Forth Boat Tours

How do you see three centuries in 90 minutes?

Simple.

Bag today’s Big Deal on a Blackness Castle, Three Bridges & Cream Tea Cruise with Forth Boat Tours and you’ll enjoy incredible views of the 19th century Forth Rail Bridge; the 20th century road bridge and the 21st century Queensferry Crossing.

All three showcase amazing engineering skills and this Big Deal is a unique way to see them all from a whole new perspective.

The tour also takes in views of Blackness Castle, as featured in Outlander; HMS Prince of Wales, the new Royal Navy super aircraft carrier and the Fife coastline.

Set sail on the Forth Belle

The offer is very straightforward. The Big Deal is for two people to take the Blackness Castle, Three Bridges & Cream Tea Cruise. A scone, preserve, cream plus choice of tea or coffee for each guest is included in the offer.

There are two cruises each day, Wednesday to Sunday departing at 11am and 1pm. Each cruise lasts approximately 90 minutes.

The Blackness Castle, Three Bridges & Cream Tea Cruise departs from Hawes Pier in South Queensferry.

The deal is bookable online only – telephone bookings will not be accepted.

Wildlife-spotting

During your tour you’ll have plenty of opportunities to see a wide variety of marine wildlife including many seabirds, seals and the occasional porpoise.

Although sightings are rare; dolphins and killer whales (Orcas) have been spotted quite recently in the Firth of Forth. You never know what you might see!

And, of course, you will get to see the three Forth bridges as you have never seen them before.

Weatherproof comfort

Guests are welcome to enjoy the sea breeze and views from the outside decks, some of which have weatherproof seating.

If the weather is less inviting, the heated observation lounge has fantastic views without the rain.

A guided commentary means you won’t miss a thing wherever you sit.

The Forth Belle has a café-bar serving a selection of hot and cold drinks and light snacks.

Happy sailors

Forth Boat Tours has a tremendous 4.5/5 rating from some 370 TripAdvisor reviews. These excerpts were taken from recent, longer reviews:

‘Fantastic trip. We went on an afternoon sailing on a beautiful sunny day, had a great time. The crew are very friendly and the commentary onboard was very good, lots of information… On board there are all the facilities you need and seating inside and out, very clean. Saw a lot of seals and quite close up too. Going under the bridges was great too. Would definitely recommend this trip for young and old.’

‘This was a birthday treat and was a fantastic present… It was a breezy day with a slight choppy sea but, once under way, the boat slid through the water quietly and steady. The cruise takes you down the River Forth with fantastic views from under the railway bridge, the Fife coastline, Edinburgh Castle and skyline…. The trip back under the three bridges is unbelievable . The staff on this boat were really great and very helpful and friendly… All in all a fantastic experience…’

Three bridges, three centuries

These spectacular cruises from Forth Boat Tours combine wildlife-spotting with magnificent views of the three Forth bridges – each an icon of Scottish engineering over the last 300 years.

This offer would make an unforgettable summer day out for all the family. It would be perfect for visitors to the area and it would also be ideal as a gift for all ages.

Haul anchor and set sail for this Big Deal on the Forth Bridges cruise for two.