Clubs and activities

Golf

• Stromness Golf Club houses an 18-hole golf course
• Enjoy midnight golf at midsummer when the evening light only dims, and never goes completely dark.
• Visitors are always welcome, and golf clubs are available for hire

Rugby

• Orkney Rugby Club is Scotland's most northerly national league club, playing in national division 5, as well as an internal Orkney league
• Training sessions are held every Thursday night

Squash, tennis and badminton

• Active squash and racketball league and a series of winter competitions
• Indoor tennis available at the Pickaquoy Centre
• Orkney Badminton Association organise a league which runs from September to late March each year

Triathlon

• Orkney Triathlon Club (OTC) are holders of the UK's most northerly triathlon
• OTC also organise monthly duathlons throughout the winter and a weekly 10-mile time trial over the summer weeks

Athletics

• A variety of athletic activities are available, mostly organised through the Orkney Athletics Club, based at the Pickaquoy Centre
• Track sessions take place on Wednesday nights
• Over the winter there is a series of cross-country races
• The summer sees a series of 10km road races and the Hoy half marathon, which takes place in June

Diving

• Orkney is the UK's premier dive location
• Recreational and conservational sites and points of interest on the island
• Wrecks in Scapa Flow providing a key attraction
• There are several dive boat charters available including boats from Scapa Flow Charters and Scapa Flow Diving & John's Charters

Indoor swimming

• Stromness has a 25m pool with a fitness suite
• Regular training sessions with the swimming club

Gym facilities

• The Gym in the Pickaquoy Centre sports and leisure complex
• The centre has a comprehensive range of fitness equipment for a wide range of activities (including instructors and classes), as well as a health spa with a sauna, steam room and jacuzzi

Sailing

• The Orkney Sailing Club is based on the harbour front in Kirkwall
• RYA approved sailing courses with instructors and boats on offer
• Races held on Thursday nights throughout the summer
• The club takes part in other local club regattas and hosts an inter-county regatta against Shetland every two years
• The club are always keen for new members, particularly those with experience

Surfing and windsurfing

• Orkney has some of the best surf in Europe, including huge Atlantic waves at the Bay of Skaill on the west coast
• There is a small but very keen group of local surfers and windsurfers

Kayaking

• Orkney Sea Kayaking Association aims to encourage safe sea kayaking around Orkney for paddlers of all levels

Wildlife

• Spectacular cliff scenery all along the west coast
• Seals, otters, over 300 recorded species of birds, dolphins, porpoises and whales are all regularly seen
• Numerous archaeological sites dating back over 5,000 years

Angling

• A multitude of lochs (the largest are the Loch Harray and Loch Stenness) holding excellent stocks of wild brown trout and sea trout
• Fishing in the lochs is free but as a courtesy you might like to become a member of the Orkney Trout Fishing Association (a non-profit making voluntary body dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of game fishing in Orkney)
• Sea angling is done for skate, ling, halibut, haddock and cod, and boats are available to hire for this The Orkney Sea Angling Association can provide more information