Orkney Activities
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From ancient historical sites to outdoor adventures, Orkney offers a diverse range of activities for visitors of all interests. Browse our directory to find the perfect activities for your Orkney stay.
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Jungle World
Jungle World is Kirkwall's premier indoor play centre, offering a fun-filled day out for families with young children. L...
Orkan Adventures
16 reviews
Orkan Adventures has been providing super days out for the adventurous people of Orkney and further afield since March 2...
Janice's Trees
1 reviews
Janice's Trees is a peaceful woodland area in Kirkwall, one of the few wooded spots in Orkney's predominantly treeless l...
Fernvalley Wildlife Centre
207 reviews
Fernvalley specialises in giving abandoned and abused exotic rescue animals a forever home. We are open to the public ye...
Happy Valley
158 reviews
Happy Valley is a remarkable woodland garden near Stenness, created by Edwin Harrold who planted thousands of trees and ...
Roseness Walk
3 reviews
Roseness Walk is a scenic coastal walk on the island of Burray, offering sweeping views across the Churchill Barriers an...
Bucht von Whelkmulli
1 reviews
Bucht von Whelkmulli is a secluded bay on Orkney Mainland, offering a quiet coastal walking experience away from the mai...
Pickaquoy Park
Pickaquoy Park is Kirkwall's main recreational green space, located alongside the Pickaquoy Centre leisure complex. The ...
George Mackay Brown Memorial Garden
13 reviews
George Mackay Brown Memorial Garden in Stromness is a contemplative garden dedicated to one of Scotland's finest poets a...
Arcadia Park
9 reviews
Arcadia Park is a well-maintained public park in the Scapa area of Kirkwall, offering green space and play facilities fo...
Tankerness Garden
2 reviews
Tankerness Garden is a historic walled garden located behind The Orkney Museum on Broad Street in Kirkwall. Once part of...
Skaill Beach
2 reviews
Skaill Beach is a stunning crescent of white sand on Orkney's Atlantic coast, directly adjacent to the world-famous Skar...
RSPB Scotland Marwick Head Nature Reserve
154 reviews
RSPB Marwick Head is one of Orkney's most spectacular seabird colonies, with towering sandstone cliffs hosting thousands...
Olav's Wood
82 reviews
Olav's Wood is a rare native woodland on South Ronaldsay, one of the few naturally wooded areas in Orkney's largely tree...
West Coast Walk
4 reviews
West Coast Walk follows Orkney's dramatic Atlantic coastline near Stromness, offering some of the most rugged and specta...
Firth Park
15 reviews
Firth Park is a community park in the village of Finstown, located at the head of the Bay of Firth on Mainland Orkney. T...
Castle o'Burrian
20 reviews
Castle o'Burrian is a dramatic sea stack off the coast of Westray, one of Orkney's northern isles. This towering pillar ...
Brandyquoy Park
7 reviews
Brandyquoy Park is a neighbourhood park in Kirkwall, offering a children's play area and open green space for recreation...
Broch of Gurness
638 reviews
Explore this once mighty Iron Age settlement, with a small village arranged around a central, massive broch tower. Defen...
Grain Earth House
43 reviews
Grain Earth House is an Iron Age underground passage and chamber, also known as a souterrain, located on the outskirts o...
Orkneyinga Saga Centre
59 reviews
Orkneyinga Saga Centre in Orphir tells the story of the Norse earls who ruled Orkney from the 9th to 15th centuries, as ...
Stromness Museum
366 reviews
Get a glimpse of Orkney's natural history and maritime past in a museum which sports a unique collection of artefacts di...
Loch of Ayre walkway
2 reviews
Loch of Ayre Walkway offers a pleasant circular walk around a scenic freshwater loch near the village of Holm on East Ma...
Papdale East Park
5 reviews
Papdale East Park is a spacious public park on the eastern side of Kirkwall, popular with families and dog walkers. The ...
The Orkney Museum
173 reviews
The Orkney Museum tells the story of Orkney, from the Stone Age to the Picts and Vikings, and right through to the prese...
