Neale's Guidebook
Food scene
Lovely food and a great selection of local drinks in the surroundings of an old grocery shop
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Robertsons General Store
Church RoadLovely food and a great selection of local drinks in the surroundings of an old grocery shop
Lovely seafood restaurant perched on the cliffs looking over the pentland firth
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Skerries Bistro
Lovely seafood restaurant perched on the cliffs looking over the pentland firth
The Murray Arms Hotel
Back RoadGreat locally caught seafood platters
Great food and drink and has a public bar for late night drinks
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The Sands Hotel
Great food and drink and has a public bar for late night drinks
Great food for lunch and you can browse the locally handmade jewellery and crafts
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Sheila Fleet Workshop, Kirk Gallery & Café
Great food for lunch and you can browse the locally handmade jewellery and crafts
Polly Kettle
Tea room with local crafts for sale
Twenty One
8 Laing StNice food all served in small portions similar to tapas
Helgi's
14 Harbour StBest burgers serves great food and local drinks
The Sound Archive
8 Laing StreetFantastic food and drink also features live music events
Celina Rupp Jewellery
With great views over the Churchill Barriers, serves hot drinks and lunches.
Sightseeing
Learn everything about Orkneys past
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Orkney Fossil and Heritage Centre
Learn everything about Orkneys past
Cappella Italiana
A must see sitting between the Churchill barriers
Famous whisky distillery offers pre booked tours
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Highland Park Distillery
Holm RoadFamous whisky distillery offers pre booked tours
Another whiskey distillery perched on the shore of the scapa flow
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Scapa
Another whiskey distillery perched on the shore of the scapa flow
Cattedrale di San Magnus
Broad StreetFabulous architecture a must see
Bishop's and Earl's Palaces
WatergateSee the history of Orkney
Broch of Gurness
AikernessAn iron age broch village great to walk around
Enjoy the beautiful sight of the Churchill Barriers with its sandy beaches, clear turquoise waters and old shipwrecks popular with kayakers and paddle boarders
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Churchill Barriers
A961Enjoy the beautiful sight of the Churchill Barriers with its sandy beaches, clear turquoise waters and old shipwrecks popular with kayakers and paddle boarders
Orkney has many great archeological sites still being uncovered to this day
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Anello di Brodgar
B9055Orkney has many great archeological sites still being uncovered to this day
Loch of Ayre walkway
A lovely local walk around a local loch with plenty of bird life to see.
Why not go out west and walk over to the brough of Birsay when the tide is out
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Birsay
Why not go out west and walk over to the brough of Birsay when the tide is out
Well preserved ancient dwellings a must for all history buffs
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Skara Brae Prehistoric Village
Well preserved ancient dwellings a must for all history buffs
Maeshowe
Stoneyhill RoadOrkneys finest chambered neolithic cairn
Travel by ferry to any of Orkneys inhabited islands, Hoy is the second largest island and has the amazing old man of Hoy sea stack to climb and the newly opened scapa flow museum to visit.
Hoy
Travel by ferry to any of Orkneys inhabited islands, Hoy is the second largest island and has the amazing old man of Hoy sea stack to climb and the newly opened scapa flow museum to visit.
Great for wildlife and best place to see puffins or why not take the shortest flight in the world to Papa Westray.
Westray
Great for wildlife and best place to see puffins or why not take the shortest flight in the world to Papa Westray.
As the name suggests awesome white sandy beaches that go on for miles watch the Atlantic ocean crash in you feel on top of the world.
Sanday
As the name suggests awesome white sandy beaches that go on for miles watch the Atlantic ocean crash in you feel on top of the world.
Local drinks
J. Gow Rum
Rum distillery and wine shop next to the Italian chapel
Kirkjuvagr Limited
8 Laing StreetGin distillery offering tours
Deerness Distillery
Gin distillery offering tours
Highland Brewing Company
Great local ale and shop
Orkney Brewery
Local beer great food and tours
Neighbourhoods
Burray has a lovely friendly community spirit often hosting local events, it has some great beaches and walks with spectacular views around the coastline where much of Orkneys wildlife can be seen, orcas, seals, basking sharks have all been sighted not to mention the birdlife that can be viewed in our garden, oyster catchers, curlews and the rare female hen harrier have all paid us a visit.
Burray
Burray has a lovely friendly community spirit often hosting local events, it has some great beaches and walks with spectacular views around the coastline where much of Orkneys wildlife can be seen, orcas, seals, basking sharks have all been sighted not to mention the birdlife that can be viewed in our garden, oyster catchers, curlews and the rare female hen harrier have all paid us a visit.
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The local bus is the X1 and the bus stop is 5 minutes away
It travels from St Margarets Hope through Burray to Kirkwall then on to Stromness every hour during the day you can get on and off wherever you like on route, a day pass is around £9. Download the stagecoach app for live maps and timetables.
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Kirkwall travel centre
The travel centre is based at the bus station in Kirkwall, it has all the information and guides you need to explore Orkney and has some local experts to give you advice.
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EV charging station
There is an EV charging station just 5 minutes walk away opposite the Burray Hall