Whisky – the spirits from Orkney

Blessed with two distilleries, Orkney is well placed to be on the whisky trail for every lover of good quality spirit.
The Highland Park Distillery is the most northern of all the distilleries in the world beating the Scapa Distillery by about a mile or so.

Orkney’s Italian Chapel

A labour of love, exquisite artistic skill and craftsmanship transformed World War II nissen huts into a stunning Italian chapel on the isle of Lambholm. The distinct white and red facade of the little church on Lambholm has become affectionately known as The Italian Chapel. Prisoners of war, captured during the North African campaign of [...]