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Booking Information
Cruise Bookings
Telephone: 01349 886606 (please ask for the Seagull Trust Cruises booking office)
Email: Highlandbookings@seagulltrustcruises.org.uk- INVERNESS: on the Caledonian Canal in Inverness. Passengers come from the Inverness area and all over the Highlands of Scotland from Aberdeen to Wick.
The Highland Branch of the Seagull Trust is based in Inverness and operates the Highland Seagull on the Caledonian Canal, cruising down the Canal towards Loch Ness. The passengers come from the Inverness area and all over the Highlands of Scotland from Aberdeen to Wick.
Passengers embark and disembark at the Trusts twin jetties on the seaward side of Tomnahurich Bridge where there is a small lay-by for parking vehicles. A single track road leads to the jetties along the canal side between the canal and the Caravan Site.
If you would like to see a map of the location of the Jetties, or download a copy of it, this can be done by clicking on one of the links in the Downloads section or try the location map below.
BRANCH HISTORY
The Highland Branch of the Seagull Trust was formed in 1987 with the aim of providing free canal cruising for those with special needs in the Grampian and Highland regions. The cruises take place from Inverness on the Caledonian Canal, a commercial waterway that crosses Scotland from the Inverness on the Moray Firth in the East to Corpach on Loch Linnhe in the West. The Canal is widely used by hired cruisers, private yachts, commercial, fishing and naval vessels who use this scenic crossing of Scotland rather than transit the treacherous Pentland Firth around the North Coast of Scotland. The Branch was formed with the co-operation of the Trustees at the Seagull Trusts’ Edinburgh headquarters, local councillors and volunteers and was organised by the Director of Libraries and Leisure Services. On a very wet day in 1989, the Highland Seagull was named by the Duchess of York accompanied by her husband the Duke of York.
Location
- Inverness Branch, East off Tomnahurich Bridge, Inverness, IV3 5TD
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To use the branch map: Click on the blue icon for address details. Double click the icon to centre map on that location. Use arrows and + / - in top righthand corner to navigate map
Our Boat(s)
Highland Seagull
A former Caledonian Canal & Loch Ness cruiser, originally named “Abbey Princess” (built 1975), was acquired with the aid of a £4,000 grant from Highland Regional Council, and was converted to provide suitable boarding facilities and accommodation for people with special needs. She can carry a maximum of 12 passengers, including carers, of whom up to 4 may be in wheelchairs.
Downloadable Information
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Attachment Size Jetties Map (pdf) 2.04 MB Jetties Map (doc) 748.5 KB STC-HB Info & C's - 2011 (Duplex Print) 331.48 KB STC-HB Poster 2011 237.37 KB Booking Form 2011 142.09 KB
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