Bankburnhouse Bed and Breakfast,St Margarets Hope, Orkney. Bed and Breakfast, Orkney. Guest Houses, Orkney.Evening Meal,Bed and Breakfast in Orkney.

	Bankburn House Bed and Breakfast
	"Where Guests are not treated anonymously" - Thomas and Steffen, 12/02/2004

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My House
Bankburn House sits on the outskirts of St Margaret's Hope to the South (or to the right of the new bypass) and dates back to the early 1860s. There is a close history with the sea having been owned by several Ships' Captains during this time. I have owned Bankburn House since February 1990. The house sits in approximately 2 acres, including two side gardens. The front area is primarily lawn. As an established Bed and Breakfast there is an ongoing program to upgrade both the grounds and property to provide more facilities such as en suite, WiFi internet access, and Freeview television. The rooms are spacious with high ceilings and cornices and I continue to provide further modern facilities whilst trying to maintain the old character of the house. I have recently embarked on a journey to be more Green and reduce my carbon footprint. So far I have installed solar panels and a wind turbine, the quietest currently in production. I now provide EV and Tesla Destination charging. Currently I am in the process of replacing the lighting with low energy units and all future equipment replacements will use the most efficient version available. I believe we all have a duty to help conserve the planet for our children and I will continue to seek ways to reduce energy usage. My aim is to ensure that guests have a comfortable and enjoyable stay and I look forward to welcoming you to Bankburn House, whether you are a first time or returning guest. Regards, Mick
Contact Me Bankburn House B&B, Bankburn House, St Margaret's Hope, Orkney. KW17 2TG Landline +44 (0)1856 831800 Mobile +44(0)7919960090
Vacancy
In March of 2020 my wife Wilma lost her long battle against cancer. Just when I thought my situation couldn't get worse Covid essentially closed the B&B business. Now that we're learning to live with Covid it's time to look forward to a new season. I need someone to help me with the house and business, and ideally be a friend too. I'm looking for a housekeeper/confidante who could start in mid April or May. There's a lot of work to be done after a guest leaves - clean the room, wash and iron bedding, etc. You'd have your own room plus full board, leaving 4 rooms for guests. There would be a paid allowance which we'd negotiate. The season is typically around 7 months and at the end of it I'm more than happy to discuss you staying for the winter so that I don't have to rattle about the house on my own. If you are living in Ukraine and fit these requirements I'd be happy to sponsor you for the UK Government Homes for Ukraine scheme. Contact me using this link or either of the numbers above.
Things To Do Locally
The nine hole South Ronaldsay Golf Course, which took just under seven-years to complete, attracts adults and juniors alike and is Orkney's newest golf course. When it was officially opened over 100 players took advantage of the new facility. Jim Seatter, Club Captain, said: “It went fantastically well, I think there were 79 adults playing and there was quite a lot of juniors. The weather held out and, thankfully, it stayed dry which made the day a lot better. It is nice to see all the hard work from over the years come together. To this day it is a very well attended golf course.” Tomb of the Eagles Isbister is one of those few extraordinary archaeological sites that offer such a bolt of insight into the past. The remains of our Neolithic ancestors have been preserved in Orkney as nowhere else in Britain but, somehow, it needed Isbister to breathe life into this collection of ruins and give us an amazingly clear picture of the people of 5,000 years ago. For these people the building and use of the tomb was symbol and expression of their identity. It was here that the dead joined their ancestors but only after the flesh had been stripped from their bones. It was here, too, that offerings of food and goods were made according to the prescriptions and taboos of both group and society. Here that broken pots were piled; fish, eagles and joints of meat mouldered; and the hands of the living sorted the heaped bones of the dead. There are many facets to this comprehensive overview of neolithic life; just one, for example, is the way the 16,000 human bones recovered are made to throw light on the stature, illnesses and even life-expectancy of the living.
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