Enjoy a self catering Holiday in the Orkney Isles

from £70 per person per week

There are virtually endless opportunities for outdoor activities. The following list is far from complete but gives a good taste of what is on offer: -

• Walking and cycling - there are a number of good shoreline and hillside walks in the vicinity and the area is well frequented by cyclists. For adventure further afield and/or daytrips, there is the added advantage of fast and frequent access by ferry to the nearby islands of Flotta and Hoy.
   
• Nature - the Houton Bay seal colony is nearby next to the Houton Ferry to Hoy, Swanbister bay with its wading birds is a couple of miles away and the RSPB Hobbister Bird Reserve is halfway betwen us and Kirkwall. 
   
• Historic sites - we are close to the ancient Round Kirk and Orkneyinga Saga Centre at Orphir, and we are within easy access of many of the other major historical sites on mainland Orkney.

  

  
   
• Roving Eye Enterprises - underwater camera ship the MV Guide departs most days from Houton Bay Pier taking passengers to view the wrecks in Scapa Flow.
  
   
• Diving - Dive boats head out daily from Stromness to explore the wrecks of Scapa Flow.
  
   
• Towns - A brief drive or bus journey will take you to the major towns of Kirkwall and Stromness for a shopping trip, sports, cinema, and theatre or just a day or night out.