Stromness is a town of narrow lanes, flagstone streets and salty smoky air. Would you like to know more about Stromness? For centuries this small jewel of a town has provided shelter for boats, ships and people and it retains much of the character of a bygone age.

Contact Dragon History to arrange guided tours of Stromness, Kirkwall and Orkney.

Dragon History tours SUMMER 2009

May 19th, 2009

Please email or phone to check that the tour is going ahead!

JULY

1 Wednesday    Kirkwall History Walk      10.00am

4 Saturday        Stromness History Walk  10.00am

8 Wednesday   Kirkwall Creepy Tour         7.00pm

11 Saturday      Kirkwall History Walk       2.00pm

14 Tuesday Stromness Creepy Tour   7.00pm

18 Saturday     Stromness History Walk   2.00pm

26 Sunday        Kirkwall Creepy Tour       7.00pm

28 Tuesday     Stromness Creepy Tour   7.00pm

29 Wednesday Kirkwall History Walk    2.00pm

AUGUST

12 Wednesday  Stromness History Walk   10.00am

Kirkwall History Walk          2.00pm

16 Sunday          Kirkwall Creepy Tour          7.00pm

18 Tuesday       Stromness Creepy Tour      7.00pm

23 Sunday        Stromness History Walk      2.00pm

Whilst I will endeavour to operate all of these tours, they may occasionally be cancelled due to external circumstances. Please phone or email to check that the tour is going ahead as scheduled.

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Fran’s Facts

Grumpy Old Man?

February 2nd, 2009

Mount Everest was climbed before the Old Man of Hoy! This 450ft sea stack off the Orkney island of Hoy was scaled in 1966 by Chris Bonnington, Tom Patey and Rusty Baillie. It took three days to get to the top, and the wooden wedges they hammered in are still firmly in place. Edmund Hillary and Tezing Norgay reached the summit of Everest in 1953.

Of seas and ships and Spanish sailors

June 4th, 2008

Orkney sits between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea and is subjected to the turbulence of both! There are thought to be more than 5,000 shipwrecks in Orkney waters, victims of tide races, whirlpools, strong currents and treacherous skerries. (more…)

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