Very interesting archeological site and the visitor centre has been very carefully put together and…read moreprovides excellent information at just the right level for visitors of all ages. The tomb itself is quite small, but fascinating. The cliff walk is spectacular with great geological formations. The bronze age mound needs a bit more development - make sure you see it on way out to be able to enjoy cliff walk on way back. What could be better? Well I am slightly worried it will not withstand hundreds of visitors per day, a more robust surface for the trolley would be good and perhaps some wood and animal skins to cover the concrete roof on the inside to make it more authentic. On the other hand, the two senior school students working in the visitor's center could not have been more polite and helpful. The coffee machine is great and reasonably priced and some nice gifts.

A really interesting site. There's a visitor centre situated on the farm (family owned, not in the…read morecare of any charity or government body), then you walk out along a farm track to the 'shamrock house' and then out and along the cliffs (spectacular views) to the tomb itself. There's a narrow passageway to get in - you can put on knee pads (provided) and crawl or you can slide on the wee trolley! Great fun! It's well worth going inside - and it's bigger than you'd expect - you can stand up quite comfortably. Make sure you look into all the 'chambers' in the tomb - I'll not spoil the surprise by telling you what you'll miss if you don't

Oh my goodness we went into this Museum to do something on a rainy day. What a surprise. Three…read morehours later we were still at it. So many interesting items and displays. Not only displays about the fishing of herring the hard life of fishing and processing herring, it also showed equipment used. Smoke house, boats, house with bedrooms, kitchen, baths , laundry. These rooms had equipment, china,beds, quilts, clothing of the time period. I also was shown an Automatic Memorandum Clock, invented by John Davidson born 1858. Last but not least The Johnston Collection. Black and white photo's of Wick, the herring industry photos and photos of the people. It includes haunting pictures of Tinkers living in caves. Stunning portrait photos of families and individuals. If you're in the Wick area this Museum should be on your bucket list. It is so worth a visit.

There is alot of history in this small ex-herring-fishing town…read more Was here on Tuesday morning March 25 and of course the centre was not open for business until March 29 for a gathering of tourists arriving to Wick via yacht. Anyways this business requires 4 sterling pounds per person and if you like there are docents to give tours of the many rooms containing antiques and replicas of things that made Wick wick. A lot of walking up and down the stairs so wear comfortable shoes. This place might not be something fun for children because there is no place to play. A lot of signs to not touch the ship models. Although this building appears small, there are about 5 other buildings connected to it and there is a building devoted to the "black day in wick because of herring overfishing", photographs and artifacts about family life in Wick in the 1800's, lighthouse materials, caithness glass history as well as a collection of proper red ceremonial gowns worn by past Royal burgh counselors. There is alot more information I have not covered so that is something you will have to uncover! I would go back here to visit the fabulous volunteer staff for letting our party enter the building even though closed for the winter season.

This is an amazing site. In addition go a small museum with background material on the settlers at…read moreSkara Brae, there is a replica residence since you can't enter/destroy the actual Neolithic site (although you can view it from above). You can take a public bus from Kirkwall that will drop you at Skara Brae for about an hour before continuing on to the Ring of Brodgar.

This is situated in the west mainland of Orkney - not in Kirkwall…read more A fascinating site - a real must-see on a trip to Orkney. The visitor centre and audio-visual display are good. There's plenty of activities to try - such as the interactive reconstructing a pot or building a Skara Brae house. Outside there's a replica house which you can go into. Then you walk back in time, past man on the moon, past the pyramids, stonehenge and back to Skara Brae (the timeline walk has stones alongside telling you what date/event you are passing). You can't go inside the village - and one of the houses now has a turf roof to protect it, but you can look down into the rest and try to imagine life in Skara Brae - and wonder why it was abandoned Make sure you take a warm top - it can be pretty windy (and cold) at the Bay of Skaill). Parking, toilets and cafe are all available at the site too.

A great wee museum - well worth the visit. It has a fascinating display of old radio equipment,…read moreinformation, etc. The museum is manned by a friendly and knowledgeable bunch of volunteers who can regale you with tales from Orkney's recent past related to telecommunications. A lot of the contents of the museum are related to Orkney's wartime history - don't miss out on finding out about it. Orkney (and Scapa Flow) played an important role in World War 2 and you'll find out more about it here. The museum may not sound like it's going to be interesting, and may not look like much from the outside, but it is worth the visit, especially for historians.

This is a really nice shop - packed with a huge amount of stuff. There's gifts galore - jewellery,…read moreceramics, CDs, books,, ornaments . In fact the biggest drawback is that there is so much stuff - and all packed into a relatively small space - that it's quite hard to take in. Also, because of this I would say it's not a great shop to visit with small children - and probably not wheelchair friendly either. Through the back of the shop if the gallery - which again is very small, but always has some lovely work on display. The gallery hosts different exhibitions throughout the year - which range from woodwork to ceramics, glass, photography and paintings. There's definitely something for everyone here - if you can find it

As above - this place is brilliant and gives you a real insight as to how people lived years ago -…read morein fact maybe not even that long ago! The smell of the peat fire is gorgeous and makes you feel at home instantly....so many nooks and crannies to explore and rekindle days of of yesterday. Another place is Kirkbister Farm Museum - very similar and well worth a visit.

A brilliant wee farm museum. And it's FREE! Stunning value! There's usually kittens, ducks and hens…read morearound - and there's several building to visit. There's a peat fire lit in the main room, and often there will be a kitten asleep in the cradle beside it. Cute. The custodian is a real character and extremely knowledgeable - try to have a chat with him if you can. Make sure you explore every nook and cranny - and if the kids don't like that sort of thing they can just play with the kittens.

I'll not say anything that the previous reviewer already said, but will add that you no longer need…read moreto pay to see the gallery of tapestries. In fact, there's an extension being built right now to house even more, plus art from Leila's daughter. The gallery now sells a huge selection of prints, as is, mounted or framed, plus 'hand tufted' rugs with designs from some of the tapestries. Definitely worth a visit if in the South Isles, though only really possible by car unless you want to spend the best part of a day walking there & back from St. Margarets Hope.

This is a lovely well gallery. It's a bit 'off the beaten track' but is signposted from the village…read moreof St Margaret's Hope. The views from the gallery are stunning - and you can continue on to Hoxa Head and see the remians of wartime buildings. Inside the gallery you can watch Leila Thomson working creating one of her huge tapestries. If you pay to go into the gallery you can see more examples of her work hanging - it's stunning. She sells postcards and prints of some of her tapestries so you can take a memento home - if you want to but a tapestry I believe you have to commission one and ther's a waiting list - yes, she is that good.

Run by resident theatre group, Cowbridge Amateur Dramatic Society (CADS), the tiny Market Theatre…read moreis situated in Cowbridge and was built largely by volunteers about 40 years ago. It seats just 65 people yet it has a full-sized stage and many of the facilities you'd expect of a much larger venue including professional lighting, dressing rooms, a decent sound system, a quality electronic piano, and a well-stocked bar and kitchen facilities. There are usually about three main productions a year put on at the theatre, put on by CADS, and all are well-supported by the local community. The next one is Rope, by Patrick Hamilton, in September (8-11). Some actors and actresses have the gift more than others, but all are obviously passionate about acting and give it their all. Visiting groups can also hire the theatre for their own meetings or workshops.