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Sutton Harbour Ferry to run seven days a week from Easter
29th March 2018
The popular Sutton Harbour Ferry Service will be operating in Plymouth’s historic harbour every day from Good Friday (March 30th), with trips between Lockyers Quay and Barbican West Pier running each half hour.
The ferry, which is run by Silverline Cruises and subsided by Sutton Harbour Holdings plc, will be offering a full schedule seven days a week from Easter weekend, allowing people to arrive by boat at the National Marine Aquarium and Rockfish restaurant on Plymouth’s waterfront while the pedestrian footbridge is closed for repairs.
Since its launch last summer, the Sutton Harbour Ferry Service has carried thousands of passengers across Sutton Harbour, including visitors to Britain’s Ocean City as well as local commuters, and provides a vital link between the Fishing Quarter and the historic Barbican Quarter.
Tickets cost £1 per person each way or £1.50 return, and children under 5 travel for free - however customers can get the price of their ticket deducted from their bill at Rockfish or in the National Marine Aquarium’s cafe or shop.
The ferry will be available every half an hour from Lockyers Quay at 9.30am - 6.30pm and from Barbican West Pier at 9.45am - 6.45pm. During busy periods there will also be additional services running approximately every ten minutes.
A new website is being launched, along with a social media account on Facebook, to help update ferry users on a daily basis about the service in case times are changed owing to weather conditions.
An alternative walking route around the harbour is accessible via the Harbour Heritage Trail, with a one-mile footpath circling around East Quay and North Quay. The Sutton Lock pedestrian footbridge remains closed to the public as it awaits repair.