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Kirkwall: Smugglers, Pirates, and Jacobites interactive tour

By Orkney Time Travel Ltd.
Free cancellation available
Price is $55 per adult
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Features

  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation

Overview

  • Step back in time to the 1700s and meet shipwrecked survivors and rebels
  • Discover the legendary tales of Kirkwall's harbor area on a guided tour
  • Find out how Orkney's Jacobites avoided capture
  • Meet the infamous Pirate Gow and dodge the Press Gang
  • Explore Kirkwall's lanes and legendary tales

Activity location

    • Kirkwall
    • Kirkwall, Scotland, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Ayre Rd, Kirkwall KW15 1QX, UK | A black building at the harbour. Meet outside the main door. Look for the guide in costume, wearing old clothes.
    • Kirkwall, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Kirkwall: Smugglers, Pirates, and Jacobites interactive tour

  • Activity duration is 1 hour1h
    1h
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 1:45PM
Price details
$55.24 x 1 Adult$55.24
Total
Price is $55.24
Until Fri, Jul 24

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Interactive walking tour of Kirkwall's harbour area.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Fun, interactive, with costumed guides playing the parts.

Know before you book

  • Not allowed: Pets (assistance dogs allowed)

What you can expect

Begin your interactive tour of Kirkwall's harbour area and travel back to the 1700s, the time of smugglers, Jacobites, and Pirate Gow.

Meet shipwrecked survivors, Jacobite rebels, and the infamous Pirate Gow. Find yourself in the midst of a handfast wedding at the Odin Stone, before having to dodge or outwit the Press Gang to avoid being captured to serve on a navy ship. Can you get away?

This is an interactive, story-driven tour, with guides in costume bringing history to life. Fun for all ages.

Location

Activity location

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    • Kirkwall
    • Kirkwall, Scotland, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Ayre Rd, Kirkwall KW15 1QX, UK | A black building at the harbour. Meet outside the main door. Look for the guide in costume, wearing old clothes.
    • Kirkwall, Scotland, United Kingdom