Puffins on the Farne Islands | 8-Day UK Photo Tour from London | June 2027

Eight days photographing over 80,000 puffins on the Farne Islands in the United Kingdom, with six separate boat trips out to the colonies and two of England's great coastal castles for evening landscape work.

Note: This is a free RSVP, not a booking. RSVP here and I'll send you the full itinerary, arrival information for international guests, and a heads-up when places start to go. Places are booked through our website, where your payment is fully protected by our insurance.

Max 5 guests, so it's a small group and it does fill.

Full details and booking: 👉Farne Islands Puffins Workshop

The basics

• 8 days, 7 nights, returning to London
• £1,745 single occupancy, £1,995 single with en-suite (roughly $2,370 and $2,710 at September's rate)
• Max 5 guests
• Return transport from London included
• Six boat trips to the islands
• Photographic tuition throughout
• Your money is protected by our Tour Operator and Financial Failure Insurance

Flying in from the US?
You'll fly into London and we go from there. Plenty of guests build a few days in London around the tour. We can help give recommendations.
What we photograph
The Farne Islands hold more than 20 bird species. Puffins are the headline act, and at close range they're extraordinary, but you'll also work with arctic terns, guillemots, razorbills, shags, kittiwakes and eider ducks, plus grey seals hauled out along the water's edge. Six trips means six shots at the light, which matters when the North Sea has opinions about the weather.
Evenings are for landscapes. We're staying near Bamburgh Castle, with Dunstanburgh a short drive away. Two of the finest coastal castles in the country, both tripod-worthy.
Accommodation: An entire six-bedroom house near Bamburgh, two rooms with en-suite. Self-catering, with pubs, restaurants and shops close by. Everyone gets their own room.
Kit

• Telephoto: 300mm+, 100-400mm or 200-400mm
• Walkaround: 18-55mm, 24-70mm or 24-105mm
• Wide angle for landscapes: 16-35mm or 17-40mm (optional)
• Tripod for the landscapes

No telephoto? I carry three telephoto setups, two branded 1.4x converters (Canon and Nikon DSLR) and three bodies including a Nikon Z8. Kase filter kits too. Just tell me when you book.
Included: return transport from central London and all transport in Northumberland, accommodation, all six boat trips, tuition on location, loan gear, full financial protection.
Not included: food and drink, National Trust landing fees (£17 per landing, free for NT members), personal and travel insurance.
One note on weather: the boat captain has the final say on sailing. That's why we go for six days rather than two.

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Our other tours: Scotland: Skye & Glencoe · Lake District · Jurassic Coast · Cornwall · Nightscapes in Norfolk · Perseid Meteor Shower · Waterfalls in Wales · Grey Seal Pups · Whirling Waders