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Reasons to wake up in South Ronaldsay No.143

2/7/2016

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Away from the madding crowd!

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Orkney is increasingly recognised as an outstanding destination of natural beauty with idyllic scenery and a peace-loving rural community. This year a total of 125 cruise liner visits will bring tens of thousands of one day tourists.
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Thousands of stay-for-the-day tourists can radically change the character of many sites of interests and mask the characteristic old world charm of such places as Kirkwall town centre.
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By contrast. here is the welcome committee of local residents on South Ronaldsay, happy to greet you and introduce you to their idyllic rural haven that is, away from the madding crowds.
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Here is a picture of a most welcome boat that brings stay-for-a-while guests. it is the slick-in-the-water catamaran ferry the 'Pentalina' arriving at the quaint village of St Margaret's Hope, the picturesque gateway to Orkney.
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Wake up in South Ronaldsay and enjoy Orkney at its rural best!   
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  • Welcome
    • Travel to Orkney
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  • Gourmet Breakfast
    • Dietary Considerations
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    • Be Prepared - 30 Things
    • Explore Orkney
    • Adventure Tourism
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      • Puffins
      • Ancestry Research Guide
      • Ordering Dinners
    • Blog
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