Bay Island Voyages

Amazing ride, excellent value for money and staff are very helpful, welcoming and informative. We went for an hour long Coast ride and saw 2 islands, cruised at high speed and learnt about the history of the islands. We didn't set foot on the island but that is an available option and you can stay there as well. Crew helped us into and out of our life jackets before and after the trip. If you want to record or take pictures you can do so as speeds are reasonable but as with anything, you do so at your own risk! A go pro or the like will be more suitable and sit at the front if recording is your thing. The sea breeze can make it a little chilly so a jumper or jacket is recommended if you get cold

Decided to book the Flat Holm trip after always looking at the island from Cardiff and wondering what it was like on there.

We were met at Mermaid Quay by Rosie and Sean who were very welcoming, friendly and made you feel at ease. They helped with our life jackets, explained all the safety procedures with a bit of humour thrown in and were great throughout.

The island was very interesting, the wardens/volunteers welcomed us from the boat explained what to expect, where everything was etc and we were left to either explore ourselves or take the guided tour.

Back in the bay after going through the barrage locks, Sean gave us a quick demo of the boats capabilities which was great fun for everyone, himself and Rosie even got us to sing happy birthday for a lady whos birthday it was on board.

Great day out, great trip to Flat Holm and would definitely do it again.

Omg!!! Fantastic!!! Best £12 I spent, we were staying in cardiff for few days, and was looking for something to do with my two daughters 13yrs old and 15yrs old, and came across them on the bay, they were so welcoming we booked and were on the boat enjoying our thrilling, exciting ride, fantastic!!! It was definitely our most remembered and enjoyable thing we did on our short break, and most definitely want to book again next time we're coming to cardiff, and would highly recommend it to everyone, thank you so much 👌Shirley xxx

Took the Steep Holm excursion from Weston-s-Mare and had a delightful day. We arrived at the quayside at 7:15am as instructed ready for the 7:30am boats (2) which arrived, but had to wait a few minutes until the tide had risen sufficiently for them to dock.
Got on the second boat (they would return to pick up the remaining passengers) and the 15min blast across to Steep Holm was great as the sea was totally calm.
Landing on the beach was pretty straightforward, though some agility is required, the crew and island volunteers were very helpful.
Had to stay on the island for 12hrs as dictated by the tides but in splendid sunshine this was no hardship and the time didn't drag (much).
The return trip was also faultless, more or less a repeat of earlier.
In short, thoroughly recommend the island and the boat.

My husband and I went on the 15 minute bay voyage yesterday, having never been on a speed boat before.
Bay Island provides life jackets in the event of an emergency and give a safety briefing before setting off, so we felt we were in safe hands.
The boat is fitted with padded benches, which you sit on as if riding a horse, and there are bars in front of each seat to hold on to. The driver also makes sure the passengers are ok during the journey.
The trip was exhilarating and I finished the ride with my hair looking as if I’d been dragged through a hedge backwards. We did get off the boat with smiles on our faces, as promised, and I would happily recommend.

An absolutely brilliant experience!! £12 per person and worth every penny! It's exhilarating, but also relaxing in parts and allows you to view Cardiff Bay/Atlantic Wharf/Penarth from a different and stunning angle. I took my 9 year old cousin on it and she had the time of her life singing along to 'Danger zone' whilst riding the waves! I live in Cardiff and will be strongly recommending this to anyone that visits, even if it's just to go back on it myself!

What a wonderful day out! As tempting as it was to roll back to sleep when the alarm went off at 05:30 to be at the causeway for 06:15, I'm so glad I didn't! The sunrise was beautiful, the team were warm and funny, and made everybody feel at ease with one another. There were nice little touches such as the playing of the Jurassic Park theme tune as we approached Steep Holm and all of its majestic beautiful, and generally being there to answer any questions about the island that people had. I was worried that twelve hours on the island was going to drag, but it was a surprisingly beautiful opportunity to slow down and enjoy the numerous trails taking in the history and natural beauty of Steep Holm. If I lived closer, I could certainly see myself becoming a volunteer there! Thank you for a fabulous day!

Booked their trip from WSM to Steep Holm. Everything about the trip went very smoothly from start to finish. We thoroughly enjoyed our day on Steep Holm and would definitely consider taking other excursions with Bay Island Voyages based on our experience on this trip.