Bespoke Orkney Tours

13/06/2022

Philip out guiding with an expedition ship. A clifftop walk from Yesnaby to Skaill Bay.

18/07/2021

Philip spent the day on Hoy with guests staying at Rickla.

Spent the day on Hoy with guests staying at Rickla. See where we went.

09/05/2021

15/02/2020

To get the most from your stay in Orkney, use a local STGA qualified guide.

09/01/2020

Include a visit to Skaill House in your summer 2020 visit to Orkney and celebrate 400 years of history in the making.

Orkney's grandest private home; Skaill House in Sandwick, is 400 years old. A programme of events and activities throughout 2020 are planned to mark this his...

10/10/2019

From a walk in the Cathedral Kirkyard.

10/07/2019

Primula Scotica in bloom at Yesnaby.

06/07/2019

Visit the dig at Swandro, Rousay.

OK we did have a few light showers and it went a bit cloudy, but we definitely had some sun and thankfully it was pretty much dry all day, so we've been crackin

12/04/2019

Philip was out on Tuesday researching an Assessed Tour for his STGA Green Badge qualification. Guess where ...

11/04/2019

More wartime Orkney ... fascinating.

HMS Tern - HMS Tern (also known as RNAS Twatt) formed a vital part of the Navy's presence in Orkney when Scapa Flow was the base for the Royal Navy in WWII.

05/04/2019

What do see and do this month in Orkney. Come and join us.

Find out all about life in Orkney in April with the Orkney.com newsletter, including news, features and photography all focused on the islands.

21/03/2019

Out with guests from Astoria, our first cruise ship visit of 2019.

22/02/2019

One part of a 'wartime Orkney' tour perhaps.

A tour with Andrew Hollinrake around the Ness Battery at Stromness

17/01/2019

29/12/2018

Take a tour in the cathedral to see the upper levels and climb the tower. You get a completely different perspective on this beautiful 12th Century building.

26/12/2018

Images from St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall

21/12/2018

Today I am heading into the tomb at Maeshowe for sunset at the winter solstice. The entrance passageway aligns with the setting sun today.

26/05/2018

Out of the way archaeology.

19/05/2018

21/01/2018

A winter visit to the upper levels of St. Magnus Cathedral

07/09/2017

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Yet another of the countless reasons to come and sample the beauty and peace of Orkney ...
the least crowded and best roads in the U.K!

25/08/2017

I've enjoyed two days guiding with a wonderful holiday group from East Anglia ... who were determined to show that the end of August in Orkney is still shorts and paddling weather

17/08/2017

Memorial to HMS Hampshire / Lord Kitchener atop the cliffs at Marwick Head, Birsay. Another worthwhile site of interest. Not visited by the standard Cruise Ship Tours, but available in your Bespoke Orkney Tour.

In 2016 the people of Orkney raised funds to place a Memorial Wall around the tower of the Kitchener Memorial inscribed with the names of all those lost when HMS Hampshire sank in WW1 as well as those lost on HM Drifter Laurel Crown a few days later.

02/08/2017

Sometimes you get the unexpected on a tour.

We had an interesting visitor in Scapa Flow this morning. The new HMS Queen Elizabeth (Aircraft Carrier) undergoing sea trials. I was scurrying round the Flow to find the best vantage point.

15/07/2017

You need a bespoke tour to get enough time to visit Yesnaby Castle sea stack which is about 20 minutes walk along the cliffs from the car park... but it is well worth the effort

Some recent panoramic shots at Yesnaby ...

09/07/2017

What an enjoyable afternoon with a coach tour from the cruise ship Columbus.
At Yesnaby the visitors were delighted by the spectacular cliffs and views of Hoy, and by our discovery of the elusive, tiny and beautiful Primula Scotica ...

30/06/2017

I've just enjoyed a very full day on South Ronaldsay with a delightful American family.
We covered wartime history, Scapa Flow, deserted islands, arts, crafts, tapestry, cliff top walks, the Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age.
We identified dozens of wildflowers and birds, we spotted grey seals, and even had time for Orkney Ice Cream.
Our final stop was a guided tour of the dig at the Cairns Iron Age broch - utterly captivating.

12/06/2017

What a splendid afternoon with a charming British and Irish group on a walking tour of Kirkwall ...

02/06/2017

June 2017 Newsletter | VisitOrkney

What an amazing selection of events in Orkney this month ...

Read the June newsletter from Visit Orkney, focusing on events, activities and attractions across the islands.

27/05/2017

Just one of the many fascinating locations in the UNESCO World Heritage Site - Heart of Neolithic Orkney. A must see on your guided tour.