Product Description

The essential guide for the discerning tourist and island devotee, the "Pevensey Island Guide: Orkney" describes everything the visitor needs to know about the islands' heritage, landscape, climate, flora and fauna. It contains fascinating information about all the key places of interest, from areas of outstanding beauty such as heather covered hills, to the ancient capital steeped in history. It is illustrated with over 100 superb colour photographs showing every aspect of the island and its people.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #137530 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-27
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 112 pages

Customer Reviews

If you're going to Orkney
A good, interesting read if you're going to Orkney. Yes, Orkney is fantastic for scenery, people, wildlife and archaelogy.

Better stick with the 1971 edition ....
Some nice colour pictures, but then you can get those in the local tourist board freebie brochures. Having read both this book and Patrick Bailey's original (1971, reprinted 1974) harback 'Orkney' (in the David and Charles Island Series)can't help feeling that you'd be better off sticking with the latter if it's background you want. OK, some of the info is now outdated but the geography and geology, history and (to some exent) archaeology don't change. And they are all dealt with in much greater depth than in this new, slim volume. Really wish I hadn't bothered.

not a guide book
This is a very dated book - not at all what I was looking for. It reminds me of old school textbooks; interesting, yes, but not a guide book for first time visitors to Orkney.