Kirkwall Airport 21 min
Yesnaby (15 min)
Hiking & climbing across sandstone cliffs with views over sea stacks, blowholes & nesting puffins. Standing Stones of Stenness (4 min)
Remains of 4 Neolithic standing stones with a central hearth area once used for cooking. Maeshowe (2 min)
Tours are offered of this large neolithic chambered tomb illuminated by the setting midwinter sun. St Magnus Cathedral (17 min)
Soaring, multi-hued sandstone originally founded by the Vikings, Britain's most northerly cathedral. Brough of Birsay (18 min)
This uninhabited tidal island with a lighthouse is home to the ruins of Pictish & Norse settlements. Skara Brae Prehistoric Village (18 min)
The ruins of 8 houses dating from roughly 3000BC with a modern visitor centre telling their tale. Scapa Flow (17 min)
Historic waterway with a sandy beach & rustic backdrop known for its many wartime shipwrecks. Pier Arts Centre (11 min)
Art and art museum Ring of Brodgar (6 min)
Dramatic upright stone circle dating from the late Neolithic period, with ditch and causeways. Bishop’s and Earl's Palaces (17 min)
Enduring stone ruins of 2 ornate palaces built in the 1100s & in 1606 in the Renaissance-style. Ness of Brodgar (5 min)
Archaeological excavation, artifact, archaeological site, and ancient history Skaill House (16 min)
History, architecture, and museum Bay of Skaill (17 min)
Beach, prehistory, archaeological excavation, and history Highland Park Whisky Distillery (18 min)
Guided tours through an 18th-century, malt-whisky distillery that conclude with a wee dram or two. Old Man of Hoy (1 hr 17)
Unique 450-foot sea stack & landmark on Hoy is popular with climbers & was first climbed in 1966. | 
