Guidebook for Orkney

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Guidebook for Orkney

Food Scene

Because its so close and so good.
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Archive Coffee
8 Laing St
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Because its so close and so good.
Because they make kids so welcome
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Lucano
31 Victoria St
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Because they make kids so welcome
Sells Orkney produce. Fish, meat, dairy. Also has a well stocked wine and spirits area. Shop local and experience the quality of our islands award winning food and drink.
The Brig Larder
1 Albert St
Sells Orkney produce. Fish, meat, dairy. Also has a well stocked wine and spirits area. Shop local and experience the quality of our islands award winning food and drink.
A short walk away. Opened summer 2019 and going down a storm with locals. open from mid morning to evening. Brunch, lunch, cake and coffee, dinner or cocktails. They have it covered!
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Twenty One
8 Laing St
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A short walk away. Opened summer 2019 and going down a storm with locals. open from mid morning to evening. Brunch, lunch, cake and coffee, dinner or cocktails. They have it covered!

Arts & Culture

A cafe near the Cathedral, with outdoor seating for watching the world walk by on a fine day. Also for live music in the evenings.
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The Reel
6 Broad St
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A cafe near the Cathedral, with outdoor seating for watching the world walk by on a fine day. Also for live music in the evenings.
Vikings, neolithic, Victorian. Its got the lot. A small museum that packs a punch.
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The Orkney Museum
Broad Street
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Vikings, neolithic, Victorian. Its got the lot. A small museum that packs a punch.
Explorers. John Rae. North America, Australia. See how far Orcadian's travelled the world in the early days of maritime exploration.
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Stromness Museum
52 Alfred St
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Explorers. John Rae. North America, Australia. See how far Orcadian's travelled the world in the early days of maritime exploration.

Everything Else

Indoor soft play, with good coffee and cake for the adults. A garden centre, florist, gift shop and cafe.
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Well Park Garden Centre
Mill Street
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Indoor soft play, with good coffee and cake for the adults. A garden centre, florist, gift shop and cafe.

Sightseeing

Its beautiful.
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Kathedraal van Saint Magnus
Broad Street
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Its beautiful.
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Bishop's and Earl's Palaces
Watergate
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A must see. Now known to pre date Stonehenge. The adjacent "Neolithic Cathedral" is currently being excavated, and you can watch the archaeologists at work during the summer (check your dates). It is thought to be the hub from which the Neolithic expanded out over the British Isles and Northern Europe.
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Ring van Brodgar
B9055
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A must see. Now known to pre date Stonehenge. The adjacent "Neolithic Cathedral" is currently being excavated, and you can watch the archaeologists at work during the summer (check your dates). It is thought to be the hub from which the Neolithic expanded out over the British Isles and Northern Europe.
Orkneys secret cousin to Scara Brae. Take a trip out west see this structure overlooking Rousay. Watch the "race" where the atlantic ocean meets the north sea and the waters are at different levels. The nearby beach is lovely at low tide.
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Broch of Gurness
Aikerness
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Orkneys secret cousin to Scara Brae. Take a trip out west see this structure overlooking Rousay. Watch the "race" where the atlantic ocean meets the north sea and the waters are at different levels. The nearby beach is lovely at low tide.
A Viking palace, St Magnus' initial resting place, tidal causeway (watch your tide times), lighthouse, crashing ocean waves, Marwick Head, Kitchener memorial. There's plenty going on up the top end. Refreshments at Birsay Bay tearooms. Call into Birsay shop for crafty gifts, soup and a scone to take up to the Brough carpark and watch the ocean. Theres often an excellent burger van up at the Brough carpark too.
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Brough of Birsay
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A Viking palace, St Magnus' initial resting place, tidal causeway (watch your tide times), lighthouse, crashing ocean waves, Marwick Head, Kitchener memorial. There's plenty going on up the top end. Refreshments at Birsay Bay tearooms. Call into Birsay shop for crafty gifts, soup and a scone to take up to the Brough carpark and watch the ocean. Theres often an excellent burger van up at the Brough carpark too.
Don't forget East Mainland. Drive out to The Gloup, a collapsed sea cave. Frankly, it gives me vertigo, but no-one else in the family is bothered and I still like to go. Wander up to the Brough of Deerness, cliff top walks, birds, scenery. Refresh with a hot drink and a tour of Orkneys first gin distillery, Deerness distillery. Watch Stu making hand crafted gin, from the still to the bottle, all on site. Gift shop here is rather nice too.
The Gloup
Don't forget East Mainland. Drive out to The Gloup, a collapsed sea cave. Frankly, it gives me vertigo, but no-one else in the family is bothered and I still like to go. Wander up to the Brough of Deerness, cliff top walks, birds, scenery. Refresh with a hot drink and a tour of Orkneys first gin distillery, Deerness distillery. Watch Stu making hand crafted gin, from the still to the bottle, all on site. Gift shop here is rather nice too.
You can't come to Orkney and not have a look inside the most Northerly Whisky distillery. They do a good tour.
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Highland Park Distillery
Holm Road
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You can't come to Orkney and not have a look inside the most Northerly Whisky distillery. They do a good tour.
I haven't been, but its owned by Chivas brothers so they're bound to put on a good tour.
Scapa Distillery Visitor Centre
I haven't been, but its owned by Chivas brothers so they're bound to put on a good tour.
Neolithic and so interesting.
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Tomb of the Eagles Visitor Centre
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Neolithic and so interesting.

