Neolithic Orkney

'Stone circles are run-of-the-mill in Orkney - every year, it seems, a tractor wheel falls into a hole and unearths another Neolithic burial chamber,' shrugs Jo. 'But no visitor could fail to be impressed by the epic beauty of the the Stones of Stenness and the Ring of Brodgar, which cluster on the shores of Stenness Loch. It's a monumental spot to lay down your picnic rug'.

DetailsStenness Loch is on the Orkney mainland, west of Kirkwall (www.visitorkney.com)