Unearth Orkney's unique history, wildlife, islands, activities and culture by taking time to browse our Orkney blogs.
The town of Stromness in the Orkney Islands has a fascinating salt-encrusted history. Find out how the town began and the events, including wars, explorers, whalers, traders and fishing, which shaped Stromness through the years!
Orkney has some unique and very tasty food to try! The Orkney menu owes much to the fresh air, fertile fields and rich seas around the islands. Make sure you sample some of our suggestions before you take your ferry home.
The Barony Mill in Birsay is a working watermill, the only one in Orkney. We’d highly recommend the Barony Mill as a must-see to any visitor to Orkney. It has a fascinating tour and the children particularly enjoyed making the mill come to life.
Looking for puffins, standing stones, sea stacks, owls, otters, groatie buckies or Viking runes in Orkney? We’ve written a handy guide to the Orkney islands which should answer your questions and point you in the right direction!
NorthLink Ferries are proud that our ferry, MV Hamnavoe arrives in Stromness. The town offers a wonderful first impression for visitors to Orkney. We’ve compiled fifteen fascinating facts about Stromness!
Stromness is a unique and picturesque town in Orkney hemmed in by a steep hill on one side and the sea on the other. It has a lovely waterfront of houses, piers and jetties. We’ve compiled a list of 12 great places to see around the town!
Many of the lochs of Orkney are filled with Brown Trout and are popular with fishermen from Orkney and further afield. We asked Neil Chalmers, the Freight Supervisor for MV Hamnavoe and a keen fly fisherman all about his experiences fishing in Orkney!
There are many great places to see in Orkney and it’s a shame that not all of them are as well known as Skara Brae and the Old Man of Hoy. We’ve compiled a list, an insider’s guide, to some less familiar but still brilliant places to see in Orkney.
One of the best places in Scotland to visit for history and archaeology, Orkney has an average of three archaeological sites per square mile! Read our list of essential historical places to visit in Orkney.
