Searles’ Sea Tours

Searles’ Sea Tours is located off the central promenade in Hunstanton, Norfolk, England, and they offer five different tours of the coastline.  Visitors on this trip can see the seals that live in the Wash area of Norfolk County.  This is the largest colony of common seals that can be found in the world.  Other activities include riding the ‘Wash Monster’ (amphibious craft) and exploring the variety of wild and sea life in this area.

Seal Island is the biggest and longest sea tour conducted by the company. The fourteen mile tour takes quite a while aboard the 60 seater Sealion vessel.  Visitors will see anywhere from 100 to 500 common seals basking in the sun in their natural habitat and you will definitely want to bring your camera along.

The Coastal Cruise is a thirty minute tour in the Sealion or on the Wash Monster.  Guides escort their visitors out into the wash and then into the North Sea to view the cliffs, Old Hunstanton, and the lighthouse that guards the coast.  The Cliff and Wreck tour is also a thirty minute tour on the Sealion or Wash Monster and once again the cliffs and lighthouse are featured along with the wreck of the ship called the Sheraton.

Hunstanton from the Sea is a twenty minute tour of the coastline, giving the visitor a panoramic view of the town and the Wash.  You can also take a thirty minute tour of one of the sandbanks off the coast via the Wash Monster.

The Searles’ Sea Tours are conducted from April 1st to September 3rd as the weather conditions deem fit.  Groups, coach tours, and parties are welcomed and visitors are advised to visit the website at http://www.seatours.co.uk to book a tour or call them at telephone number 01485 534444 or 07831 321 799.

Awaydays Norfolk Tours

Travelling through the Norfolk countryside while riding on an open top double decker bus is an experience people will enjoy; they get to stop and visit places such as the Cathedral in Norwich and the many other attractions throughout the county. Awaydays Norfolk Tours provide this service and it is a great way to tour the area without the stress of driving yourself.

The Norwich tour is 45 minutes and is guided via a pre-recorded commentary. This tour starts at Theatre Street across from the Theatre Royal and it stops and drops off visitors at places such as Castle Meadow, Tombland, and the railway and bus stations. Tour times start at 10:15am and 4:15pm. The tour is currently operating on Tuesdays through Saturday from April 1 through May 3, daily from May 4 through September 27 and then from Tuesday through Saturday from September 30 to November 1. Admission fees are £8.00 for adults, £7.00 for concessions, £4.00 for children 5 through 14 and £20 for a family package of two adults and up to three children.
There is also a floodlit evening tour of Norwich with live commentary that ends at the oldest pub in the city. Group rates are available and anyone wishing to take this tour individually can pay a fee of £15 per person with a minimum group of six. This tour requires a booking.
There is also a backroads tour of Norfolk that is guided by David McMaster who has lived and worked in the area for the last twenty years. You will get to visit places that are not normally open to the public. This tour is also by booking only.