Kirkwall.

A UK town is so friendly and welcoming residents can leave their front doors unlocked and leave their keys inside their cars. Kirkwall, in Orkney, Scotland, was voted the UK’s friendliest town in a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. On the windswept islands of Orkney, where the North Sea meets ...

FROM the minute you arrive in Orkney, you can tell you’re somewhere different – and utterly captivating. The archipelago’s dual heritage, Scots and Norse, gives the place unique feel, while the ...

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CCTV cameras have been installed in Kirkwall to fight crime as part of a £160,000 project. The Scottish Executive has provided much of the funding for the 14 cameras in the town centre. It is the ...

Kirkwall has been named Scotland's most beautiful high street after topping a public poll. It narrowly beat Lerwick and Milngavie, receiving nearly 5,000 votes - 21% of the online poll. Lerwick ...