Local Area Information
New Holland Cottage is ideally situated for exploring Mainland Orkney and the Outer Isles are easily reached by sea and air from Kirkwall. Most locations on the Mainland and Connected Isles are within forty minutes drive from the house and Kirkwall is a ten to fifteen minute drive.
Deerness boasts some of the best Coastal Walking on the islands:
Archaeology and Neolithic Orkney:
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The Italian Chapel:
Orkney Whisky Distilleries:
There are many good options for eating and drinking we can recommend the following :
Daytime:
the kirk gallery & cafe tankerness
Daytime and Evenings:
the murray arms hotel st margarets hope
the merkister hotel harray loch
Please note it is always advisable to phone ahead to check availability and book.
Great fish and chips at the Harbour Fry or Willows Takeaway in Kirkwall or Baikies in Finstown.
We love to cook at home when in Orkney, our self catering shopping recommendations are :
Deerness Stores is a 10 - 15 minute walk and open every day. Stocking a large range of household goods and Orkney produce including local meat, fish, eggs, bread, cakes and seasonal vegetables. The stores are also an off license stocking a good range of wines and beers including Orkney beers and spirits.
In Kirkwall you can find excellent Orkney produce at The Brig Larder Argo's Bakery and Donaldson's Butchers. You can buy health and wholefoods at William Shearer's and Bruces Stores is our favourite general grocer in town. There's a Co-Op on Albert Street that's open until 10pm every night and also three large Supermarkets, Co-Op, Lidl and a Tesco on Pickaquoy Road.
