white van man 3,247 Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Anyone on here up in Orkney? I’m up there for a week or so in May. Mainly kayaking and fishing. Staying in Kirkwall and travelling out each day. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 22,093 Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 I've been up goose shooting in the past. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
white van man 3,247 Posted April 12 Author Report Share Posted April 12 Looks a decent place. Looking forward to it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,114 Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Scapa Flow springs to mind. The scuppering of the German fleet. Good diving up there. Jok. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
white van man 3,247 Posted April 12 Author Report Share Posted April 12 Cheers jok. Hoping to get out and about every day Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cragman 2,748 Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Not been but it’s a place I’ll visit when I retire. I’ve a mate who farms on there and I keep getting invites. You must visit the Highland Park distillery 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 8,997 Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Another place that will stay in your memories forever hope you have a good week mate. I really need to go back one day and visit the island of Sanday off Orkney. The son in law owns a patch of land on their it's just a shame it would have been too costly to put a few log cabin type holiday homes on it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 8,997 Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 4 hours ago, white van man said: Anyone on here up in Orkney? I’m up there for a week or so in May. Mainly kayaking and fishing. Staying in Kirkwall and travelling out each day. Remember going in a small fishing tackle shop in Kirkwall down a side street and also having the best fish and chips I have ever had wile waiting for the ferry to Sanday also we parked up and had a walk around the stones that are some sort of ancient monument on Kirkwall. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Leo Sayer 2,144 Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 7 hours ago, tatsblisters said: Another place that will stay in your memories forever hope you have a good week mate. I really need to go back one day and visit the island of Sanday off Orkney. The son in law owns a patch of land on their it's just a shame it would have been too costly to put a few log cabin type holiday homes on it. Been to Orkney and Sanday, had a good time. Nice people and met some characters. Would go love to go again someday. 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tatsblisters 8,997 Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 2 hours ago, Leo Sayer said: Been to Orkney and Sanday, had a good time. Nice people and met some characters. Would go love to go again someday. Got to say I enjoyed our week's stay on Sanday even though it was a family holiday though we did take the airguns and fishing tackle and one night after only a couple of hours with a small lamp we had shot 20 plus rabbits near some large sand dunes and next day after skinning them dropped them off at the Belsair pub were the landlord put rabbit stew on the menu. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
white van man 3,247 Posted April 13 Author Report Share Posted April 13 Thanks for the heads up lads. Last couple of trips have been to Shetland. Made some good friends up there but fancied somewhere different this year. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
white van man 3,247 Posted May 27 Author Report Share Posted May 27 Just back from Orkney so I thought I’d update the lads that commented on the thread. Bit of a trek to get there. 16 hours drive and then the 2 hour ferry. Worth every minute though. Everything mentioned above is true. Friendly people, remoteness, good fishing, plenty of military history and lots to do. We seen some fantastic places with not another person in sight. I’ll be heading back up there but hopefully for a longer trip. 12 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 25,693 Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 Been on my to do list for years as well....any midgys yet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 25,205 Posted May 27 Report Share Posted May 27 13 minutes ago, white van man said: Just back from Orkney so I thought I’d update the lads that commented on the thread. Bit of a trek to get there. 16 hours drive and then the 2 hour ferry. Worth every minute though. Everything mentioned above is true. Friendly people, remoteness, good fishing, plenty of military history and lots to do. We seen some fantastic places with not another person in sight. I’ll be heading back up there but hopefully for a longer trip. First pic reminds me of the underground river on Palawan.Good photos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
white van man 3,247 Posted May 27 Author Report Share Posted May 27 14 minutes ago, TOMO said: Been on my to do list for years as well....any midgys yet No midge yet Tomo. May and September would be my choice of time to go. Well worth the trip 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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