Gardarlea Orkney Self Catering Accommodation

22/07/2024

🌟 Dounby Show 3 weeks today 🌟

30/06/2024

IT'S HERE FOLKS!! The hard work of the young artists from local schools has been made up into the 2025 Stromness Lifeboat Calendar. It will be ON SALE in the lifeboat shop from OPEN DAY, this Sunday, 30 June from mid-day. Certain to be another collectors' item. Be the first among your friends to have a copy. Sure to be popular with grans and grandads, aunties and uncles.

30/06/2024

Delicious beer made by lovely people ☺️

Buy now this Swannay Brewery mixed tasting box. A mixed case including bottles and can; pale ales, IPA and dark beers of varying strengths. Beers will vary but can include popular items such as Orkney IPA, Scapa Special, Duke IPA, Orkney Porter, Old Norway and other Swannay classics.

16/06/2024

We are delighted to be working with our friends at The Pier Arts Centre and Stromness Museum to offer an opportunity to take a guided stroll through our beautiful town!

Stromness Stroll available dates for 2024 are: Thursday 27 June; Thursday 25 July; Thursday 1 August; Thursday 5 September. £40 per person.

To book head to https://stromnessorkney.com/stromness-stroll/

09/06/2024

07/06/2024

Beautiful sights on our doorstep

21/05/2024

It’s Always Sunny in Birsay

One of two new beers being released next week.

Cask only for now, but it’s so tasty and the design is so good we are going to put it in cans as well.

Swannay Brewery is located in the Orkney parish of Birsay (though some people from Evie may dispute this) and it’s not uncommon for the brewery to bask in sunshine when other parts of our beautiful island are blanketed in haar.

Even better, the artwork (like all our artwork) was done by someone from Birsay. Thanks Ian!

The blue background to this picture is actually the Orkney sky (in Birsay).

22/04/2024

2024 Summer Schedule 😎

21/04/2024

Definitely worth a visit

We are delighted to announce that the Barony Mill will soon be re-opening for the summer.

From Monday 29 April, Barony Mill will be open to the public offering guided tours of Orkney’s only remaining working water mill. The tours are a chance for visitors to learn more about the history of bere and the traditional methods we use to milling our flour.

The Barony Mill will be open for tours seven days a week from 11am until the last tour at 4.15pm. Tours last approximately 30 minutes and are suitable for all ages, but please be advised you will need to climb some stairs to reach the upper floors. Tours cost £5 for adults, with children admitted for free.

We also have a shop onsite where we sell beremeal flour and products made with beremeal, as well as other souvenirs.

Visitors can drop in if they are passing, but we do recommend you book a place on a tour to avoid disappointment. You can book a tour by telephoning the Mill on (01856) 721 439, or at the Mill shop.

We hope to see you over the summer!

18/02/2024

14/02/2024

Well worth a visit

30/01/2024

A busy day and night in Lerwick.

Guizer Jarl Richard Moar and his 2024 Lerwick Jarl's Squad made a big impression as they made their way through the streets of the town this morning (Tuesday).

29/01/2024

Beautiful….

A winter sunset today at The Brough of Birsay🧡

28/01/2024

28/01/2024

🔥 4 DAYS TO GO until you can WATCH UP HELLY AA LIVE 🔥

Tuesday 30th January 2024

from 7pm - Procession starts at 7.30pm GMT
HERE ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE! NorthLink Ferries

We are proud to, along with Promote Shetland, once again sponsor the Up Helly Aa live we**am.

See a live stream of the evenings events on our page: http://www.facebook.com/NorthLinkFerries/

VisitScotland Shetland Webcams

28/01/2024

17/01/2024

A must see

17/01/2024

Beautiful photography

14/11/2023

Moody November blues over Orkney's Neolithic village 💙
📍 Skara Brae, Orkney
📸 by instagram.com/smiilesm

30/10/2023

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY: Some contributions from Scottish lifeboat stations to RNLI's 200 Voices before Christmas:
Sheena Thompson, Wick. 7 Nov
Kevin Kirkpatrick, Longhope. 9 Nov
John Maclennan, Stornoway. 27 Nov
Ian Currie, Mallaig. 30 Nov
George Davidson, Kirkcudbright. 5 Dec
Robin Smith, Broughty Ferry. 8 Dec
Martin Stephen, Dunbar. 23 Dec
Christine Bradshaw, Longhope. 27 Dec
Listen at www.rnli.org/200voices or on your usual podcast service

21/09/2023

Lovely place to visit

The Barony Mill will be offering free tours to the public this weekend, as we celebrate our 150 anniversary.

During the summer, Barony Mill is open to the public offering guided tours of Orkney’s only remaining working water mill. The tours are a chance for visitors to learn more about the history of bere and the traditional methods we use to milling our flour.

We also have a shop onsite where we sell beremeal flour and products made with beremeal.

The mill will shortly be closing so we can start milling this year’s harvest. This weekend is a great opportunity for locals and visitors alike to visit the mill and browse in our shop.

Free tours will be available on Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 September. The first tour starts at 10.15am on each day and they run every 45 minutes, until the final tour at 4.15pm. Tours last approximately 30 minutes. The tours are suitable for all ages, but please be advised you will need to climb some stairs to reach the upper floors.

Places on tours are limited, so please book to avoid disappointment. You can reserve your space by calling the mill on (01856) 721 439.

We hope to see you there!

05/09/2023

Sunset over Orkney's tidal island - just look at that sky 💙 😍
📍 Brough of Birsay, Orkney
📸 by instagram.com/dawn_brown_photography

29/08/2023

The dig dates for the final excavation season at the Ness of Brodgar have been announced.

08/08/2023

At 10am today it's only 30 days to the first event of 2023!
Check out our programme
https://oisf.org/
There are talks on the future, on new ideas in energy and transport and in medicine; talks on the past, with stories of discovery and adventure; workshops on AI and robotics and finding the night sky over Maeshowe 5,000 years ago; and walks to explore ancient landscapes.

07/08/2023

23/07/2023

Destination Orkney is delighted to launch the Orkney tourism awards to recognise excellence in Orkney’s tourism businesses.

19/07/2023

Lots of exciting things to see and do