Parks & Nature

There a grassy area with trees and a small burn. Its just around the corner from Clancy's and a good place to the the kids for a run about to burn off a bit of energy. Call into Willows chip shop for a freshly made fish supper on the way home. (Look for the small white lit sign on the side of the footpath).
Mill Street
Mill Street
There a grassy area with trees and a small burn. Its just around the corner from Clancy's and a good place to the the kids for a run about to burn off a bit of energy. Call into Willows chip shop for a freshly made fish supper on the way home. (Look for the small white lit sign on the side of the footpath).

Essentials

Co-op Food - Kirkwall
Pickaquoy Road
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Lidl
Pickaquoy Road
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Local pharmacy
Sutherlands Pharmacy
43 Victoria St
Local pharmacy

Shopping

A glory hole of health foods, local produce, kitchen ware, garden plants, pet food and toys, hardware, fishing (anglers) supplies. If you can't find it here, its probably not on Orkney! Near to Christmas the display upstairs is something else.
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William Shearer
71 Victoria St
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A glory hole of health foods, local produce, kitchen ware, garden plants, pet food and toys, hardware, fishing (anglers) supplies. If you can't find it here, its probably not on Orkney! Near to Christmas the display upstairs is something else.
Tourist gift shop opposite the Cathedral.
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Judith Glue
25 Broad St
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Tourist gift shop opposite the Cathedral.
The first jeweller to design and produce in Orkney (I think)
Ola Gorie Jewellery
Broad Street
The first jeweller to design and produce in Orkney (I think)
Another orkney jeweller and homeware gift shop.
Aurora Jewellery - Kirkwall
69 Albert St
Another orkney jeweller and homeware gift shop.
Orkney Jewellery. Also Sheila's beautiful Kirk Gallery and Cafe out in Tankerness. Shop, cafe and by arrangement, workshop tours. Worth a visit.
Sheila Fleet Kirkwall
30 Bridge St
Orkney Jewellery. Also Sheila's beautiful Kirk Gallery and Cafe out in Tankerness. Shop, cafe and by arrangement, workshop tours. Worth a visit.
Sheila's beautiful Kirk Gallery and Cafe out in Tankerness. Shop, cafe (and by arrangement, workshop tours). Worth a visit. Shop the full range of Sheila Fleet jewellery, and quality home accessories from local crafts people. Enjoy brunch, lunch or afternoon tea when exploring East Mainland.
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Sheila Fleet Workshop, Kirk Gallery & Café
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Sheila's beautiful Kirk Gallery and Cafe out in Tankerness. Shop, cafe (and by arrangement, workshop tours). Worth a visit. Shop the full range of Sheila Fleet jewellery, and quality home accessories from local crafts people. Enjoy brunch, lunch or afternoon tea when exploring East Mainland.