Skomer Island

Puffin in a burrow

Puffin in a burrow - © Joshua Copping

Visiting Skomer Island

The Official Guide To Your Island Adventure

The Ultimate Wildlife Adventure

With nearly 350,000 breeding pairs of Manx Shearwaters, over 42,500 Puffins (mid-April to late July), thousands of Guillemots, Razorbills and Kittiwakes and hundreds of Fulmars, Skomer is an internationally important seabird island.

Discover the wildlife and history of Skomer

 

Visit Skomer

Skomer is helpfully located less than a mile off the beautiful Pembrokeshire coast making it a great place to visit for the day or stay overnight.

Please call the booking office on 01656 724100 (select option 1 only), Monday-Friday, 9am-12pm and 1pm-4.30pm. If you are hard of hearing, bookings can be taken by email (islands@welshwildlife.org).

Book an overnight stay

2024 day visits can be booked online. Please follow the link below. Online bookings can be taken at any time.

 Book a day trip

Other Ways To Visit

Want to explore Skomer on one of our events? From bird migration tours to arts events and yoga, we have something for everyone.

2024 Events

Keen to land your own boat? You are able to land on Skomer between 10am - 5pm, Tuesday - Sunday in August. Please note that in September we are closed to all day visitors and private landers on Fridays.

Instructions for private landings

Want to join a private trip? Commercial operators run trips to Skomer throughout the season. These range from wildlife watching day trips to overnight photography workshops.

Find out how to book on to a Commercial Operator trip

Planning a school or university trip? We have amazing discounts available to help your students to discover this amazing habitat and the creatures that live here.

Book a school group visit  

 

How Can I Watch Skomer Live?

You can watch videos of Skomer, including 'Skomer Live' and an exclusive interview with Sir David Attenborough here:

Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales YouTube

 

Accessibility & Inclusivity on Skomer 

Progress Pride Flag

Progress Pride Flag - © Wikipedia

We are working to make our islands as inclusive as we can so that everyone can enjoy the wildlife that lives there. Find out how below.

Accessibility & Inclusivity on Skomer Island

How To Volunteer On Skomer