Birsay Outdoor Centre

Campsite with hostel in background (added by manager 05 Jan 2010)

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Birsay Outdoor Centre is now offering camping and caravan facilities in its extensive grounds. The campsite is in close proximity to spectacular and varied coastline, including dramatic cliffs and quiet beaches. Nearby are the sheer cliffs of Marwick Head, which is the RSPB third largest sea bird colony in Orkney. It is also conveniently located to visit Orkney’s 5,500 year old Neolithic heartland granted World Heritage status by UNESCO in 1999. The group of Neolithic monuments on Orkney consists of a large chambered tomb (Maes Howe), two ceremonial stone circles (the Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar) and a settlement (Skara Brae), together with a number of unexcavated burial, ceremonial and settlement sites. The group constitutes a major prehistoric cultural landscape which gives a graphic depiction of life in this remote archipelago in the far north of Scotland some 5,000 years ago

Site type

Languages spoken

English

This site is a member of Orkney Islands Council group.

View all Orkney Islands Council parks.

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on site

Bar or club house

Cycle hire

Evening entertainment

Fishing

Fitness centre

Games room

Indoor swimming pool

Kids' club

On-site restaurant/cafe

Outdoor swimming pool

Play area

TV room

Take away

Tennis

Watersports

Amenities on site

Bath available

Car parking by pitch/unit

Composting toilet

Disabled facilities

Dog park

Drying room

Food shop

Free wifi

Ice pack freezing

Internet access

Launderette

Parent & baby washroom

Pick-up from public transport

Portable toilet

Pub toilets

Public telephone

Shower available

Toilet block

Washing-up area

Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly

Motorcycle friendly

Single-sex groups welcome

Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided

Barbecues allowed

Campfires allowed

Commercial vehicles allowed

Dogs allowed

Themes

Peaceful

Spectacular scenery

Walkers' paradise

Utilities

Charging facilities

Chemical disposal

Electric car charging point(s)

Gas cylinders available

Recycling available

Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby

Dog walk nearby

Public transport nearby

Nearby leisure

Watersports nearby

Location

Birsay Outdoor Centre

Birsay

Orkney Islands

Scotland

KW17 2LY

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London GMT (GMT+00:00)

GPS

59.13766°N
-3.33624°W

Route directions

Airport: 20 miles from Kirkwall Bus: From Kirkwall and Stromness, contact Orkney Coaches (01856 870555) for more details Car: A967 from Stromness, A961 from St Margarets Hope or Burwick

Nearest transport

Ferry

11 mi Tingwall Orkney Ferry Terminal

12.1 mi Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal

12.5 mi Rousay Orkney Ferry Terminal

Airport

20 mi Kirkwall (Orkney) Airport

20.1 mi Westray Airport

20.5 mi Eday Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Must see

Skara Brae 6.1 mi

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

Birsay to Marwick via Marwick Head 1.3 mi

MARWICK HEAD (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 13/09/1979) 2.5 mi

THE LOONS AND LOCH OF BANKS (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 13/06/1995) 3.2 mi

BIRSAY MOORS (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 01/01/2001) 6.9 mi

COTTASCARTH & RENDALL MOSS (CURRENT BOUNDARY FROM 01/05/2006) 9.9 mi

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.