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A cappuccino and a slice of iced cake on white plates at Polly Kettle.
Orkney

Polly Kettle

A family tearoom on Burray, cooking from scratch with Orkney produce and selling local pottery and crafts.

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Polly Kettle is a small white timber tearoom at Ardage on Burray, the island on the Churchill Barriers between the Orkney Mainland and South Ronaldsay, and it is an easy stop on the drive south.

It is family-run and independent, and it wears its motto, Orkney Proud, on its sleeve.

Everything on the menu is made from scratch, with ingredients from Orkney wherever they can be had, and there are choices for most diets. Alongside the tearoom it is a showcase for island craft: handmade pottery and gifts made by Orkney makers, and it is a stop on the Creative Orkney trail. It opens on Mondays, Tuesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 11am to 4pm, and is closed on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Afterwards, the beaches and blockships of the barriers are minutes away, and the Italian Chapel on Lamb Holm is just to the north.

A short drive awayThe Murray ArmsSeafood off the family's own boats, in St Margaret's Hope.4 min by roadSee itThe Murray Arms
Before you go

Monday, Tuesday and Friday to Sunday, 11am to 4pm; closed Wednesday and Thursday.

Ardage, Burray, on the road over the Churchill Barriers.

Getting there
Ardage, Burray, on the barriers road.
Hours
Mon, Tue, Fri to Sun 11:00 to 16:00.
Closed
Wednesday and Thursday.

Opening hours

Their website
Monday
11am–3pm
Tuesday
11am–3pm
Wednesday
Closed
Thursday
Closed
Friday
Closed
Saturday
11am–3pm
Sunday
11am–3pm
Where it is

Ardage, Burray, KW17 2SS.

Close byOn Burray.
  1. Wooden steps down through the dunes to the beach at Glimps Holm, the barrier and the sea beyond.Glimps Holm BeachA long, sheltered beach beside the third Churchill Barrier, with the wreck of the blockship Reginald offshore.3 miles4 min by road
  2. The front of Robertsons in St Margaret's Hope, its old General Merchants sign over the door.Robertsons Coffeehoose BarA family-run coffee house and bar in an old general store in St Margaret's Hope, with food all day and music.3 miles5 min by road
  3. Italian ChapelItalian ChapelTwo Nissen huts on Lamb Holm turned into a painted chapel by Italian prisoners of war in the 1940s.4 miles7 min by road
  4. Churchill BarriersChurchill BarriersFour wartime causeways linking the Orkney Mainland to Lamb Holm, Glimps Holm, Burray and South Ronaldsay, with blockships beside them.4 miles6 min by road
  5. Hoxa Tapestry GalleryHand-woven tapestries at the end of a South Ronaldsay road.6 miles10 min by road
Directions
RestaurantsThe Murray Arms2.4 miles
Walker in orange jacket crosses a clifftop field beneath streaked cloudsAttractionsThe Tomb of the Eagles10 miles
Highland Park Distillery's stone buildings and cobbled yard lit by lamps at dusk.ToursHighland Park Distillery11 miles
A chocolate and redcurrant dessert with honeycomb, drawn in chocolate on a white plate, the Lynnfield.RestaurantsLynnfield Hotel11 miles
AttractionsSt Magnus Cathedral12 miles
The children's corner of the Orcadian Bookshop, shelves of picture books above small chairs and a table.ShoppingThe Orcadian Bookshop12 miles
ShoppingSheila Fleet Kirk Gallery12 miles
AttractionsOrkney Wireless Museum12 miles
A plate of seared scallops with asparagus and potato at Helgi's.RestaurantsHelgi’s12 miles
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