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Kirkwall Airport 33 min
Brough of Birsay (28 min)
This uninhabited tidal island with a lighthouse is home to the ruins of Pictish & Norse settlements.
Skaill House (19 min)
History, architecture, and museum
Ness of Brodgar (15 min)
Archaeological excavation, artifact, archaeological site, and ancient history
Yesnaby (16 min)
Hiking & climbing across sandstone cliffs with views over sea stacks, blowholes & nesting puffins.
Skara Brae Prehistoric Village (20 min)
The ruins of 8 houses dating from roughly 3000BC with a modern visitor centre telling their tale.
Maeshowe (15 min)
Tours are offered of this large neolithic chambered tomb illuminated by the setting midwinter sun.
Loch of Stenness (14 min)
Salty sea loch & Site of Special Scientific Interest overlooked by a historic stone monolith.
Stromness Museum (7 min)
Scapa Flow (26 min)
Historic waterway with a sandy beach & rustic backdrop known for its many wartime shipwrecks.
Standing Stones of Stenness (14 min)
Remains of 4 Neolithic standing stones with a central hearth area once used for cooking.
Old Man of Hoy (1 hr 15)
Unique 450-foot sea stack & landmark on Hoy is popular with climbers & was first climbed in 1966.
Pier Arts Centre (7 min)
Art and art museum
Ring of Brodgar (16 min)
Dramatic upright stone circle dating from the late Neolithic period, with ditch and causeways.
Graemsay (52 min)
Part of the Orkney Islands, this small inhabited island features farmland & 2 lighthouses.
Bay of Skaill (20 min)
Beach, prehistory, archaeological excavation, and history
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