2024

SUMBURGH HEAD LIGHTHOUSE & NATURE RESERVE

Visit science and technology
5/5
1 review
Between sea and land, the Sumburgh Head site - lighthouse, nature and bird ... Read more
 Sumburgh
2024

SKARA BRAE & SKAILL HOUSE

Archaeological site
4.5/5
2 reviews
Skara Brae dates back to 5000 years ago and is one of the best preserved ... Read more
 Stromness
2024

BARNHOUSE VILLAGE & RING OF BRODGAR

Archaeological site
4/5
2 reviews
The Neolithic dwellings in Barnhouse Village were probably occupied by ... Read more
 Stromness
2024

SCAPA DISTILLERY

Agriculture and viticulture
The second Orkney distillery, Scapa, was created in 1885 but went through a ... Read more
 Kirkwall
2024

HIGHLAND PARK DISTILLERY

Agriculture and viticulture €€
Founded in 1798, Highland Park is the northernmost distillery of Scotland, ... Read more
 Kirkwall
2024

STONES OF STENNESS CIRCLE AND HENGE

Archaeological site
The Standing Stones of Stenness would have been erected 5,000 years ago. ... Read more
 Stromness
2024

BROUGH OF BIRSAY

Archaeological site
You will have to check the tides before going to this small island, whose ... Read more
 Stromness
2024

BROCH OF GURNESS

Archaeological site
Built between 500 and 200 BC, this Iron Age site is admirably well ... Read more
 Stromness
2024

ORKNEY BREWERY

Agriculture and viticulture
If you've ever been to a few pubs in Orkney or even the rest of Scotland, ... Read more
 Stromness
2024

MAESHOWE CHAMBERED CAIRN

Archaeological site
It is one of the most beautiful tombs of this type in Europe, among those ... Read more
 Stromness
2024

VIKING UNST, SKIDBLADNER & VIKING LONGHOUSE

Site of archaeology crafts and science and technology
This grouping brings back to life several excavated Viking sites. The ... Read more
2024

THE CROFT HOUSE MUSEUM

Agriculture and viticulture
Here we visit a mid-19th century farmhouse, which was occupied until the ... Read more
 Sumburgh
2024

QUENDALE WATER MILL

Crafts to discover
Quendale Mill is a 19th century watermill, beautifully restored to house an ... Read more
 Sumburgh
2024

HOSWICK VISITORS CENTRE

Local history and culture
This small local museum aims to tell the story of the Hoswick area's past, ... Read more
 Sumburgh
2024

BANKS CHAMBERED TOMB

Archaeological site
Discovered in September 2010, this Neolithic tomb is still being excavated ... Read more
 St Margaret'S Hope
2024

TOMB OF THE EAGLES

Archaeological site
Some 5,000 years of history were unveiled here when Ronnie Simison, a local ... Read more
 St Margaret'S Hope
2024

ORKNEY FOSSIL & HERITAGE CENTRE

Local history and culture
This information centre is dedicated to natural history and local geology, ... Read more
 St Margaret'S Hope