Sanday - Facilities & Information

Information

Open all Year

Tel: 0845 293 73 73

Adults:  from £12

Junior: from £6

Local Attractions

Archaological sites

Among many sites are Quoyness Chambered Cairn - a 5000 year old tomb.

Start Point Lighthuse -

The first Scottish lighthouse to have a revolving light. It is painted distictivley in black and white.

WWI Remnants

Remains of a WWI German destroyer off the bay of Lopness.

Abandoned 19th C Village

Eating and Drinking

Ayre's Rock onsite chip shop

The Belsair

Located in Sanday, Kettletoft Village, KW17 2JB

Tel - 01857 600 206

Kettletoft Hotel

Sanday, Orkney. KW17 2JB

Tel - 01857 600 298

Backaskaill

Tearoom and vegetarian restaraunt

Tel - 01857 600 298

Walking

Backaskaill Bay - a 5.5 km route using quiet rural roads and the shoreline passing an old mill and kirk yard.

Active and Adventure

Sanday Golf Club

Tel - 01857 600 341

Public swimming pool and community gym

Kite flying

Loch Fishing nearby

Regular Sunday ranger events.

Wildlife

Sanday is very well-known for it's huge abundance of wildlife including common and grey seals or "selkies", otters, many sea birds, purple sand pipers and bar-tailed godwits.