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Guided Bird Watching Cruise – 3rd December 2025
Well, what a cruise we had today weather was dry sunny light winds and visibility was good all set fair for the duration of our cruise. The Pride of Exmouth with Captain Jake at the helm we set sail along…
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Rare Bird Sighting on the River Exe Stuns Bird Watchers across the Country
The Exe Estuary is already known as an international wildlife superstar, but passengers on our Guided Bird Watching Cruise today, got an unexpected sighting that has sent ripples of excitement through the national birding community! The Exe Estuary – A…
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Large Visitor Attraction of the Year
Philippa, Jake, Lauren, Dan, Will, Amanda, Dave and Donna were delighted to attend the Devon Tourism Awards at Sandypark in Exeter on Thursday 27th November, 2025. Stuart Line Cruises were selected as finalists in the category of ‘Large Visitor Attraction…
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Guided Bird Watching Cruise – 20th November 2025
What a perfect day for my first cruise as a commentator (note by Stuart Line here, we think Steve did a fantastic job). The weather was dry, sunny and with a chill brought on by a brisk northerly breeze. Visibility…
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Guided Bird Watching Cruise – 19th November 2025
The Avocets were the highlights of today’s Guided Birdwatching Cruise. As the boat approached the huge mudbank opposite the Turf Hotel, the first group of ten Avocets were found, feeding in the shallow water, sifting for food with their distinctive…
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Guided Bird Watching Cruise – 18th November 2025
The weather was dry sunny with a cold northerly wind blowing down the estuary. Visibility was good and set fair for the duration of our cruise but possibility of rain around 15:00. The Pride of Exmouth with Captain Rick at…
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Guided Bird Watching Cruise – 17th November 2025
It was a beautiful morning as we left Exmouth, with the sun taking the chill out of the northerly breeze. A small group of Skylarks flew past us at the Marina – evidence of migration that later in the cruise…
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Get set for Christmas with FORCE Santa Cycle and Cruise
Every year, we work with FORCE Cancer Charity in Exeter, to provide some festive fun on land and water! We would love to share their guest blog post below for you to find out more about the event. This year’s…
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Guided Bird Watching Cruise – 5th November 2025
It was a full boat that set off up the Exe estuary under cloudy skies, but there was mercifully no rain. Our first birds on Pole Sands were Oystercatchers and Curlew, feeding on cockles in the gravel and sandy islands…
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