Northern Europe & UK

Kirkwall, UK

Kirkwall possesses a Norse heritage that stretches back almost a century; indeed the Vikings laid the first foundations for St Magnus Cathedral – the most northerly in Britain – built from yellow and red local sandstone. You could also learn the history of the radio at the Wireless Museum and sample the island’s peaty single malts at the Highland Park Distillery.

Highlights

ORKNEY WIRELESS MUSEUM
Follow the history of the radio and wartime communications in the Orkney Wireless Museum. On display you will find rare exhibits, wartime memorabilia and photographs.

HIGHLAND PARK DISTILLERY
Visit this 200 year old distillery with working floor maltings and peat kilns and discover everything you wanted to know about Highland Park Whiskey.

ST. MAGNUS CATHEDRAL
Founded in 1137 by Norse Earl Rognvald Kolson in memory of his uncle Saint Magnus. The Cathedral contains their remains, marvellous medieval grave markers and noted stained glass.