| check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. there's a cosy bar with a fireplace and wood panelling, and a relaxed pub with a lounge bar and live entertainment. margaret's hope and 8 minutes on foot from the 12th-century st. magnus cathedral in the town centre. upgraded rooms add harbour views. the modest rooms come with free wi-fi, ipod docks and flat-screen tvs, plus tea and coffeemaking facilities. overlooking kirkwall harbour, this unpretentious hotel dating from 1875 is 15 miles from st. the sole suite features a kitchen
Kirkwall Airport 7 min
Churchill Barriers (12 min)
Built to protect the important anchorage at Scapa Flow, this causeways were built in 1939. Lamb Holm (13 min) Maeshowe (14 min)
Tours are offered of this large neolithic chambered tomb illuminated by the setting midwinter sun. Italian Chapel (14 min)
Catholic chapel built by Italian POWs in the 1940s using scavenged materials, like old ship timbers. Bishop’s and Earl's Palaces (4 min)
Enduring stone ruins of 2 ornate palaces built in the 1100s & in 1606 in the Renaissance-style. Highland Park Whisky Distillery (4 min)
Guided tours through an 18th-century, malt-whisky distillery that conclude with a wee dram or two. St Magnus Cathedral (4 min)
Soaring, multi-hued sandstone originally founded by the Vikings, Britain's most northerly cathedral. Orkney Wireless Museum (1 min) Scapa Flow (15 min)
Historic waterway with a sandy beach & rustic backdrop known for its many wartime shipwrecks. Balfour Castle (33 min)
Castle and architecture Pier Arts Centre (22 min)
Art and art museum The Orkney Museum (5 min)
Exhibits & artefacts on the area's history from the Stone Age to present day in a 1570s townhouse. Standing Stones of Stenness (15 min)
Remains of 4 Neolithic standing stones with a central hearth area once used for cooking. Burray (18 min)
Orkney archipelago island with guesthouses & heritage centers, plus sailing, diving & canoeing. Ring of Brodgar (17 min)
Dramatic upright stone circle dating from the late Neolithic period, with ditch and causeways. | 
