The Ring of Brodgar
 

Could anyone tell me some information about best time to visit The Ring of Brodgar in Orkney?

. . . when you are in Orkney. Not being snarky here. No specific time is 'best' - just when you are visiting Scotland and therefore Orkney. Anytime between say April and the end of October. In winter the problems are short days, rough ferry crossing, chance of nastier weather (though there can be nasty weather any time of year)

Christmas Eve in the morning, there is a free to join in celebration with mead/beer. It might be chucking it down of course. The place is open all the time 24 7 365

Thinking about it some 12 hours later there is probably a good opportunity at Solstice as well. Then there are some special events https://oisf.org/fest-event/outing-the-ring-of-brodgar/ https://www.orkney.com/events/summer-solstice

Great Thanks for your suggestions.
And what is the best hotel in area?

In the area. It really depends on what other facilities you want.

I'd prefer to stay in Kirkwall which has a range of hotels, restaurants, bars, shops etc. I've stayed in rentals, hotels and with friends. Because of the geography of the islands, do not expect the externals to be very impressive. We found the Shore was reasonably enough. Their breakfasts were a bit samey so we ate breakfast out a few times. If instead you want a spa and don't want other facilities then there are some hotels out in the countryside

Not being snarky here - honest. But looking at both of your threads -- you really don'y give us much to work with. We really like to help but with one and two sentence posts we don't have much to work with. Is the visit to Orkney during the same trip as your Cumbria visit?

The 'best' hotel in the area? -- What budget? What sort of property? (I assume you want to stay on Mainland Orkney)

If you are trying to keep costs down then public transport may be useful https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Service-Di...s-Services.htm this links through to stagecoach. The buses do work, but they don't go everywhere. Go prepared for wind.

Thanks for your suggestion. is there windy on February? :(

You are in the north of Scotland, on an island with virtually no trees and no protection from the North Atlantic. It can be miserable, windy etc. I've been there when it was calm in the middle of winter, but that is not common.

A friend of mine took me to a lighthouse powered by solar panels, they used to have a wind turbine but it had blown down..... If you take the ferry you may find it gets cancelled and if you fly in then it can be a bit scary with cross winds.

Much better.👍 Don't worry about your English (its better than some native speakers ;)

I'm sorry to give bad news, But I probably would not plan on visiting Orkney in February - unless it was maybe to visit relatives for a major family event. And even then I'd have to think long and hard. Short days (though substantially longer than in December) with sunset around 4:30PM. But the biggest problem will be the weather. It could be decent, but most likely it won't be. Jan and Feb are the stormiest months in Orkney. High winds, lots of rain, though not much snow. High temps in the Low 40's°F/5°C. Not pleasant for tromping around neolithic sites.

And if you are arriving by ferry -- sometimes the ferries are cancelled for days because of rough weather

. . . The £150 budget is no problem . . . everything else is.

Thank you very much for your reply. I have to go there, but I will try to change it to March. I am really happy to find Fodors and have this insight about the place that I have not visited before.
One of my friends told me that she stayed at the Stromness Hotel in Orkney. She said that they had good breakfast and a good view of the harbor. Do you have any experience with it?

Stromness Hotel is a funny one. I've been visiting the Island for 30 years or so and that hotel goes bust every couple of years. It has been a hostel and before Covid it was a Chinese takeaway.

If I wanted to book it, I'd make sure I paid on departure.

If you must stay in Stromness, less to do that Kirkwall, then find a B&B

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=...75.-2207520000
good photos from the Island

Here's Orkney photos from 1980 and then 2017. Summer means eternal sunshine, and that means that at one point or another, it is likely not to be raining. Between 1980 and 2017 the Maeshowe cairn, very close to Ring of Brodgar, transitioned to a place where you went to the nearby farmhouse and picked up the key, and could spend as much reflective time as you wanted there, to a Heritage Site where you have to sign up at the Visitor Centre a couple kilometers away, where you have to sign up in advance for a guided tour, and get transferred there by bus, and walk in formation along your tour, and you are not allowed to take pictures of the interior:

Are you doing this as a part of a total trip or all on its own? I was just looking up a trip to Scotland and I was wondering about a couple days visiting.

Except . . . the OP is visiting in February (or possibly March) so no eternal sunshine and the likelihood of rain is substantially higher ;)