Skara Brae Prehistoric Village

26.02.2025

Skara Brae: A Time-Traveling Delight! Who knew a 5,000-year-old village could be the highlight of my Orkney trip? Skara Brae is basically a Stone Age time capsule by the sea—complete with Neolithic “mod-cons”! I was blown away by how well-preserved everything is. You can peek into snug stone houses with built-in furniture (yes, a prehistoric IKEA situation) and even an ancient drainage system (indoor toilets in 3000 BC, folks—talk about being flush with innovation!). The history here is downright fascinating. A wild storm in 1850 revealed this buried village, making Mother Nature the ultimate archaeologist. Now we get to wander through homes older than the pyramids, and it’s honestly mind-boggling. I half-expected Fred Flintstone to swing by for a chat! Unexpected perk: the place comes with coastal charm. The village sits by a gorgeous beach, so these Neolithic people clearly knew how to pick a prime piece of real estate. Visiting Skara Brae is like stepping into a real-life time machine (no DeLorean needed) and it’s ridiculously fun. Educational? Absolutely. Entertaining? You bet your woolly mammoth socks it is. Five stars, without a doubt!

16.02.2025

An amazing bucket list place to have gone. Knowledgeable staff and small museum at the entrance. Winter no tha the cafe is closed.

16.02.2025

A really great visit and is a bucket list place for me. It was well staffed with knowledgeable staff and has a small but informative museum at the main entrance. The site is well kept and has amazing views of the ocean. The cafe however is only open in the summer months.

04.02.2025

When I visited it was a very windy, about 40 km/h winds. An employee was measuring the wind speed on the grass. I was standing upwind of her, so I moved so I would not block the measurement. I was verbally reprimanded rather rudely for walking on the grass. Despite she standing on the grass as well. Oh and this was the plot of grass opposite of the ruins.

02.02.2025

A place worth visiting !!!

23.01.2025

Amazing place and lovely people working there. They’re very willing to help you and answer any questions you might have about the place. Must visit when in Orkney.

20.12.2024

Sito archeologico assolutamente da visitare. Facilmente raggiungibile in auto, con un ampio parcheggio ed un bel centro visitatori, completo di servizi igienici, servizio pasti e bar. La visita inizia con un breve filmato di presentazione e poi un percorso che piano piano fa salire la curiosità sul sito archeologico. Una volta fuori, dopo una breve passeggiata nel tempo, si raggiunge il sito vero e proprio sulla spiaggia, non grandissimo ma di grande fascino e molto scenografico, specialmente se avrete la fortuna di esserci arrivati in una giornata serena. Assolutamente da non perdere se siete in zona, difficile capitarci per caso😅

16.11.2024

An amazing prehistoric village and some schools even teach about it. Plus, after you go to Skara Brae, enjoy a nice day at the beach after looking at a site from way before 100BC(Skara Brae was a place where humans from the stone age lived).

11.11.2024

I love it

01.11.2024

Realmente impresionante; cuando crees que has llegado al fin del mundo, una pequeña embarcación puede llevarte unas millas más al norte para encontrar el poblado prehistórico mejor conservado del Mundo y probablemente donde habitaron los precursores de construcciones como Stonehenge.

01.11.2024

Grande

29.10.2024

Really cool

25.10.2024

Been here a couple of times now. It's spectacular

21.10.2024

It was a dream come true to visit this place The replica hut, before you go to the main site was outstanding Walking up to the site were flagstones bearing different events after the birth of Skara Brae village, then the site itself, was just amazing, just to see how and were our ancient ancestors were living, only imagining the hardships they faced, but such remarkable ingenuity of the time, to keep warm, to feed, and to live