Home for an Exmouthian Christmas Holiday

Christmas traditions vary family to family and here in our hometown of Exmouth we have many that yule be sorry to miss this year. The grandest tradition of an Exmouthian is to brave the wintry weather conditions on Christmas Day by either walking or running into the sea for a traditional Christmas Day Sea dip!…

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Keep Calm and Merry On!

Christmas is fast-approaching and like every year, we have no doubt that (like ours) your to-do list is getting longer and longer…after Christmas 2020 plans were somewhat scuppered, perhaps you’re actually feeling even more pressure than usual, to ensure that everyone has the perfect time and to make sure you gift something perfect this year?…

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Guided Bird Watching Review – Thursday 2nd December

A fantastic cruise today in beautiful conditions – possibly the best Stuart Line cruise I’ve ever been on! The stars of the show were 2 Black-necked Grebes, which gave us good views off Cockwood. As well as big flocks of Brent Geese (including at least 1 Pale-bellied Brent) and Wigeon, the flocks of Avocet (450+)…

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Guided Bird Watching Review – Thursday 18th November

With an unseasonably mild and still morning we were set to have a great cruise up the estuary. Before we left the mooring two Grey Seals popped up in front of the boat watching us cast off. The mouth end of the estuary had plenty for the visitors to see with Oystercatcher and turnstone in…

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Guided Bird Watching Review – Tuesday 16th November

A lovely mild and fairly calm start turned rather dull and damp towards the upper part of the estuary, but nevertheless the birds were excellent. A male Black Redstart was seen by a few people as it perched by the sailing club boats at Exmouth – one of whom around the Marina area, but almost…

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🕊Guided Bird Watching Review – Thursday 4th November🕊

We had lovely afternoon sunshine for the first birdwatching cruise of the winter. There were large numbers of Brent Geese feeding on the algae covering the mud- and sandbanks from Dawlish Warren up to Lympstone. There were also lots of Black-tailed Godwits (probably over 1000) scattered in flocks between Powderham and Topsham. The Avocet flock…

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⚓ Stuart Line Cruises Monthly Newsletter ⚓ October 2021 ⚓

Welcome to Stuart Line Cruises’ OctoberNewsletter For those of you who are new to this monthly sign-up, welcome! And for those who have been loyal readers for some time, welcome back to your favourite read of the month!   Going for Gold!  Having been postponed twice due to the pandemic, we were truly delighted to attend…

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⚓ Stuart Line Cruises Monthly Newsletter ⚓ June 2021 ⚓

Welcome to Stuart Line Cruises’ June Newsletter For those of you who are new to this monthly sign-up, welcome! And for those who have been loyal readers for some time, welcome back to your favourite read of the month! My Apologies… First and foremost, I must apologise for our absence from your inbox for the…

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What’s new at Stuart Line HQ?

What’s New at Stuart Line HQ?! Hello and welcome to our very first blog post! This blog has been designed by us with the idea of keeping you – our fabulous readers – up to date with all things Stuart Line Cruises. The blog itself will include various different things throughout the year, including upcoming…

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⚓ Stuart Line Cruises Monthly Newsletter ⚓ March 2021 ⚓

Welcome to Stuart Line Cruises’ March Newsletter For those of you who are new to this monthly sign-up, welcome! And for those who have been loyal readers for some time, welcome back to your favourite read of the month!  Navigating our shipping lane out of lockdown!  Boris calls it a roadmap, we call it our…

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