Credits

Aerial photo by Ian Potten

Aerial photo's from Marinas.com

All photographs marked "chw" are the copyright property of Cantick Head Lighthouse Cottages. 

Apologies for any photographs used on this site and not accredited due to lack of information regarding the photographer, this can be rectified by emailing the webmaster

Lighthouse Links

Association of Lighthouse Keepers

Bell Rock Lighthouse

Leading Lights

Lighthouse Accommodation Britain & Worldwide

Lighthouse Digest

Northern Lighthouse Board, Gallery & Lighthouse Library

Norwegian Lighthouse Association

Rattray Head Lighthouse Cottages B&B  & Ratty's Tearoom

Scottish Lighthouses

Scottish Radiance

Tourist Links

Orkney

Hoy & Graemsay Guide

Orkney Tourism Group

Orkney Holiday Guide 2009 request a brochure by mail/post

Online Guides

Welkom op Orkney Bienvenue dans les OrcadesWilkommen in OrkneyBenvenute nelle Orcadi

Velkommen til Orkney

Buy Orkney

Orkneyjar

Out West Charters sea angling & wildlife cruises

Visit Orkney Orkney's official tourist website

Walk Orkney

Island Hopping...

Rousay, Egilsay & Wyre

Taversoe Hotel 3* B&B Stunning sea views across the garden from the bedroom, lounge and dining room. Nice bar, good food and BIG fluffy towels!

Shapinsay

Girnigoe Private B&B (formerly 4*) A traditional 200 year old Orkney farmhouse situated in the north of the island with lovely sea views over Veantro Bay.

Westray

No1 Broughton 4* B&B stands at the water's edge looking across the sweep of Pierowall Bay and out to Papa Westray. Lovely breakfast served in the conservatory overlooking the sea.

Mainland Orkney

Bankburn House Private B&B Sitiuated on the outskirts of St Margaret's Hope convenient for the Airport and Pentland Ferries terminal.

Harbourside & Millers House 3 star Guest House overlooking Stromness harbour close to Northlink Ferries terminal. Fabulous breakfast menu - best ever away from home!

Straigona Private B&B East Mainalnd close to the Airport, convenient for Kirkwall and Pentland Ferries terminal.

Travel Links

Travelling from London? Parkward Cars provide a reliable chauffeur driven service to & from London's Airports

Travelling through Aberdeenshire? Rattray Head Lighthouse Cottages B&B and Ratty's Tearoom are a must for anyone blazing the Lighthouse trail 

Traveline Scotland where you can plan any public transport journey within Scotland; for journeys from other places in the UK use Transport Direct.

Pedestrians by national Coach & Train Services

EasyJet, Flybe and Ryanair to Scotland's Airports then from

Aberdeen

Edinburgh

Glasgow

Inverness

Wick

To Kirkwall

Rapsons Coaches operate a service from Scotland to and around Orkney

Orkney Public Transport

Car Hire

Arnold Clark - mainland Scotland

Drive Orkney

Orkney Car Hire

W.R. Tullock ~ Kirkwall airport

Ferries from mainland UK to Orkney 

Northlink Ferries (Ro Ro) ~ Scrabster to Stromness & Aberdeen to Kirkwall

Pentland Ferries (Ro Ro) ~ Gills Bay to St Margaret's Hope

The John O'Groats Ferry to Burwick with connecting coach service to Kirkwall

The Orkney Express offers a direct coach & ferry service from Inverness to Kirkwall via John O'Groats

Ferries from mainland Orkney to the Island of Hoy

Orkney Ferries

Timetable May 3rd - September 27th 2009

Travel directions mainland Orkney to Cantick Head