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Introduction

Westray and Papa Westray are two of the Orkney's Northern Isles. Both of these islands are easy to get to by foot or car with good air and sea links.

With a wide range of accommodation including hotels, bed and breakfast, self-catering, hostels and camping, all budgets and tastes are catered for.

There is plenty to do in Westray and Papa Westray, whether you're interested in walking, crafts, nature watching , sailing, or just relaxing, there is something here for everyone.

In a world of hustle and bustle, of deadlines and dramas, Westray and Papa Westray offer you a chance to truly unwind.

It is said that you can sometimes see all four seasons in a day in the Orkney's and Westray and Papa Westray can be enjoyed whatever the season and whatever the weather:

Spring is longer days, flower rich meadows, lambs and calves in the fields, nesting birds and walks on clean empty beaches.

Summer and big skies with spectacular sunrises and sunsets, walking and bird watching, maybe taking in the puffins from late April to late July, sailing (the Westray Regatta in July), archeologists, whales and the longest day when it never really gets dark.

Autumn is a time for bracing walks along our rugged coast with spectacular seas crashing against rock, and maybe spot some seal pups, then retiring to the comfort of an open fire and a warm welcome in your hotel or guest house. In the evening it's harvest moon and time for the "Merry Dancers" (Aurora Borealis).

Winter with its short days, the sun barely leaving the horizon providing spectacular sunrises (and you don’t even need to get up early to experience them!) and clear night skies with millions of stars. Sometimes wild weather, always warm welcome.