North Ronaldsay

North Ronaldsay: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this river spot: Water flowing well · Low flow / trickle · Dry, no water · Entry closed.

Best time to visit North Ronaldsay

Season: September to February; boat services pause in floods.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach North Ronaldsay — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 59.37576, -2.41663. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near North Ronaldsay

• North Ronaldsay Lighthouse · beach · Orkney Islands · ~3 km · Must-see
• Start Point Lighthouse · beach · Orkney Islands · ~14 km · Must-see
• Quoyness Chambered Cairn · fort · Orkney Islands · ~23 km · Must-see
• St Boniface's Church · church · Orkney Islands · ~34 km · Must-see
• Knap of Howar · fort · Orkney Islands · ~35 km · Must-see
• Westray · river spot · Orkney Islands · ~40 km · Must-see
• Lady Kirk · church · Orkney Islands · ~41 km · Must-see
• Links of Noltland · fort · Orkney Islands · ~42 km · Must-see
• Noup Head Lighthouse · beach · Orkney Islands · ~47 km · Must-see
• Saint Magnus Church · church · Orkney Islands · ~48 km · Must-see
• Auskerry Lighthouse · beach · Orkney Islands · ~50 km · Must-see
• Linton Chapel · fort · Orkney Islands · ~53 km · Must-see
• Taversoe Tuick · fort · Orkney Islands · ~54 km · Must-see
• Blackhammer Cairn · fort · Orkney Islands · ~55 km · Must-see
• Castle Bloody · fort · Orkney Islands · ~55 km · Must-see
• Midhowe Chambered Cairn - 3,500 BC · fort · Orkney Islands · ~57 km · Must-see
• Midhowe Broch · fort · Orkney Islands · ~57 km · Must-see
• George Waterstone Memorial Centre and Museum · museum · Shetland · ~58 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of North Ronaldsay

Other rivers, islands & mangroves near North Ronaldsay

• Westray · river spot · Orkney Islands · ~40 km · Must-see
• Cava · river spot · Orkney Islands · ~87 km · Must-see
• Foula · river spot · Shetland · ~108 km · Must-see
• St Ninian's Isle · river spot · Shetland · ~112 km · Must-see
• Vaila · river spot · Shetland · ~129 km · Must-see
• Shetland · river spot · Scotland · ~141 km · Must-see
• Bressay · river spot · Shetland · ~141 km · Must-see
• Papa Stour · river spot · Shetland · ~142 km · Must-see
• Noss · river spot · Shetland · ~145 km · Must-see
• Sanday · river spot · Orkney Islands · ~20 km

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