SHORE LEAVE

SHORE LEAVE

MARITIME HISTORY Tours

Belling-history served salty with tales from our maritime past - of ships, smuggling, sailors, sea monsters and more!

OUR SHORE LEAVE TOURS ARE OFFERED VARIOUSLY DURING THE SEASON (MAY - OCTOBER) AND ARE AVAILABLE AS PRIVATE TOURS YEAR ROUND.

Explore Bellingham’s waterfront with a walking tour around the Old Town District. Learn about Bellingham’s maritime history including the evolution of our town’s shorelines, ships that graced our harbor, sailor’s favorite port pastimes, deadly rumrunner encounters, elusive sea serpents and more.

This tour runs around 1 - 1.5 hours, total distance less than one mile.

2024 Public Dates:

Sunday, June 9, 4-5:30 pm

Sunday, August 4, 4-5:30 pm

Drawing of anchor, tattoo style, with banner around it displaying words "shore leave"
 

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CANCELLATION POLICY

A full refund will be honored if cancellations are made 24 hours in advance, otherwise give us shout and we will happily reschedule if life happens.

Tours run rain or shine, we won't cancel for weather unless it is deemed hazardous, in which case a refund/reschedule option will be offered.

Please know we have a minimum booking requirement to run our tours. We will send an e-mail the morning of the tour if we have not met our booking requirements, with options for refunds or rescheduling. We will happily run a tour for a smaller party as long as the minimum is met.

Please see here for current terms and conditions, which you agree to upon purchase!

We are currently not requiring masks on tours as per the current state guidelines, but encourage those who wish to mask to do so. Most of our tours are conducted outdoors and risks are considered low. Our guides are fully vaccinated and we hope you are too. See our full pandemic protocols HERE. Private or virtual tours may be an option for those needing extra precautions.