Tour guide Helen was exceptionally enthusiastic and it wears off on you; her talking through the process of the wool getting gathered, cleaned, and processed into yarn which can be sold.
30min tour and toilets on site
Couldn’t wait to visit here as I had seen all the amazing cakes on offer…first stop after arriving even before the Bird Observatory where we were staying had cake and coffee and bought extra cake for following day (they weren’t open for the remainder of our visit 😩).
The cakes didn’t disappoint wonderful strawberry iced cake and the wonderful views of Seaweed eating sheep just topped it off….thank you 🙏
Fantastic café, delicious sourdough bread and cake, with incredible views.
I was lucky enough whilst staying on Sanday isle to hear about an excursion being held to North Ronaldsay Island which included the lighthouse tour. Glad I went as we got to meet one of the lighthouse keepers prior to its automation in 1998, who gave us some background. It's an amazing feat of engineering given in location, still the tallest in operation in the British isles at 42 meters and an incredible price of architecture when you get up it's 176 stairs. If you get the opportunity to visit the island and can go and see this and the original light house which stands off to one side of it, I'd highly recommend it. It's a bit of hidden treasure, there is a cafe on site at the lighthouse and another down by the ferry terminal, well worth a trip out.
Another beautiful example of a Stevenson built Lighthouse. The island has the original Lighthouse known as the beacon. The main light toes as the tallest land-based Lighthouse in the UK. The cottages are available to rent and he is where the former keeper cottages. One of the buildings has a café and a museum to visit which are both well worth seeing during your stay.
The lighthouse keeper was very friendly and gave an interesting summary of the history of the lighthouse. The lighthouse itself is perfectly maintained and its lantern testifies to the finest victorian craftsmanship. From the top you could see Sumburgh Head, Foula and Fair Isle.
Good climb to top. Obviously good views and a wee chat with the olde lighthouse keeper.
It is a beautiful place in a wee island of North Ronaldsay.
The best sausage rolls on, and at the end of, the Earth.
Loved our tour Billy had the best stories.
Sarah was lovely too.
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