Orkney Isles Shops & Services
A selection of shops and services in the area which are recommended by the HarbourGuides.com team.
Cafes
Our business here has been established since 1969 and it is now in its 3rd generation of the same family. We are Orkney’s premier garden centre situated in a prime location only 3 mins walk from the centre of Kirkwall where The Garden Centre and The Willows Coffee Shop are housed all under one roof.
Opening hours:
MON - SAT: 9am - 5pm
SUN: 11am - 4:30pm (Summer only) - 12noon - 4:30pm (Winter hours excluding November and December)
We have a large range of houseplants, outdoor shrubs, books & cards, giftware, home wares, water gardening, patio gardening, furniture, sheds & barbecues, seeds & bulbs, pet sundries, aquatics all available in our shop in Kirkwall which is open 7 days a week.
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Jewellery
About Celina
Celina has lived in Orkney for the majority of her life and now lives in the Parish of Holm with her family. Celina has gained much of her experience from working within the jewellery trade, learning the fine skills required for her hand crafted pieces. It is the breathtaking landscape of the Orkney Islands, which gives her the inspiration for her unique collections.
Her inspiration comes mainly from the beautiful and stunning scenery which surrounds her. Amongst other things, Celina is heavily inspired by the dramatic seas around Orkney, for which the island is renowned. Sailing boats and in particular the traditional Orkney Yole also play a large part in Celina’s designs. The beautiful Italian Chapel, built during the second world war by the Italian prisoners, has been a fascination for Celina and has now been incorporated into one of her key pieces.
Celina’s collection aims to inspire you, as much as she is inspired by Orkney and its Celtic backdrop.
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Doctors
Complete Dental Care
Services in Orkney
At Deyanov Dental our aim is to provide a comfortable environment in which you and your family can receive the very best dental care available.
We pride ourselves on being a patient orientated dental practice, meaning that where possible we use simple, conservative measures to prevent you from developing a serious dental problem that may require more complex treatment.
Off Licence, Provisions
Bruces Stores located in Victoria Street, Kirkwall is a licensed grocer also offering key cutting, sharpening, locksmith service as well as fresh sandwiches, rolls, ready meals, homebakes & puddings.
Malt whisky, Highland Park, local beer, freshly made sandwiches, bakes and ready meals from our kitchen. Ice cream, local bread and a wide range of other food.
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Cafes, Provisions, Takeaway Food
W I Rendall is a general store with a café, in Pierowall village, Westray.
The shop supplies groceries and hardware to the island of Westray.
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Gift Shops, Retail Outlets, Something Special
Literally a seconds walk from the harbour , Faireens offers a quintessential gift shop to visitors that arrive in Kirkwall.
All you require for that gift to take home.
Chemist
Sutherland's: Pharmacies you can depend on when you need them most. Healing all your ailments and setting your mind at ease. Make contact and get in touch with one of our 6 branches today. Sutherland's are your friendly local pharmacy, providing all your pharmaceutical needs and more across 6 branches. We have been established for over 50 years, and continue to provide all the medical advice and supplies the communities we serve need, combined with excellent customer service.
Gift Shops, Jewellery, Retail Outlets, Something Special
Our contemporary gold and silver jewellery is hand crafted by skilled silversmiths in the beautiful Orkney Islands in Scotland.
We use traditional methods and tools to create unique pieces, each of which combines a freshness of design with quality craftsmanship, overseen by master craftsman Steven Cooper.
Taxi
Established in 1965 and now Orkney's largest Taxi company. Based in central Kirkwall, we pride ourselves in offering the ultimate in dependable, reliable service, whether you are travelling for pleasure or business, Craigies has the resources, to meet your needs. Our fleet includes Saloon cars, estates, hatchbacks, and 9 seat (8 passenger) Minibuses. Our greatest asset though is our team. We currently employ 42 local drivers, many of whom have teens of years service with our company. They pride themselves in making sure you get the very best of transport in our Islands.
Jewellery
Ortak, the newly re-established company, offers the much-loved back catalogue as well as our current designs. In addition to this, we provide a customisation service for our existing pieces. Choose your own colourways in enamel, have diamonds or other precious stones added to create a unique item. The options are endless.
Ortak offers the full jewellery manufacturing package from design down to finishing right here in the UK.
Behind Ortak, Managing Director Michael Gardens and fellow Director Alison Firth, stand a highly skilled workforce with over 200 years combined expertise in jewellery manufacturing. It is with this considerable experience and a hardworking team that our business could help further yours.
Ortak prides itself in the manufacturing processes we now carry out. Every piece of jewellery is hand-crafted in Orkney and sent onto its future owners with pride. We use the most up to date equipment along with skilled craftspeople to create beautiful jewellery.
Ortak also provides services to other jewellery manufacturers by means of waxing, casting and finishing as required.
We offer a full bespoke design service where master patterns or one-off pieces can be created from a drawing or a sketch. They can then be transformed into personally designed items of jewellery for you or your clients. Our enamelled ranges can also be produced in colours to match almost any colourways.
