Here are some pictures of our gardens, our animals, Hoy and Orkney. All pictures and text on this website belongs to Old Hall Cottage or the credited photographer. If you wish to use any of our content, please contact us first. Guests are welcome to send us some of their own pictures and credit will be given whenever we use their pictures.
The sky is on fire. Sunset, the evening of 5th September 2016.
Break of day, 29th August 2016
The Cottage
Another view of the Cottage
Master bedroom
Second bedroom
Cottage sitting room
Cottage kitchen
Proud little flower
The Cottage in Winter
Small garden
View looking out towards Cantick Head
View looking from the Cottage window
Looking up towards the Main House
One of our lawns
Plenty of space for off-road parking
Another one of our lawns
My vegetable plot
Shrek, our cockrel, and 4 of his ladies
Goldie, with her chick, Mumble
Snowy, with her chick, Gloria
View looking towards Cantick on 19th January 2015 (winters here can be really nice!)
The cliffs near us
Looking out to sea
Another beautiful sunset
Rackwick in winter
Corban and Sky running along Rackwick beach
Hills of Hoy, looking from Rackwick car park
Looking down on Rackwick at dusk
Sheep and lambs, spring 2016
An old byre
“Happy Valley” over on the Orkney Mainland
A picture taken of Longhope bay in winter
Panaramic view of Old Hall and Old Hall Cottage, Submitted by Graham Jones
Looking down towards Kirkhope Bay from Old Hall, Submitted by Graham Jones
Young swallow nesting – Submitted by Esther Gardiner
Pegal Burn, Hoy – Submitted by Esther Gardiner
One of the highland “coo’s” of Hoy – Submitted by Esther Gardiner
Garden Path – Submitted by Esther Gardiner
Rackwick Museum Farming Equipment – Submitted by Esther Gardiner
View of Rackwick – Submitted by Esther Gardiner
Alpine plant – Submitted by Esther Gardiner
Bee on Sea Holly – Submitted by Esther Gardiner
Tide at Rackwick – Submitted by Esther Gardiner