Kirkwall Airport 22 min
Graemsay (58 min)
Part of the Orkney Islands, this small inhabited island features farmland & 2 lighthouses. Ness of Brodgar (9 min)
Archaeological excavation, artifact, archaeological site, and ancient history St Magnus Cathedral (17 min)
Soaring, multi-hued sandstone originally founded by the Vikings, Britain's most northerly cathedral. Loch of Stenness (16 min)
Salty sea loch & Site of Special Scientific Interest overlooked by a historic stone monolith. Pier Arts Centre (15 min)
Art and art museum Maeshowe (6 min)
Tours are offered of this large neolithic chambered tomb illuminated by the setting midwinter sun. Brough of Birsay (17 min)
This uninhabited tidal island with a lighthouse is home to the ruins of Pictish & Norse settlements. Skaill House (16 min)
History, architecture, and museum Broch of Gurness (20 min)
Iron age, ancient history, and history Stromness Museum (17 min) The Orkney Museum (18 min)
Exhibits & artefacts on the area's history from the Stone Age to present day in a 1570s townhouse. 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. Unstan Chambered Cairn (11 min)
Tomb, pottery, and history Skara Brae Prehistoric Village (17 min)
The ruins of 8 houses dating from roughly 3000BC with a modern visitor centre telling their tale. Highland Park Whisky Distillery (18 min)
Guided tours through an 18th-century, malt-whisky distillery that conclude with a wee dram or two. | 
