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	Bankburn House Bed and Breakfast
	" Where guests are not treated anonymously."

Welcome
Todays weather in my Paradise Orkney I would like to introduce myself. I am Mick and I pride myself in my prompt response to all enquiries for information or accommodation. I am also responsible for ensuring that Guests are treated as well as is possible whilst away from the comfort of their own home. We provide the following a mix of En-suite and Standard rooms all of which have modern LCD T.V., DVD player, tea (including herbal) and coffee making facilities,free Internet access via Hi Speed Broadband including WiFi.is available. Evening meals by prior arrangement. Our Motto is " If you ask it will be given if it is in our power to so do" and if perchance it is not we will endeavour to inform where it is available. There are some useful links available on our Links page to assist you in planning your journey to and from the Orkneys.
Our House
Bankburn House sits on the outskirts of St Margaret's Hope to the South (or to the right of the new bypass) and dates back to the early 1860s. There is a close history with the sea having been owned by several Ships' Captains during this time. We have owned Bankburn House since February 1990 and it sits in approximately 2 acres which includes two side gardens. The front which is now mainly lawn. Now that it is established as a Bed and Breakfast there is an ongoing program to upgrade both the grounds and the property to provide more facilities such as en suite, internet access ( wired and WiFi ),plus digital Freeview television all to suit the discerning guest. The rooms are spacious with high ceilings and cornices and we continue to provide more modern facilities whilst trying to maintain the old character of the house. Our aim is to ensure that guests have a comfortable and enjoyable time during their stay with us. We look forward to welcoming you to Bankburn House,whether you are a first time or returning guest. Regards Mick and Wilma
Things To Do Locally
The nine-hole South Ronaldsay Golf Course, which took just under seven-years to complete, attracted adults and juniors alike is Orkney's newest golf course. When it was officially opened over 100 players took advantage of the new facility. Jim Seatter, Club Captain, said: “It went fantastically well, I think there were 79 adults playing and there was quite a lot of juniors. The weather held out and, thankfully, it stayed dry which made the day a lot better. It is nice to see all the hard work from over the years come together.To this day it is a very well attended golf course.” Tomb of the Eagles Isbister is one of those few extraordinary archaeological sites that offer such a bolt of insight into the past . The remains of our Neolithic ancestors have been preserved in Orkney as nowhere else in Britain but, somehow, it needed Isbister to breathe life into this collection of ruins and give us an amazingly clear picture of the people of 5,000 years ago. For these people the building and use of the tomb was symbol and expression of their identity. It was here that the dead joined their ancestors but only after the flesh had been stripped from their bones. It was here, too, that offerings of food and goods were made according to the prescriptions and taboos of both group and society. Here that broken pots were piled; fish, eagles and joints of meat mouldered; and the hands of the living sorted the heaped bones of the dead. There are many facets to this comprehensive overview of neolithic life; just one, for example, is the way the 16,000 human bones recovered are made to throw light on the stature, illnesses and even life-expectancy of the living.
Go to:- www.visitorkney.co.uk for more information on interests in Orkney.