Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
(
01856-850298;
www.stromnesshotel.com
; 15 Victoria St; restaurant mains £8-15; )
This central hotel does excellent seafood dishes fused with tastes of the Orient, and there
are vegetarian options. There's a lounge bar with harbour views, or the earthier, convivial
Flattie Bar downstairs.
Ferry Inn£
(
01856-850280;
www.ferryinn.com
;
10 John St; mains £8-18; food 7.15am-9.30pm;
)
Every port has its pub, and in Stromness it's the Ferry. Convivial and central, it warms
the cockles with folk music, local beers and characters, and pub food that's unsophistic-
ated but generously proportioned and good value. At the time of research, you were better
sticking to the bar menu rather than the overpriced dinner offerings.
PUB
Information
Stromness Library
(
01856-850907; Alfred St; 2-7pm Mon-Thu, 2-5pm Fri,
11am-5pm Sat)
Free internet access.
Stromness Information Centre
(
01856-850716;
www.visitorkney.com
;
Ferry Rd;
10am-4pm Mon-Sat Apr-May & Sep-Oct, 9am-5pm daily Jun-Aug)
In the ferry terminal.
Getting There & Around
Boat
Northlink Ferries (
Click here
)
runs services from Stromness to Scrabster on the
mainland.
Bus
Bus X1 runs regularly to Kirkwall (30 minutes) and on to St Margaret's Hope.
Hoy
POP 270
Orkney's second-largest island, Hoy (meaning 'High Island'), got the lion's share of the
archipelago's scenic beauty. Shallow turquoise bays lace the east coast and massive seac-
liffs guard the west, while peat and moorland cover Orkney's highest hills. Much of the
north is a bird reserve, with breeding seabirds. The ferry service from Mainland gets very
busy in summer - book ahead.
