of interest in plenty of time. The icing on the cake was seeing both puffins and seals
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Bill
16/04/2019
A very good day out
An excellent day out, a bit windy but very sunny and the commentary was very informative. Would recommend it
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Gillian
15/09/2021
Great day out
We had a great time - there was lots of spacious seating (inside or outside), friendly staff and the pre-recorded presentation was really interesting! We were lucky the weather was on our side too.
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Andrew Binnie
11/08/2019
A very good day out
We were disappointed that it was not made clear on the website that embarking on the island would not be possible in July.
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Ron
22/07/2019
Firth of Forth mini cruise
Mini cruise was excellent, only complaint is we did not get any instructions on where we were to be picked up as there was a big liner in the bay. As we do not come from Edinburgh we didn’t know that the cruise was to be moved to another marina. We were up and down the street 3 times and only just made the trip even though we were there 1 hour before sailing. That is our only complaint, but as I said trip was excellent, loved the information throughout the trip.
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rena
30/06/2019
shambles
Arrived early on the day saw a notice saying the departure point changed, we had to walk nearly a mile only to be told to turn round and walk back, Then we were informed that was a mistake the notice pertained to the day before. We are in our late seventies, totally wasted the day. Very poor communication.
Locations
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Scotland
- Edinburgh, Scotland