Birsay Outdoor Centre, Hostel & Campsite - Orkney

lynn F.

We intended to stay one night and stayed for three. Flat grass pitch with great views, spotless toilet and shower block and use of a washing machine and line.
Fantastic walk to the Palace, tea room and out to Brough of Birsay at low tide was a highlight of our Orkney trip.
The staff were friendly and full of useful local information.
We would definitely stay here again.

Rick D.

A very quiet, clean and spotless site. Excellent hot showers and a helpful Warden. Bear in mind, this is Orkney. It blows like hell and rains a lot. You can bank of four seasons in ten minutes as the weather here is so changeable.

Other options and experiences are of course available but these were mine at the time - June 4th

Rosie B.

Birsay hostel is amazing! Incredible facilities for our two-night stay (we had full use of a well-equipped kitchen, as well as washing and drying facilities), and the most stunning location with daily sunsets over Birsay island and lighthouse. The local area is gorgeous - we cycled to Tingwall for the ferry over to Rousay, but there's just as much to see at Birsay itself. The staff were all so welcoming and accomodating and the entire place was clean and tidy on our arrival. Thank you Birday outdoors centre! We'll recommend you, and be back!

kevin M.

Good sized flat pitches. Good bathroom facilities. Washing up area with kettle, microwave and toaster very welcome as was the drying room.
On site warden, Paul, super friendly and helpful.

Glen G.

Really lovely campsite wardens were great and so we're the facilties, always spotlessly clean. Good showers and toilets, washing machine and drying facilities. The pitches were well spaced and level.

Bernadette K.

Wonderful , friendly welcome , and a superb location.
Services extended to include chemical waste disposal.
Site would benefit from hard standing pitches and more electric points., as grassy pitches are tricky to drive away from if extended rain.
Beware sat nav taking you way past the site if using postcode..watch out for community centre.Posting precise coordinates on website would be helpful esp if arriving late.

Maxine K.

Lovely spacious campsite staff are friendly and knowledge about local area. Camping site has electricity stations. Campsite has showers and toilets plus they also have laundry facilities. It has facilities to wash your pots plus it has a kettle and microwave for everyone to use. It has facilities to charge phones and laptops. I would definitely recommend this site. Cannot complain.

Rosie G.

I was so impressed with this campsite! It looks fairly basic on arrival but it has everything you need and lovely friendly staff. Pitches were well spaced, due to covid shower/toilet blocks were limited to one person/bubble which actually made it a lot nicer to do your business in private, free washer and dryer, place to wash up, local information, kettle and washing line. Short walk down to Birsay beach with lots of wildlife around. Fab campsite, would totally recommend.