3 days in Hoy and West Mainland

Stay in Stromness. Day 1: Ring of Brodgar, Maes Howe and Hill of Heddle; day 2: Maeshowe Visitor Centre, Stones of Stenness and Mid Hill; day 3: Cringla Fiold, Orkney Folklore and Storytelling Centre and Skaill House.

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Day 1 · Hoy and West Mainland

Ring of Brodgar 2.0 km from Stenness
Maes Howe Scheduled monument, 1.8 km from Stenness 2 km from the last stop
Hill of Heddle 1.0 km from Finstown, just outside the area 4 km from the last stop

Lunch: Beiting & Brew at the Waterside in Finstown, just outside the area
If it rains: Stromness Museum in Stromness

Open day 1 in Google Maps

Night 1 · Stromness

4 bus stops within 400 m; boats from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal

Day 2 · Hoy and West Mainland

Maeshowe Visitor Centre in Stenness
Stones of Stenness Scheduled monument, in Stenness 1 km from the last stop
Mid Hill 2.8 km from Orphir 5 km from the last stop

Lunch: Gerry's Ice Cream Parlour in Stenness
If it rains: Pier Arts Centre in Stromness

Open day 2 in Google Maps

Night 2 · still in Stromness

Day 3 · Hoy and West Mainland

Cringla Fiold 5.5 km from Stromness
Orkney Folklore and Storytelling Centre 7.1 km from Stromness 3 km from the last stop
Skaill House Category A listed, 9.8 km from Stromness, just outside the area 4 km from the last stop

Lunch: Skara Brae Cafe 10 km from Stromness, just outside the area
If it rains: Waterfront Gallery in Stromness

Open day 3 in Google Maps

How this plan is made

No one picks these by hand and no one pays to be in them. The planner's rules take the places and roads Hoy and West Mainland's pages rank, for anyone, any month: one town to stay in, and each day its best stop with the best ones close to it, three a day, with lunch nearby and an indoor stop if it rains. Distances are as the crow flies, so the road is longer. Check opening times on each place's page before you go. How the ranking works.

Questions

Where should I stay for 3 days in Hoy and West Mainland?

Stromness. It is the town with the best stops within 15 km for this trip, so you don't pack up every morning. Stromness: 4 bus stops within 400 m; boats from Stromness Orkney Ferry Terminal.

What should I do first?

Day 1 is Ring of Brodgar, Maes Howe and Hill of Heddle: the best stop for this trip, then the best ones within 5 km of it.

Who picked these places?

Nobody. The same rules make every plan from the places and roads the site ranks with one open formula, and no place pays to be in a plan.

How it works, in full