all have en suite bathrooms. a modern dining room serves classic lunch and evening meals made with local produce. check-in time: 3:00 pmcheck-out time: 10:00 am. set in a quaint stone inn in the village centre, this traditional pub with rooms is adjacent to south ronaldsay golf course and 100m from the gill's bay waterfront. airy rooms with sloped ceilings and skylights feature free wifi, tvs, and tea and coffeemaking facilities. the cosy pub offers darts, a pool table and tvs Kirkwall Airport 22 min
Scapa Flow (34 min) Historic waterway with a sandy beach & rustic backdrop known for its many wartime shipwrecks. Lamb Holm (11 min) Tomb of the Eagles Visitor Centre (13 min) Tomb, eagle, and history Bishop’s and Earl's Palaces (22 min) Enduring stone ruins of 2 ornate palaces built in the 1100s & in 1606 in the Renaissance-style. Italian Chapel (12 min) Catholic chapel built by Italian POWs in the 1940s using scavenged materials, like old ship timbers. Scapa Flow Museum - Temporary exhibition in Hoy Hotel (1 hr 35) Highland Park Whisky Distillery (20 min) Guided tours through an 18th-century, malt-whisky distillery that conclude with a wee dram or two. St Magnus Cathedral (22 min) Soaring, multi-hued sandstone originally founded by the Vikings, Britain's most northerly cathedral. Flotta (1 hr 35) Churchill Barriers (11 min) Built to protect the important anchorage at Scapa Flow, this causeways were built in 1939. Burray (7 min) Orkney archipelago island with guesthouses & heritage centers, plus sailing, diving & canoeing. The Orkney Museum (22 min) Exhibits & artefacts on the area's history from the Stone Age to present day in a 1570s townhouse. Pentland Firth (1 hr 4) Picturesque strait known for its powerful tides, featuring a lighthouse & vibrant marine life. |