Greens Garden
2 reviews
Greens Garden is a private garden near Toab on East Mainland, occasionally open to visitors. The garden features a creat...
Kitchener Memorial
134 reviews
Kitchener Memorial is a striking stone tower perched on the clifftops at Marwick Head, commemorating Field Marshal Lord ...
Mill Bay Walk
Mill Bay Walk is a coastal route on the island of Stronsay, one of Orkney's quieter northern isles. The walk takes you a...
Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn
155 reviews
Cuween Hill Chambered Cairn is a remarkable Neolithic tomb dating back approximately 5,000 years, set on a hilltop near ...
RSPB Scotland The Loons Nature Reserve
13 reviews
RSPB The Loons is a wetland nature reserve in Birsay, west Mainland, renowned for its rich birdlife and peaceful atmosph...
RSPB Scotland Brodgar Nature Reserve
23 reviews
RSPB Brodgar is a moorland and wetland reserve surrounding the famous Ring of Brodgar stone circle, part of the Heart of...
Barnhouse Settlement
38 reviews
Barnhouse Settlement is a reconstructed Neolithic village on the shores of the Loch of Stenness, dating back over 5,000 ...
Orkney Wireless Museum
75 reviews
Orkney Wireless Museum houses a fascinating collection of wartime and vintage communications equipment, telling the stor...
RSPB Birsay Moors
27 reviews
RSPB Birsay Moors is an expansive moorland reserve in the north of Mainland Orkney, important for breeding hen harriers,...
Escape Room Orkney
Escape Room Orkney in Stromness offers themed puzzle-solving adventures for groups, providing an exciting indoor activit...
Peerie Water
Peerie Water is a small freshwater loch on the island of Rousay, set amid rolling moorland with views out to the surroun...
Stromness Community Garden
Stromness Community Garden is a thriving green space maintained by local volunteers in the heart of Stromness. The garde...
Stromness Viewpoint
4 reviews
Stromness Viewpoint offers a panoramic vista over the picturesque harbour town of Stromness and across to the island of ...
Rothiesholm Walk
Rothiesholm Walk is a rewarding coastal circuit on the Rothiesholm peninsula of Stronsay, one of Orkney's northern isles...
Wideford Hill Cairn
55 reviews
Wideford Hill Cairn is a Neolithic chambered tomb perched high on Wideford Hill overlooking Kirkwall and the Wide Firth....
Orkney Uncovered
35 reviews
Welcome to Orkney Uncovered and thank you for visiting our Google page. We specialise in Orkney tours, private and guide...
Muckle Water
Muckle Water is the largest loch on the island of Rousay, set amid heather-covered hills and offering a tranquil walking...
Kirkwall Sports Stadium
2 reviews
Kirkwall Sports Stadium is Orkney's main sports venue, located on Pickaquoy Road alongside the Pickaquoy Centre leisure ...
Yesnaby Coastal Walk
23 reviews
Yesnaby Coastal Walk is one of Orkney's most dramatic cliff walks, following the wild Atlantic coastline past towering s...
St Magnus Way
39 reviews
St Magnus Way is a long-distance pilgrimage route stretching 55 miles across Mainland Orkney, tracing the journey of the...
Dwarfie Stane
67 reviews
The Dwarfie Stane is a unique and mysterious Neolithic rock-cut tomb on the island of Hoy, the only example of its kind ...
RSPB Scotland Trumland, Rousay
11 reviews
RSPB Trumland on Rousay is a hillside reserve rising from the shores of Eynhallow Sound, supporting a mix of moorland an...
RSPB Scotland Cottascarth
25 reviews
RSPB Cottascarth is a moorland reserve in central Mainland Orkney, renowned as one of the best places in Britain to see ...
Choe's Dyke
2 reviews
Choe's Dyke is a pleasant walking route along an old stone wall boundary on the outskirts of Kirkwall, following the Ing...
Sandside Beach
Sandside Beach is a sheltered sandy bay on Orkney's southwest coast, tucked between low cliffs with views across to the ...
