Visit Orkney
Orkney is an island group off the north coast of Scotland. An hour long ferry trip from Gills Bay or John o'Groats. To get more information click on the map. (Provided by the Orcadian Newspaper). |
This Website is provided by Bankburn House using highlighted links to other web sites. These sites have mutually agreed to provide information which may be useful in aiding potential visitors to our islands to make choices to suit their varied interests. Further information to aid you on your trip North through Scotland to here is available online and in print.
Welcome to the Orkney Islands. |
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I would like to take you on a Virtual journey through the Orkney Islands from the South to the North. Stopping off on the way at various websites who have kindly given their permission for their use to inform you of places and points of interest, and places to stay whilst visiting Orkney. In South Ronaldsay near Burwick where the ferry from John o'Groats arrives you have The Tomb Of The Eagles. Taking the A961 we now move north to St Margaret's Hope where we have the new nine hole golf course (across the road from which we find the the sponsors of this Website, Bankburn House B and B), plus a bowling green and tennis courts. Other interests in St Margaret's Hope include the Smiddy Museum, and Hoxa Tapestry which is part of the craft trail. There are various places to stay, from the back packers' hostel to The Creel Restaurant, one of the foremost restaurants in Scotland. This is also where the Pentland ferry arrives from Gills Bay in the North of Scotland. We now move further north on the A961 where on the right at the junction with the B9044 we come to the Orkney Marine-Life Aquarium.
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