Leisure & Tourism Business of the Year, 2025

STUART LINE CRUISES CROWNED LEISURE & TOURISM BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AT PRESTIGIOUS EXETER LIVING AWARDS 2025 Stuart Line Cruises, the award-winning, family-run passenger boat company operating from Exmouth, is celebrating a major victory, having been named the Leisure & Tourism Business of the Year at the esteemed Exeter Living Awards, 2025. The coveted accolade was presented at a glittering ceremony at Exeter’s…

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Award-winning Hospitality

Jake and Lauren attended the Exmouth Chamber of Commerce Business Awards 2025 on Friday 26th September, as finalists in the category of Hospitality Business of the Year 2025. They were thrilled to be presented with the second prize in this category, with The Octagon winning first place and Curated Getaways receiving the award for third…

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Guest Blog – Helping Local Wildlife

Stuart Line Cruises is passionate about the beauty of the Exe Estuary and the incredible wildlife that calls it home. We’re excited to share a guest blog from South East Devon Wildlife that highlights the importance of protecting the estuary’s incredible bird population. Read on to learn how you can help safeguard these amazing creatures—and…

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Coach Friendly Exmouth

Exmouth Achieves Prestigious CPT Coach Friendly Status! Exmouth has been officially awarded ‘CPT Coach Friendly’ status, recognising the town’scommitment to providing excellent facilities and a warm welcome for coach groups and visitors. This prestigious accreditation, granted by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT),highlights Exmouth’s dedication to supporting group travel and enhancing the visitorexperience for domestic…

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Guided Bird Watching Cruise 14th March 2025

This was the last cruise of a successful season, with almost 30 Guided Birdwatching Cruise on the Exe, with over 3000 thousand people have been able to enjoy the winter wildlife spectacle with Stuart Line Cruises, and we thank all you passengers for coming with us, getting involved and valuing the birds on show. Today’s weather…

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Coastal Cruising

The past week has seen the launch of our summer coastal cruises, including Jurassic Coast Cruises, Mini Coastal Cruises and our every-popular Brixham Pirate Festival Cruise – one of our favourite Special Events of the year and the most fantastic way to celebrate the Spring Bank Holiday! The summer season has now officially begun and…

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A visit from the CEO of Visit England

On Monday 15th April 2024, we were delighted to welcome some of the most influential figures in English tourism aboard for a perfectly breezy River Exe Cruise. Over the course of the past week, we have received the utterly brilliant news that Devon has been awarded a Local Visitor Economy Partnership (LVEP), putting our glorious…

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English Riviera Airshow

RAF Typhoon and Battle of Britain Memorial flight display teams confirmed for English Riviera Airshow! The team behind organising the English Riviera Airshow have received confirmation that the RAF Red Arrows, RAF Typhoon, and the Battle of Britain Memorial flight teams will be appearing at the two-day event this June. The English Riviera Airshow which…

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There’s no such thing as ‘bad weather’…

…just the wrong clothing! Ah yes, that classic combination – Britain and rain! It even (almost) rhymes. It is true to say that Britain does indeed have a reputation for being a rainy place and Exmouth is no exception but the reality is more nuanced. In reality, Britain’s average rainfall isn’t actually that high compared…

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Guided Bird Watching – Tuesday 20th February

A very pleasant cruise with nice light to see all the birds.  Before we left the dock we saw a distant Great Northern Diver off Dawlish Warren – a nice start. Around Shelly Beach we saw the first of only 11 Red-breasted Mergansers and Shags standing on the buoys (I turned a blind eye to…

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