breakfast and parking are complimentary. 5 miles from the maeshowe chambered cairn and 11. check-in time: 2:00 pmcheck-out time: 11:00 am. 5 miles from the standing stones of stenness, both neolithic archaeological sites. there's a whisky-themed restaurant with sea views and daily menus, plus space for weddings and small group meetings. elegant, individually decorated rooms include free wi-fi, tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. this upscale 10-room hotel with countryside views is 10. some have 4-poster beds, whirlpool baths or heated bathrooms floors Kirkwall Airport 6 min
Scapa Flow (16 min) Historic waterway with a sandy beach & rustic backdrop known for its many wartime shipwrecks. Highland Park Whisky Distillery (6 min) Guided tours through an 18th-century, malt-whisky distillery that conclude with a wee dram or two. Lamb Holm (10 min) Standing Stones of Stenness (18 min) Remains of 4 Neolithic standing stones with a central hearth area once used for cooking. Burray (15 min) Orkney archipelago island with guesthouses & heritage centers, plus sailing, diving & canoeing. Maeshowe (17 min) Tours are offered of this large neolithic chambered tomb illuminated by the setting midwinter sun. Balfour Castle (49 min) Castle and architecture Orkney Wireless Museum (5 min) St Magnus Cathedral (16 min) Soaring, multi-hued sandstone originally founded by the Vikings, Britain's most northerly cathedral. Bishop’s and Earl's Palaces (15 min) Enduring stone ruins of 2 ornate palaces built in the 1100s & in 1606 in the Renaissance-style. Ring of Brodgar (20 min) Dramatic upright stone circle dating from the late Neolithic period, with ditch and causeways. The Orkney Museum (14 min) Exhibits & artefacts on the area's history from the Stone Age to present day in a 1570s townhouse. Churchill Barriers (10 min) Built to protect the important anchorage at Scapa Flow, this causeways were built in 1939. Pier Arts Centre (25 min) Art and art museum Italian Chapel (11 min) Catholic chapel built by Italian POWs in the 1940s using scavenged materials, like old ship timbers. |