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Very welcoming, plenty time, good information.

(About the marina staff)
D Thomson, Glasgow July 2009
We have been regular visitors to Orkney since 1990, with boats of various sizes. We were very pleased to see the marinas being built. They are an excellent facility.
Sue and Ian Edwards, Eynhallow, Banchory 2008

Did you KnowEvents

Once you arrive in Orkney it will not take long for you to relax into the local pace of life where there is time to take notice of your surroundings. However don’t let this deceive you. There is always something happening and you can get involved. For a taster of events and festivals in Orkney planned for 2011 please select from the following options to view events from April to August.

July

  • July 5th to 9th - Viking Culture Summer School. For information visit www.nordic.uhi.ac.uk
  • July 12th to 21st - The Tall Ships Races 2011
  • July 18th – Stromness Golf Club Competition, visitors welcome
  • July 17th to 23rd – Stromness Shopping Week Community gala week – Events for locals and visitors to include competitions, exhibitions, side shows, entertainment and a firework display.

For more information on these and other events please click on Visit Orkney.com

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The Ba', a great Orkney tradition, is a rugby-like game played with a hand crafted leather Ba’ and takes place twice a year on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day in the streets of Kirkwall. Up to 200 Uppies and Doonies battle for several hours to gain the trophy watched by huge crowds of locals and visitors.