The eyes have it
Visiting Westray as a tourist, one thing must strike you; You’re on holiday on someone’s farm. There are beautiful beef steers everywhere. …
farming on Westray
Visiting Westray as a tourist, one thing must strike you; You’re on holiday on someone’s farm. There are beautiful beef steers everywhere. …
“What’s going on?”
Friends and relatives often ask me whether Westray is a good place to visit and my answer is always very clear. “No,” I say. “I wouldn’t recommend it.” Here then are my top ten reasons why you should never visit Westray.
Red Bull. All I need now is the vodka.
I was completely blown away by Sangar Mill. It’s incredible that’s it’s survived so intact, with the windmill mechanism still visible and …
Beware of Bull? That’s strange. I didn’t see any politicians on the way here.
Whenever I tell someone on Westray how excited I am that I’ve just bought some duck eggs the response is always the …
One of Orkney’s most important exports used to be the ash from Kelp, the seaweed which is regularly washed ashore by storms …
Wandering on Papa Westray it’s impossible to miss Holland Farm. It’s a hugely impressive steading which once owned the island of Papa …
Cycling past the turning to the Bay of Swartmill I spot this great sign on a disembodied fridge door. Inside the intact …
I’m wandering up to the cliffs at Noup Head to take some photographs of the Gannets. I decide not to when I …
I arrive back from a day out exploring and there are freshly laid eggs on the doorstep from my kind Island friend. …
I stop my bike on the main road and see three lambs. They look delicious.
What I say is that, if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow. – A. A. Milne
A brilliant plate of potatoes by Jean Drever. She’s such a talent in the vegetable garden. I only like food without color, …
An entry to the 78th Annual Westray Industrial Show in the Community Hall.
…for guessing in which field the horses have been grazing.
The pig needs a scratch so bicycles are stopped, bristles are rumpled. What a fine looking pig.
Lambing is a wonderful time; quivering tails and wobbly legs are always a pleasure at this time of year. Cycling past the …
Living on a small island gives people a different mentality. Living on Westray ranks somewhere between living on the main islands of …
A chap with an attitude problem… and a bull. A quick cycle to the Bay of Swartmill in the sunshine with my …
Malcolm tends to the pigs at Steenyha’.