Birsay Outdoor Centre

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

Campground type

Languages spoken

English

This campground is a member of Orkney Islands Council group.

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Nearby parks that are bookable on Pitchup.com

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable campgrounds.

Features

Dogs allowed

Leisure on park

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Playground Recreation room/arcade TV room Takeout Tennis Watersports

Amenities on park

Bath available Car parking by site/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Free wifi Grocery store Ice pack freezing Internet access Laundromat Parent & baby washroom Payphone Pick-up from public transport Portable toilet Pub toilets Restrooms Shower available Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue grills allowed Barbecue provided Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed

Themes

Hikers’ paradise Peaceful Spectacular scenery

Utilities

Charging facilities Dump station Electric car charging point(s) Propane/gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transportation nearby

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

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

Bus

Rail

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.