A Cambridge Alumni Private Tour: Shetland and Orkney – The Northern Isles

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29 Aug–6 Sept 2027
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Itinerary snapshot

Shetland's history
Shetland

Hear of Shetland's long history from the Bronze Age to the Shetland Bus Operation in World War Two.

Specialist talks and vists
Skara Brae, Orkney

Specialist talks and visits in Orkney cover its extraordinary geology, aracheology, art and conflict. Visit Skara Brae, Skaill House, the Ring of Brodgar and Maeshowe to see a breathtaking landscape of several ceremonial stone circles, a tomb and a prehistoric village.

The Italian Chapel
Orkney

Visit the famous Italian Chapel, constructed by Italian POWs in WWII, who were brought to Orkney in 1942 to build the defensive barriers today known as the Churchill Barriers.

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