. the included breakfast is served in a quaint dining room. sitting a 10-minute walk east of the town centre and adjacent to model yacht lake, this straightforward guesthouse is within a 5-minute walk from the kirkwall harbour waterfront and the pickaquoy centre entertainment complex. off-street parking is provided. family and ground floor rooms are available. modest rooms feature free wifi, tvs, tea and coffeemaking facilities and en suite bathrooms Kirkwall Airport 9 min
Ring of Brodgar (17 min) Dramatic upright stone circle dating from the late Neolithic period, with ditch and causeways. St Magnus Cathedral (6 min) Soaring, multi-hued sandstone originally founded by the Vikings, Britain's most northerly cathedral. Churchill Barriers (14 min) Built to protect the important anchorage at Scapa Flow, this causeways were built in 1939. Scapa Flow (16 min) Historic waterway with a sandy beach & rustic backdrop known for its many wartime shipwrecks. Standing Stones of Stenness (15 min) Remains of 4 Neolithic standing stones with a central hearth area once used for cooking. Balfour Castle (43 min) Castle and architecture Egilsay (1 hr 51) Broch of Gurness (24 min) Iron age, ancient history, and history The Orkney Museum (7 min) Exhibits & artefacts on the area's history from the Stone Age to present day in a 1570s townhouse. Burray (19 min) Orkney archipelago island with guesthouses & heritage centers, plus sailing, diving & canoeing. Pier Arts Centre (22 min) Art and art museum Italian Chapel (15 min) Catholic chapel built by Italian POWs in the 1940s using scavenged materials, like old ship timbers. Ness of Brodgar (16 min) Archaeological excavation, artifact, archaeological site, and ancient history |