To See & Do

Whether you are feeling energetic or simply wish to relax, Orkney has something for everyone, so why not.......  

Relax in our quiet secluded beaches, rich in history, wildlife and relaxing walks.......

Visit Mullhead...an area of over 200 acres of coastal grassland, heath, and sea cliff providing opportunity for walking and bird watching. This is one of the few locations in Orkney where you can see most of the Northern isles on a clear day.
 
Explore Covenantors... a slender monument erected in 1888 marking where about 200  Covenantors, made prisoner at the Battle of Boswell Bridge, where ship wrecked in 1679. This can be walked comfortably in a evenings walk from the Bed and Breakfast .
 
The isle of Copinsay is a wedge shaped island with a lighthouse perched on 300ft high vertical cliffs facing the North sea...this island is the nesting sites of some 10,000 pairs of Gullimots and Kittwakes...copinsay can be reached by boat...details can be found at the tourist office.
 
The Gloup...A dramatic collapsed sea-cave separated from the sea by a land bridge about 80 yards wide.Gloup comes from the Old Norse gluppa - a chasm - local name for a blow hole. The Gloup is easily accessible by a 200 yard walk from the car park.
 
Brough of Deerness... Accessible only by a narrow and dangerous cliff track, northwards from the Gloup and almost cut off by the sea at high tides, the Brough is the site of an early Christian monastery of the Celtic church, the remains of the chapel can still be seen.

If the above is not enough more information about what to see and do can be found on our links page.
 

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