Scapa Beach
517 reviews
Scapa Beach is a popular sandy beach on the southern edge of Kirkwall, offering views across the famous Scapa Flow — the...
RSPB Scotland Hoy nature reserve
3 reviews
RSPB Hoy is Orkney's largest nature reserve, covering much of the mountainous northern half of Hoy — the most dramatical...
Mill Sands Beach
3 reviews
Mill Sands Beach is a quiet sandy beach near the village of Tankerness on East Mainland Orkney. This lesser-known beach ...
RSPB Onziebust, Egilsay
2 reviews
RSPB Onziebust on the island of Egilsay is a small but important reserve protecting corncrake habitat — one of Britain's...
Barony Mill
52 reviews
The Barony Mill is Orkney's last remaining working watermill and has been operated by the Birsay Heritage Trust since 19...
Sands of Rothiesholm Circuit
2 reviews
Sands of Rothiesholm Circuit is a circular coastal walk on the Rothiesholm peninsula of Stronsay, taking in beautiful sa...
Bishop's and Earl's Palaces
349 reviews
Step inside the spectacular ruins of a remarkable residence at the heart of Kirkwall. The medieval Bishop's Palace was b...
Pier Arts Centre
108 reviews
The Pier Arts Centre is a Visit Scotland 5 Star Art Gallery and Museum in Stromness, Orkney. Home to a permanent collect...
Hill of White Hamars
8 reviews
Hill of White Hamars is a nature reserve on the southern part of the island of Hoy, protecting an area of maritime heath...
Conifere Plantation
Conifere Plantation is a sheltered woodland on the island of Hoy, providing one of the few forested walking areas in Ork...
Wheems Organic Farm and Campsite ( Book Direct For Best Prices )
92 reviews
WHEEMS HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION offers camping for up to 20 pitches for tents and camper-vans. There are 4 cosy, equipped, ...
RSPB Mill Dam, Shapinsay
10 reviews
RSPB Mill Dam on Shapinsay is a freshwater loch and wetland reserve that provides excellent birdwatching in an intimate ...
Deerness Distillery and Dashing Deer Kitchen & Bar
38 reviews
Artisan distillery producing award-winning Gin, Vodka, Liqueurs and Whisky. Visit our well stocked gift shop and enjoy a...
Kingsdale Motorhome & Caravan Club CL
1 reviews
Kingsdale Motorhome & Caravan Club CL is a Certificated Location for motorhomes and caravans, situated on the outskirts ...
St Catherine's Bay walk
2 reviews
St Catherine's Bay Walk is a scenic coastal route on the island of Stronsay, following the shoreline of a beautiful shel...
RSPB Hobbister
4 reviews
RSPB Hobbister is a moorland and coastal reserve near Orphir on the south shore of Mainland Orkney, overlooking Scapa Fl...
Westray Heritage Trust
16 reviews
Westray Heritage Trust operates the Heritage Centre on the island of Westray, preserving and sharing the rich history, c...
Trumland House
1 reviews
Trumland is a Category B listed house and associated estate on Rousay, in Orkney, Scotland, built in its present form in...
Corrigall Farm Museum
57 reviews
Corrigall Farm Museum is a traditional 'but and ben' laid out as a typical Orkney farmhouse and steading in Victorian/la...
Orkney Trike Tours
16 reviews
Chauffeur driven motorised trike tours of Orkney. Your best way to explore Orkney for the young and the young at heart. ...
Hillside Tiny Campsite
2 reviews
Hillside Tiny Campsite is a small, peaceful camping spot near Longhope on the southern tip of the island of Hoy. The sit...
About Orkney Activities
Orkney is home to a wide variety of activities, from exploring ancient Neolithic sites to outdoor adventures along dramatic coastlines. The islands offer unique experiences that showcase both natural beauty and rich cultural heritage.
Many activities are seasonal, so we recommend checking opening times and availability before planning your visit. For more information about planning your trip to Orkney, visit our travel planning guides.