Ortak’s fully equipped modern workshop is situated in the City & Royal Burgh of Kirkwall. Its location, in the beautiful Orkney Islands, is open to visitors and one on one consultations alike. Come along and see for yourself and you can be sure of a very warm welcome.
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Cafes, Gift Shops
A small coffee/snack shop where you can stop off for a locally crafted gift
for any occasion.
Jewellery
W.Hourston Jewellers is a family run business which trades alongside our sister store Starlings in the town centre of Kirkwall, Orkney.
We, Tom & Aly MacPhail, are delighted & very proud that Hourstons continues to be such a popular shop in Kirkwall, loved by both locals & tourists alike.
Our son Steven joined the company in 2018 and together as a family, we enjoy sourcing Local, Scottish, UK & Worldwide companies for our jewellery, watch & gift store.
Gift Shops, Jewellery, Retail Outlets, Something Special
From our workshop, located on one of the most northerly of the Orkney Islands, we create a range of knitted garments and home textiles.
Taking inspiration from the colours and textures of the environment around us and using natural, luxury yarns, we aim to create products which, whilst reflective of our island, are equally at home anywhere in the world!
We really hope you enjoy browsing our site – and indulging in a slice of island life.
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Chemist
Sutherland's: Pharmacies you can depend on when you need them most. Healing all your ailments and setting your mind at ease. Make contact and get in touch with one of our 6 branches today. Sutherland's are your friendly local pharmacy, providing all your pharmaceutical needs and more across 6 branches. We have been established for over 50 years, and continue to provide all the medical advice and supplies the communities we serve need, combined with excellent customer service.
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Fish Specialist
Welcome to Pierowall Fish Ltd. We are a small family run business on the beautiful island of Westray in Orkney.
Whether you're a retail customer, a hotelier, or a restaurateur, you still want high quality fresh ingredients for your dishes.
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Fish Specialist, Fresh Fish
Our Fish Shop was opened in 2013 to fill a gap in the local market, the last local fish shop having closed several years ago.
We always source and provide the finest, freshest seafood buying fresh fish from markets in Scrabster and Shetland 3-4 times per week and shellfish including hand-dived scallops, crab and lobster from local boats. Along with fresh seafood we have a wide selection of frozen seafood including coldwater prawns, king prawns, tuna, seabass and bream.
Chemist
Sutherland's: Pharmacies you can depend on when you need them most.
Healing all your ailments and setting your mind at ease. Make contact and get in touch with one of our 6 branches today.
Sutherland's are your friendly local pharmacy, providing all your pharmaceutical needs and more across 6 branches. We have been established for over 50 years, and continue to provide all the medical advice and supplies the communities we serve need, combined with excellent customer service.
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Gift Shops
Our Story
I bought my first 3 breeding Zwartbles from Danny McArthy who is the stockman at Longoe farm , at Castle of Mey, Caithness- (The Queen Mother’s Highland Farm) (Pentland Flock ) so, to keep the theme I called mine ‘the Copinsay flock. They are a striking looking sheep, black with a white blaze, originating from Holland, they are really easy to manage and are excellent mothers.
Jean Tulloch asked me what like their wool would be to spin, so she sent the first fleeces to the North Ronaldsay mini-mill. ‘What are we going to do with the wool’ Jean asked….I think we’ll knit socks Jean. Me mother usually gave us all socks at Christmas which came from ‘baxters bonny socks’ but they had stopped making them, so I thought we could make wur own ! Jean had this sock knitting machine which her mother had used in North Ronaldsay, so of course I had to have one o them as weel. I was lucky enough to acquire one from England which is over 100 years old and very ornate, but it works perfectly
Orkney tweed Loom
It soon became obvious that I was never going to manage to knit socks to use up all the wool the sheep was going to produce so I thought I would see if I could get some rugs made.
I contacted Jamiesons Spinning Mill in Shetland to see if it could be done and they said yes, but I would have to send up at least 200 kilos of raw wool before they could process it. So I managed to source some more black wool from other farmers and I added some white wool as well and shipped 650 kilos to Shetland.
So Orkney Tweed was born.
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Off Licence, Post Office, Provisions
J C Tulloch is a local grocery store, off licence, Post Office and general store located in Pierowall
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Bike Hire, Bike Sales/Hire, Electric Bikes
Cycle Orkney are main dealers for the Giant, Orbea, Raleigh and Claud Butler brands. We have also started to produce a small number of bespoke bikes. We can supply anything from a first bike right up to a full carbon spec road bike. We have a well equipped workshop and can carry out all manner of repairs and servicing.
We have a range of bicycles for hire at attractive rates. Adults bikes are £25 per day, children's bikes are £10 per day and E bikes are £35 per day. we offer discount rates for hires of 3 days or more, all prices include helmets, locks etc, although we do encourage you to bring your own helmet if possible.