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Clubs and activities

Orkney cliffs
Orkney is the perfect setting for a number of outdoor activities.

Orkney offers an almost unparalleled range of sports and leisure activities, generally at a modest fee. Being part of a small community means that facilities are easily accessed generally without any waiting lists, and local clubs always welcome new members.

Sports and athletics

Golf

  • 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

  • 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

  • league and a series of winter competitions
  • organise a league which runs from September to late March each year

Triathlon

  • 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 , 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, indoor swimming and gym facilities

Diving

  • Recreational and conservational sites and points of interest on the island
  • providing a key attraction
  • There are several dive boat charters available including boats from and &

Indoor swimming

  • Regular training sessions with the swimming club

Gym facilities

  •  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
Surfing, sailing and kayaking

Sailing

  • 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

  • aims to encourage safe sea kayaking around Orkney for paddlers of all levels
Wildlife and angling

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 and ) 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 (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 can provide more information

Key information

Orkney Campus