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Standing Stones
Standing Stones of Stenness
Ring of Brodgar

Orkney West Mainland Tour

By Orkney Travel
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Overview

The West Mainland Tour takes you to some of the most fabulous spots on the West Mainland of Orkney.

The tour takes a scenic drive looking at the magnificent Scapa Flow before stopping at a Neolithic burial chamber.

Next is a photo stop at the Cliffs of Yesnaby, some of the most stunning coastal scenery on the Orkney Islands.

Next on the agenda is a guided tour of Skara Brae, discovered in 1850, it is considered the best-preserved Neolithic Village in Northern Europe. Your guide will tell you all about this magnificent 5000-year-old village. After the guided tour, you will get free time to have a look at the 400-year-old Skaill House or have a look around the Skara Brae visitor centre.

The tour then goes on to the Ring of Brodgar. A spectacular henge monument dating back 4500 years. This stone circle has been part of the Orkney landscape for thousands of years.

Finally, we will stop at the Standing Stones of Stenness, which is believed to be the oldest stone circle in the UK.

Activity location

  • Unstan Chambered Cairn
    • Stenness, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Travel centre
    • KW15 1AB, Kirkwall, Scotland, United Kingdom

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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Scapa Flow (Pass by)
A scenic drive with amazing views of Scapa Flow, the main British naval base during both World Wars
Unstan Chambered Cairn
  • 15m
Guided Tour of a Neolithic burial chamber, believed to be at least 5,300 years old.
Skara Brae
  • 1h 20m
  • Admission ticket included
Guided tour of the best preserved neolithic village in Northern Europe, the 5000-year-old Skara Brae.
Ring of Brodgar
  • 30m
Guided Tour of the henge monument Ring of Brodgar.
Standing Stones of Stenness
  • 15m
Photo stop at what is believed to be the oldest known henge monument in the UK
Yesnaby Cliffs
  • 15m
A photo stop at the dramatic Cliffs of Yesnaby

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESUnstan Chambered Cairn
    • Stenness, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLETravel centre
    • KW15 1AB, Kirkwall, Scotland, United Kingdom

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