Whilst offering superb opportunities for excellent diving, in some of the clearest water around the UK, there is so much more to the Farne Islands.

Situated half an hours boat ride from Seahouses, they are steeped in nature, history and superstition.
They are separated into two groups (Inner & Outer Farnes) by Staple Sound, a stretch of water 1 mile wide.

In the 1st century AD St Aidan, one of the first Christians in Britain lived there.
St Cuthbert, synonymous with Christianity and nearby Holy Island, also lived there.

There is a huge diversity of seabirds and wildlife on the islands, from Puffins to Razorbills, the rare Roseate Tern to common or garden Cormorants. There are even rabbits.

Longstone is famous for local heroine Grace Darling who, together with her father rescued the survivors of the shipwreck, Forfarshire. Itself a sober reminder to the respect the sea commands.

Most of all though, as you can see left, the islands offer fantastic opportunities to dive in crystal clear waters with the rarest seal species in the world, the grey seal.