WW2 at Dunnet Head and Burifa Hill

The exhibition of World War Two artefacts and archive of Dunnet Head and Burifa is now housed at the Scapa Flow Visitor Centre, Lyness, Hoy, creating a link of information provision across the Pentland Firth. The exhibition was donated to Orkney Islands Council in 2011 by the Dunnet Head Educational Trust. From Dunnet Head, the most northerly point of the UK mainland, you can travel to Hoy via Northlinks Ferries from Scrabster to Stromness and then from the Houton Ferry Terminal to Hoy. Hoy is also famous for the Old Man of Hoy - a distinctive rock formation which attracts many climbers each year.

You can see more about opening times of the Scapa Flow Visitor Centre at http://www.scapaflow.co.uk/sfvc.htm

Carriage Driving

The Orkney Carriage Driving Group is an active group promoting the gentle art of carriage driving. The owners of Gaira Driving Ponies are very active within the group, and are members of the Orkney Tourism Group. The secretary of the tourism associationNorth of Scotland Hospitality which operates under the byeline LetsGoNorth is an enthusiast of driving, and she had an excellent day out with the Orkney group on Sunday 10th April. It was a glorious day, great company, great food, and most important, great horses! We were even joined by a dog in harness!

Merry Men of Mey Carriage Driving at Mey are members of LetsGoNorth.

North of Scotland Hospitality (NOSH) and Orkney Tourism Group join forces!

In a major coup, the tourism associations, NOSH and OTG have joined forces to promote tourism in the far north of Scotland. This means that Caithness & Sutherland will benefit from Orkney's strong branding, putting us on the same stage for the first time! You can see more about NOSH at www.letsgonorth.com and about OTG at http://www.orkneytourism.com/

Rural Network Project Visits announced - Apply now!

The Dunnet Head Educational Trust and Orkney Tourism Group will be hosts for a cross firth workshop on 15 March. See Scottish National Rural Network for further details and to apply for participation.