The Kerrera Tea Garden and Bunkhouse, a two-mile (3.2km) stroll from the ferry jetty, is a gorgeous pit stop, with daily specials such as Granny Shields ... The picture-postcard islands dotted ...

For a complete change of perspective, the Cape May-Lewes Ferry carries passengers across Delaware Bay to explore Lewes, Delaware – another historic coastal town with its own distinctive character. The ...

Plans to build a new £14.6m landing for the Shields Ferry at North Shields Fish Quay have been given the go-ahead by North East Mayor Kim McGuinness.

A Shields Ferry skipper who has delighted customers with his uncanny resemblance to Sting for more than three decades is set to retire. Chris McGuinness is renowned for being the spitting double of ...

A major funding boost of almost £5 million to safeguard the future of the Shields Ferry has belatedly been signed off. The Local Democracy Reporting Service told earlier this month how £4.58 million ...

The Shields Ferry service has resumed after being suspended due to damage caused to the landing. The service between North and South Shields had been suspended on Wednesday 1 November.

Government ministers are being asked for nearly £13m to help save a ferry service. The North Shields landing of the Shields Ferry will have deteriorated into an unusable state by 2025, operator ...

The Shields Ferry today is a focal point of its community and makes almost 25,000 crossings a year, carrying nearly 400,000 passengers. Ferries have crossed the Tyne since the 14th century and ...

The Shields Ferry has been out of action for more than a month as essential repair work is carried out on the north landing, with no date yet set for the service returning. Did you know with a ...

“Ferry crossings are barely being used in the evenings so we have decided to stop running after 6.30pm. “The Shields Ferry is an iconic and a vital local transport link, but the route requires ...

The Shields Ferry has appointed a woman skipper for the first time in its 44-year history. It has taken Nicola Peach just six months to pass her boat "driver's test" after being hired as second mate.