 We run 3 hour trips on the Shields Ferry on selected summer Sundays.
The cruises sail from South Shields ferry landing along the Tyne to NewcastleGateshead and return to South Shields, with fascinating live commentaries from local historians. Choose from Johnny Johnson (who was the Port of Tyne Authority photographer), John Grundy (local historian and presenter of Tyne Tees TV's 'Grundy's Northern Pride') or a local commentator with years of experience of delivering commentary on the Tyne
All cruises are on Sundays, and leave South Shields ferry landing at 1.00pm. They sail along the Tyne to NewcastleGateshead, arriving back at South Shields at around 4.00pm. You’ll see the Customs House, Royal Quays, the Tyne’s shipyards, and riverside developments of North and South Tyneside before you arrive at the transformed Newcastle Quayside and Gateshead Quays. Here you’ll view BALTIC, the Sage Gateshead and Millennium Bridge from the unique perspective of the river itself. Choose from the following Afternoon River Trips - 5 July - A local commentator 19 July - John Grundy - SOLD OUT 2 August - A local commentator 16 August - John Grundy - SOLD OUT 30 August - John Grundy 13 September - John Grundy* 27 September - Johnny Johnson *Please note that the Millennium Bridge will not open for the Shields Ferry on this trip due to the Tour of Britain Cycle Race taking place on the Quayside.
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