Polrudden Guest House

Pickaquoy Rd., Kirkwall, Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, KW15 1UH, United Kingdom | Hotel

Travel Blogs from Kirkwall

To the top of mainland Scotland

A travel blog entry by rickandwill

9

... made it all look even better. We got back to Inverness and booked into in the same caravan park. We mostly stay in Caravan Club parks now, have not come across a bad one yet and the facilities are always very good. We were made to feel very welcome again and nearly got our old site back, had to park 2 sites further up. All settled again and planning where to go tomorrow
A .nice, long day and very enjoyable
...

Good morning day 1

A travel blog entry by northamptonrcc

Weather is looking good so far but can change quickly when we hit the big climbs of the day. We aim to have breakfast at 7. Gordon our host for the night is cooking a big fry up. And aim to be on the road for 8. Traveling west to tongue then south to binary bridge 106 miles. From jogle ...

Returning to Westray

A travel blog entry by felicityseeker

2
11

... at the Barn. Thank you John and Isabell for allowing us to hast this in the Chalmersquoy residence. We had Haddock and chips from the local fish and chip shop as well as a number of salads and deserts supplied by Joy and my sister Margaret. The night went off well and everyone had a great evening wuth plenty of stories and jokes being told. There where also a number of occasions that the three kiwis had absolutely no idea of what had been said due to the accents of the Westray ones.
...

Day 2, Orkney and the Gunn's

A travel blog entry by felicityseeker

7

... involved secure strongholds, archers, swordsmen and battle axes.

The local community on Wyre put on a buffet lunch for us which was all local foods, fresh salmon, crabs claws and crab meat, pork, ham, breads, cheese etc. Yum

We then spent some time wandering about the island looking for and at historical sites. The local cattle are very friendly and are happy to come up to you for a pat/ investigate. I think this may be due to them ...

Day 1 Kirkwall

A travel blog entry by felicityseeker

1

... to tell local stories and be the caller for the dancing, our bar staff for the evening where David and Amy Stevenson (yep more relatives who we had not previously met) there where other locals on hand too help out with the dancing, the food was all local fare,lots of fun was had and plenty of laughter as we got lost in the dance moves (even with a ...

Traveler rating: 4.0/5 Excellent (13 reviews)

How has this hotel rated in the past?

  What's this?
Discover trends in hotel experiences based on real traveler reviews and ratings. Mouse over circles to see what some travelers had to say.

Location

This hotel, located on Pickaquoy Rd., Kirkwall, is near Saint Magnus Cathedral, Highland Park Distillery, The Orkney Museum, and The Earl's Palace.
Map this hotel

    More great choices in Kirkwall

    Search for more deals in Kirkwall

    TripAdvisor Reviews Polrudden Guest House Kirkwall

    4.00 of 5 stars Excellent