Excellent week at the brewery shop.

Two new members of Team Swannay (that's +50%) mean we can open Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm. We'll manage even more hours soon enough.

Great to see lots of visitors - visitor visitors, and locals, too.

We now have cold beers to go, you just have to

Shortlisted for the Location of the Year Award is: Orkney Islands (Scotland) - @ScreenScots bit.ly/GPAShortlist24 #ScreenGPA24

A very happy 17 May to all our Norwegian friends near and far! We have a free concert of local traditional music starting in the cathedral at 1245.

A parade through the main high street in Kirkwall today as #Orkney celebrates the Norwegian National Day. #SyttendeMai #May17

It's the final weekend of the #Orkney Nature Festival 🦅 🐳 🦦

From birdwatching sessions to snorkelling safaris, there's still lots to see and do 😊

View the calendar ⬇️ and find out more via orkneycommunities.co.uk/orkneynaturefe… #VisitOrkney

...and now just one week to go until Orkney Folk Festival! 🎻🪗🎶

#PerfectStage #VisitOrkney #OFF24

Getting up before at dawn at this time of year and driving to my wader hide means getting up around 3.00am. It's worth it though, the light changes so rapidly and by 7.00am It's time to head home again. Here an Oystercatcher bathes in the warm light. #Orkney

It’s a beautiful morning in Kirkwall. Don’t forget we run a tour of the historic graveyard ***EVERY WEDNESDAY*** at 1100. The tour lasts one hour and costs £10 - no need to book, just head to the south transept (go to the middle and turn right) and meet your guide there.

The #Orkney Island of Hoy is a mesmerising place. #VisitScotland

On Friday 17 May The Nature Library will be in conversation with author Amy Liptrot, artist Rebecca Marr and jeweller Alison Moore, about seaweed and being in and under water, and how books and art help to take us there. Cannot wait.

Tickets on sale now!

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As part of the Orkney Nature Festival, we are hosting the The Nature Library for a week. 🌳🦔🐇🦭🐬 Come and read, browse, sit, enjoy the atmosphere. Here’s creator/collector Christina with some of the books.

Check out this excellent article on the final dig season at #Orkney 's Ness of Brodgar Excavation 👇

Free guided tours of the site begin on 26th June - plan your visit at nessofbrodgar.co.uk/visit

#VisitOrkney #ScotlandIsCalling
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Some great places to visit in #Orkney this weekend!

Have you visited Betty’s Reading Room, Lady Kirk, the Ian Hamilton Finlay sculpture, the Twin Ayres at Weethick, Scad Head or the Beacon at Rose Ness?

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Our puffin population is beginning to reappear on the coastlines and cliffs once again 🖤 🤍 🧡

Find out where you can see these colourful characters in #Orkney 👉 orkney.com/news/puffins 😍

#VisitOrkney #ScotlandIsCalling

The 2024 #Orkney Nature Festival got underway in style today with the NorthLink Ferries Nature Cruise around Hoy 🚢 🌊

The festival runs until next weekend with some fabulous events planned 🤩

View the full programme at orkneycommunities.co.uk/orkneynaturefe…
#VisitOrkney #ScotlandIsCalling

Take a stroll on the stunning South Ronaldsay coast with our latest #Orkney walking route 😍 🥾

View our guide ➡️ bit.ly/BurwickWalk

#VisitOrkney #ScotlandIsCalling

A view from the 'office' in Orkney this week 😎

It's just two weeks until the Orkney Folk Festival 🎻 🪗 🎶

Get your tickets at tickets.orkneyfolkfestival.com 🎟️
#VisitOrkney #OFF24

Many waders, such as Curlews and Lapwings, are facing big declines across the UK. Orkney is a stronghold for some species but they are still under threat even here. That's why we're working with landowners such as Mark to improve habitat for the birds and boost their breeding

A grand tour of the West Mainland with Professor Dame Mary Beard.
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