Getting Here

The Pettlandssker will be operated from Burwick Harbour.

Burwick harbour is located on the southern tip of South Ronaldsay. The Island of South Ronaldsay is connected to mainland Orkney, by causeways, known as the Churchill barriers

      Getting to Orkney ................................................................................

The nearest arrival point is from the foot ferry from John O Groats (summer only)

Pentland ferries: serve St Margarets Hope ~ Gills Bay (nr John O Groats)

Northlink ferries: arrive/depart, Stromness ~ Scrabster & Kirkwall ~ Aberdeen.

Flybe seves Kirkwall airport with regular flights from Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness & Aberdeen
Inverness & Aberdeen~ are served by discount airlines and a good train and coach network.

A bus service from Inverness, operates in the summer months giving an economical way to arrive in Orkney.

(By car) ~ Once on the Island from your chosen arrival point and carrier, from all points it is necessary to travel south to the Island of South Ronaldsay.
The road running from Kirkwall and St Margarets Hope (A961) leads to Burwick (the arrival point of the summer only foot ferry from John O Groats). The boat trip will operate from Burwich Harbour.

To reach Skerries Bistro

As you are approaching the southern tip of the Island, follow the directions to Tomb of The Eagles, Banks of Orkney & Skerries Bistro (brown tourist sign) which is a left turn before arrival to Burwick. This road leads to Cleat and a right turn will take you to the approach for the Tomb of The Eagles. Banks, is a continuation of the road, passing the left turn to the Tomb to arrive at the end of the road and "Banks"