Balfour Castle, Shapinsay
Open for guided tours
May to Sept
Sunday afternoon only
Booking Essential
Admission price unknown
Bishop's and Earl's Palace, Kirkwall
Open Apr to Sept
Daily 9.30am to 6.30pm
Admission - £3.50 (Adult) £2.80 (Concessions) £1.75 (Child)
Brough of Birsay, West Mainland
Entry subject to tides
Museum open 9.30am to 5.30pm
Museum Admission £3 (Adult) £2.50 (Concessions) £1.50 (Child)
Corrigall Farm Museum, West Mainland
Open
Mar to Oct
Mon to Sat
10.30am to 1pm
2pm to 5pm
Sun 2pm to 7pm
Admission free
Highland Park Distillery, Kirkwall
Open
Admission £
Kirbuster Farm Museum, West Mainland
Open Mar to Oct
Mon to Sat, 10.30am to 1pm
2pm to 5pm
Sun, 2pm to 7pm
Admission free
Hackness Martello Tower and Battery, Hoy
Open Apr to Sept
Daily 9.30am to 6.30pm
Admission £4 (Adult) £3.50 (Concessions) £2 (Child)
Orkney Faerie Museum, Westray
Open mid-April to end Sept
Mon to Fri, 10am to 5.30pm
Sun, 2pm to 4.30pm
On Sat, 3pm story-telling at 50p per child
Admission free
donations are very welcome
Orkney Marine Life Aquarium, South Ronaldsay
Open Apr to Oct
Daily, 10am to 6 pm
Admission £5.50 (Adult)
£4 (Child 3-15 inc.) £4 (Conc)
Concessions and Family tickets available.
We cater for visits out of season and in the evenings by prior booking
Orkney Wireless Museum, Kirkwall
Open Apr to Oct
Daily 10am to 4.30pm
Admission £2 (adult)
£1 (under 16)
free (under 5)
Scapa Flow Visitor Centre, Hoy
Open all year
Mon to Fri, 9am to 4.30pm
Mid May to Sept
Sat and Sun, 10.30am to 3.30pm
Admission free
Skara Brae, West Mainland
Open Apr to Sept, daily 9.30am
to 5.30pm (last admission 4.45pm)
Admission £6.50 (Adult)
£5 (Conc) £3.25 (Child)
Joint ticket with Skaill House
Open Oct to March, daily 9.30am
to 4.30pm (last admission 3.45pm)
Admission £5.50 (Adult)
£4.50 (Conc) £2.75 (Child)
Stromness Museum, Stromness
Open
May to Sept
Daily 10am to 5pm
Open
Oct to April
Mon to Sat, 11am to 3.30pm
Admission - £3 (adults)
£2 (Conc) 50p (children)
£5 (family)
Trumland House Gardens, Rousay
Open 7th May to 28th Sept
Mon to Fri
10am to 5pm
Price £1.50
Barony Mills, West Mainland
Open 1st May to Sept
Daily 10am to 1pm, 2pm to 5pm
Admission free
Broch of Gurness, West Mainland
Open Apr to Sept
Daily 9.30am to 12.30pm
1.30pm to 6.30pm
Last admission 6pm
Admission £4.50 (Adult) £3.50 (Concessions) £2.25 (Child)
Carrick House, Eday
Open June to mid Sept
Occassional Sundays
by appointment
Admission free
donations only to charity
Fossil and Heritage Centre, Burray
Open
Apr to Sept
Daily 10am to 6pm
Admission price unknown
The Italian Chapel, Lamb Holm
Open all year round
From dawn to dusk
Admission free
Mass celebrated
on the 1st Sunday of the month
Maeshowe, West Mainland
Open summer
Daily 9.30am to 6.30pm
Last tour 6pm
Open winter
Daily 9.30am to 4.30pm
Last tour 3.45pm
Admission £5 (Adult) £4 (Concessions) £2.50 (Child) Booking is required
Mine Howe, East Mainland
Open May
Wed and Sun, 11am to 3pm
Open June, July and Aug
Daily, 11am to 5pm
Open 1st to 10th Sept
Sun and Wed, 11am to 4pm
Open 12th to 30th Sept
Sun and Wed, 11am to 2pm
Admission price unknown
Orkneyinga Saga Centre, West Mainland
Open all year
Daily 9am - 5pm
Admission free
The Orkney Museum, Kirkwall
Open
May to Sept
Mon to Sat 10.30am to 5pm
Open Oct to Apr
Mon to Sat 10.30am to 12.30pm
1.30pm to 5pm
Admission free
Pier Arts Centre, Stromness
Open all year
Mon to Sat,10.30am to 5.30pm
June to Sept
Sundays 1pm to 5pm
Admission Free
Skaill House, West Mainland
Open
1st Apr to 30th Sept
Daily, 9.30am to 5.30pm
Admission £6.50 (Adult)
£5 (Conc) £3.25 (Child)
Joint ticket with Skara Brae
St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall
Open Apr to Sept
Mon to Sat, 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm
Sunday 2pm to 6pm
Open Oct to March
Mon to Sat, 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 5pm
Admission free
Upper Level Tours: £6.50
The Tomb of The Eagles, South Ronaldsay
Open April to Oct
Daily, 9.30am to 5.30pm
Mar 10am to 12noon
Nov to Feb
visitors welcome by arrangement
Admission - £5.50 (Adult) £4.50 (Conc) £3 (Children 13+) £2 (Children 5-12) Free (Children under 5)
Westray Heritage Centre, Westray
Opening times will be announced when the new addition is opened in early summer
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Skaill House photo © Magnus Dixon, Mousie Tower photo © Leonard Bain, Maeshowe photo © Drew Kennedy, Aquarium photo © Drew Kennedy. All text © Magnus Dixon.
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