Seal and Boat Excursions – North East Kent coast

There are a number of different types of excursions taking place around the North East Kent coast – including seal trips. Some of the current operators and links to their web sites are shown below.

Go2Sea Boat Excursions

Ramsgate Royal Harbour – Seal, wind farm & coastal excursions & hire

07970329907 (Stuart Barnes)

Sea Searcher

Ramsgate Royal Harbour – Sightseeing harbour and seal tours (Starts 1 April)

07837 562076 (8am-4pm, Tony Thatcher)

Dover Seasafari

Dover Harbour – Seal excursions, White Cliffs & Deal, Goodwins Sands

River Runner Seal Trips

Trips from Sandwich Quay or Ramsgate Harbour. Full wheelchair access

07955 465729

Further Advice:

The Marine Wildlife Watching coastal code – part of Thanet Coastal Codes
NEW ADVICE: Marine and Coastal Wildlife Code: advice for visitors (DEFRA, 24 May 2023)
How to watch wildlife without putting them at risk (MMO, 2016)
2021 Report on Seal Surveys in the Greater Thames Estuary (ZSL, PDF 1.8MB)
‘Seen a Marine Mammal?’ (Greater Thames Estuary 2015 PDF poster, 254KB)
UK Strandings programme – more about reporting UK marine mammal strandings
How to watch seals safely – Kent Wildlife Trust
WiSe scheme – national training scheme for minimising disturbance to marine wildlife

WHAT TO DO IF – you find seal, porpoise/dolphin/whale or marine mammals on the beach?

If found stranded, injured or in distress on the beach, please call:
01825 765546 = British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) – for live marine life; or
0300 1234 999 = RSPCA – live/injured birds/animals

If the stranding is dead, please do not touch or try to move, report to the local authority. For Thanet:
01843 577672 = Thanet Coast Project/TDC
01843 577000 = Thanet District Council for ‘out of office hours’ (c/o Street Cleansing)

Note: Freshly dead strandings are then reported to the Cetaceans Strandings Investigation Programme (CSIP/ZSL) particularly when further examination is possible.

Local vets can help will also help with the emergency care of wild birds or animals, particularly where brought in to them.