Kirkwall Airport 18 min
The Orkney Museum (18 min) Exhibits & artefacts on the area's history from the Stone Age to present day in a 1570s townhouse. Highland Park Whisky Distillery (15 min) Guided tours through an 18th-century, malt-whisky distillery that conclude with a wee dram or two. Flotta (1 hr 31) Tomb of the Eagles Visitor Centre (15 min) Tomb, eagle, and history Italian Chapel (8 min) Catholic chapel built by Italian POWs in the 1940s using scavenged materials, like old ship timbers. Bishop’s and Earl's Palaces (18 min) Enduring stone ruins of 2 ornate palaces built in the 1100s & in 1606 in the Renaissance-style. Lamb Holm (7 min) Scapa Flow (29 min) Historic waterway with a sandy beach & rustic backdrop known for its many wartime shipwrecks. St Magnus Cathedral (18 min) Soaring, multi-hued sandstone originally founded by the Vikings, Britain's most northerly cathedral. Orkney Wireless Museum (19 min) Churchill Barriers (7 min) Built to protect the important anchorage at Scapa Flow, this causeways were built in 1939. Pentland Firth (1 hr 8) Picturesque strait known for its powerful tides, featuring a lighthouse & vibrant marine life. Copinsay (24 min) Burray (3 min) Orkney archipelago island with guesthouses & heritage centers, plus sailing, diving & canoeing. |