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The wildlife, the people, the moments… what a season to look back on! 💙 Our 2026 highlights hold so much of what we love about sharing Bressay and Noss with you. Towering cliffs, spectacular seabirds, inquisitive seals and unexpected encounters—all enjoyed with wonderful company. Wildlife highlights included orcas, a memorable encounter with well over 20… Continue reading Our 2026 Season Review!
The History of Seabirds-and-Seals & Original Business Branding – The Noss Boat For more than three decades, Seabirds-and-Seals has been introducing visitors to the spectacular wildlife, scenery and seabird colonies of Bressay and Noss. This article explores the history of the business, its 34 years of continuous trading and the origins of the original Noss… Continue reading The History Of Seabirds-and-Seals and Original Branding – The Noss Boat
Highlands & Islands Thistle Awards – Finalists 2025 Double Finalists For Best Visitor Attraction & Innovation The Noss Boat Team are absolutely over the moon to announce that we’ve once again been shortlisted as finalists in two categories at this year’s Highlands and Islands Thistle Awards 2025 – ‘Best Visitor Attraction’ and ‘Innovation’. These prestigious… Continue reading Highlands & Islands Thistle Awards 2025 – Double Finalists
🌿 Inspiring Young Explorers – New Addition To Our FREE Eco-Friendly Craft Kits For 2025! At Seabirds-and-Seals, we believe in inspiring the next generation to connect with Shetland’s spectacular wildlife—and making their time onboard truly unforgettable. Every child who joins our Noss Boat Tours, receive a FREE eco-friendly activity pack, as part of… Continue reading Young Sailors Eco-Friendly Gift Bags – New 2025 Addition
We were delighted at the beginning of March, to launch our brand-new Young Sailors Photography Competition for the 2025 season—an exciting and creative opportunity for children under 16 who join us onboard The Noss Boat. Whether your young adventurer is a budding wildlife photographer or just loves snapping fun memories, this competition is designed to… Continue reading Young Sailors Photography Competition – New For 2025
The Noss Boat Team recently participated in our yearly ‘Da Voar Redd Up’. All Shetland born and bred, this is a community event that we have been happy to participate in from a young age. We were allocated the Gulberwick Beach and extremely lucky with mostly sunny spells throughout. We filled 14 green bags and… Continue reading The Noss Boat Team Paricipates In Da Voar Redd Up 2024 – 30.04.2024
ECO FRIENDLY ‘WOODEN WINDMILL PUFFIN KITS NEW ADDITION FOR THE 2024 SEASON As mentioned in our ‘Name The Puffin’ post on Saturday 30th March, we told you we had another new business development to announce which was ‘Puffin’ related and here we have it, we’re sure you all agree that anything puffin related is… Continue reading NEW ADDITION 2024 FOR KIDS ECO FRIENDLY GIFT BAGS – 06.04.2024
THE NOSS BOAT – EASTER COMPETITION ‘NAME OUR PUFFIN MASCOT’ WIN A FREE TRIP FOR ONE ADULT & ONE UNDER 16 In our post dated 28th March, we mentioned that we had a new addition to the business to announce, well this is not it but we are going to share that news before… Continue reading Name The Puffin – Win A Free Trip For One Adult & One Under 16 – 30.04.2024
EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT We are absolutely delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted as finalists in two categories at this years ‘The Herald Scottish Family Business Awards’. The two categories we have been shortlisted for are: Commitment to the Community Scottish Family Business of the Year (Micro) – Sponsored by Business Gateway. … Continue reading Double Finalists – The Herald Scottish Family Business Awards – 21.11.2023
We are delighted to share that after being nominated, we have won – “Best Wildlife & Photography Boat Tour Company – Scotland” at the UK Enterprise Awards 2022 . We informed everyone in a Facebook post on 28th August that we received notification that we had been nominated for yet another award, but… Continue reading Trophy Cabinet Awards Keep Coming – UK Enterprise Awards 2022 – Winners Of ‘Best Wildlife & Photography Boat Tour Company – Scotland’
This year is shaping up to be a record-breaker for BASKING SHARKS in Shetland waters. We’ve nearly seen as many this year as we have in the business’s last 30 years of operating around Bressay and Noss. Back in September we encountered several individuals which gave us amazing views and naturally as a WiSE… Continue reading Record-Breaker Year For Basking Sharks In Shetland Waters
Seabirds-and-Seals celebrates 30 Years on Saturday 7th May. Anyone already booked or who books that day, will receive a £30 gift voucher to use on a future tour. Dr Jonathan Wills, Marie, Brian and the rest of the team, would like to say a huge huge thank you to all our customers and to… Continue reading SEABIRDS-AND-SEALS – BIG 30TH BIRTHDAY – SATURDAY 7TH MAY 2022
