Owlswood Lodge Self catering Orkney

02/01/2025

What a treat on New Year’s Day 2025 . Wonderful Aurora …. Beautiful colours visible to the naked eye . Photos taken on iPhone … just as it was , no filters or anything !

10/10/2024

Make a list and see if you can visit all the places the film was filmed 😀

06/10/2024

If you are visiting with kids, the Orkney Library & Archive has a great room for kids with books and games, and a lovely sensory room too! Also brilliant for adults too of course 😁

25/09/2024

Always something to do in Orkney .
I love the mill especially the fact that it still produces bere meal the traditional way .
I also love the way the building comes to life when the machinery and wheel are working . It’s hard to explain but it rumbles and vibrates and the sound fills the space . 😊

25/09/2024

22/09/2024

Another lovely place to stay in Orkney 😀

25/08/2024

This looks like a great opportunity and may become a regular event .

A week on Sunday we're launching the new Orkney Snorkel Trail with Scottish Wildlife Trust
There are still some spaces left to try snorkelling on the day with Kraken Diving - email them at [email protected] to book

05/08/2024

Rousay is the ‘ Egypt of the north ‘ 😀

05/07/2024

The South Isles are to benefit from an additional passenger ferry service over the summer months from Stromness to meet increased demand.

Successful berthing trials with the Nordic Sea were completed on June 15 and the ferry will begin running a daily summer timetable between Stromness, Flotta and Lyness from Monday 8 July through to 29 September 2024.

It is hoped the new service will alleviate some of the pressure on the Hoy Head passenger volumes throughout the summer season and provide additional connectivity to the Lyness Museum, which has seen high footfall over the summer period.

Orkney Ferries and the Transportation Service have liaised with the South Isles Community Councils and Elected Members regarding the draft timetable to be trialled this summer. Feedback was received and incorporated where possible.

For more: https://www.orkney.gov.uk/News?postid=9478

25/06/2024

Great food 😀

We are a Seafood Restaurant with bar meals and 8 en-suite rooms. We specialize in locally sourced produce and the freshest shellfish caught from our own vessels. Our public bar is perfect for a relaxing drink, popular with locals and visitors.

14/06/2024

These ‘ rambles ‘ look interesting 😀

07/05/2024

I think I will book myself onto one of these tours . I love a stroll round the Cathedral graveyard and would love to hear the stories connected to the graves

We are delighted to announce the launch of a brand new St Magnus Cathedral tour, starting tomorrow, 8 May. Come and join the Cathedral Curator for a tour of the historic graveyard; the tours run every Wednesday at 1100, and there is no need to book. More details here: https://www.orkneymuseums.co.uk/st-magnus-cathedral-tours/

28/04/2024

This will be really interesting .
We used to see lots of Bonxies over the hill between Owlswood Lodge and Scapa Flow . I always remember reading that they were rarer than polar bears ! They are certainly much rarer now … but a random observation is that since they have declined , I have seen more owls again locally 🤔

Bonxies, aka Great Skuas, are a familiar sight in both Orkney and Shetland during the summer months and are well-known for their dive bombing skills while protecting their young! But, they are a species in decline, and have been badly affected by Avian Flu recently as well as changes in fishing practices. This new addition to our programme of online talks, looks at the changes in the diet of Shetland's Bonxies and it looks like a really interesting talk.

The talk is free, but please book a ticket via this link https://buytickets.at/greatskuas/1217638

29/03/2024

Well worth a visit when visiting Orkney

I thought it was about time I started sharing artwork I'm currently working on as I've been pretty quiet online so far this year.

After spending the last few months gathering and developing ideas and working on paintings (more on that another time) I returned to the loom last week. I'm enjoying playing with textural qualities and exploring rhythms in ripples.

23/03/2024

Rousay ❤️

07/02/2024

Enjoy the photos 😊

07/02/2024

We woke up to a winter wonderland this morning

How about this for an absolutely stunning photograph of St Magnus Cathedral and Kirkwall?

Photographer Graham Campbell is in the habit of capturing breathtaking images but this one is definitely up there for one of his best!

Send us your snow images at [email protected] to be featured in next week’s newspaper!

02/02/2024

Raymond Besant - fantastic 😀

My monthly Orkney wildlife blog is out now. Join me in the snowy Hoy hills! https://www.orkney.com/news/wild-orkney-february-24