Kirkwall Airport 7 min
St Magnus Cathedral (16 min)
Soaring, multi-hued sandstone originally founded by the Vikings, Britain's most northerly cathedral. Lamb Holm (14 min) The Orkney Museum (14 min)
Exhibits & artefacts on the area's history from the Stone Age to present day in a 1570s townhouse. Orkney Wireless Museum (17 min) Standing Stones of Stenness (18 min)
Remains of 4 Neolithic standing stones with a central hearth area once used for cooking. Maeshowe (17 min)
Tours are offered of this large neolithic chambered tomb illuminated by the setting midwinter sun. Highland Park Whisky Distillery (4 min)
Guided tours through an 18th-century, malt-whisky distillery that conclude with a wee dram or two. Burray (19 min)
Orkney archipelago island with guesthouses & heritage centers, plus sailing, diving & canoeing. Italian Chapel (14 min)
Catholic chapel built by Italian POWs in the 1940s using scavenged materials, like old ship timbers. Ring of Brodgar (20 min)
Dramatic upright stone circle dating from the late Neolithic period, with ditch and causeways. Balfour Castle (47 min)
Castle and architecture Broch of Gurness (27 min)
Iron age, ancient history, and history Scapa Flow (18 min)
Historic waterway with a sandy beach & rustic backdrop known for its many wartime shipwrecks. Churchill Barriers (13 min)
Built to protect the important anchorage at Scapa Flow, this causeways were built in 1939. Bishop’s and Earl's Palaces (14 min)
Enduring stone ruins of 2 ornate palaces built in the 1100s & in 1606 in the Renaissance-style. | 
