To Do – West Mainland

Orkney has plenty to see and do, and West Mainland near Stromness offers something for almost every interest.

Archeology – Neolithic, Bronze age and Viking

• Skara Brae
• Ring of Brodgar
• Broch of Gurness
• Maes Howe

Walks

• St Magnus Way – pilgrimage walk from Birsay.
• Long coastal walks with dramatic cliff views
• Loch walk at Brodgar

Beaches

• Sandy white sands safe for swimming and beachcombing.
• Wild swimming at Ness after Suana

Rockpools at Warbeth, Birsay and Evie

Wartime history

• Ness Battery and HMS Tern
• Marwick Head Kitchener Memorial

Cultural activities

• Pier Arts Centre gallery
• Drama productions
• Concerts classical and folk
• Art galleries – Northlight, Waterfront Gallery

Brewery tours The Orkney Brewery and Swannay Brewery

Bookshops

• Stromness Books and Prints
• Birsay Books

Cycle Hire – 5 Alfred Street

Fishing

• Loch and sea fishing trips

Jewellery workshops

• Alison Moore Designs
• Okneyinga silversmiths, Birsay
• Suzi Lee
• Zoe Davidson

Art workshops

• Soulisquoy Printmakers
• Ingrid Grieve Orphir painter
• Museum of Loss and Renewal

Museums

• Stromness Museum
• Kirbister Farm Museum

Barony Mill tour

• Working Bere meal Mill, Birsay

Nature and Birdlife

• The Loons Hide, Twatt/Marwick
• Events at the Nature Festival and Orkney Science Festival

Dances and local music

• Ceilidh dances
• Stromness Pipe band
• Local bands in the Royal Hotel

Film

• West Side Cinema – Stromness Town Hall
• Stromness Glimmers – Festival of Light – Moti