DOORS OPEN DAYS SATURDAY 13 – SUNDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2025 Hall of Clestrain Join us as we celebrate Doors Open Days 2025 with FREE guided...
The Society are moving ahead with plans to renovate Hall of Clestrain, the birthplace of John Rae. As part of this, we want to know...
We are delighted to be launching our urgent £1.6m fundraising campaign to Save Hall of Clestrain at a special public event on Monday, December 16...
This season’s archaeology at The Hall has been extremely successful, with ancient buildings archaeologist Tom Addyman working with a team from Orkney Research Centre for...
Join us on Oct 26 and 27 to learn more about the Hall as experts work to uncover its secrets Built around 1769, Category A...
We are delighted to invite you to mark John Rae’s 211th Birthday at two events in Kirkwall on Monday September 30, 2024. At noon we...
‘Bloody wow’ is how one visitor to Hall of Clestrain summed up our Doors Open Days over the weekend (Sept 14 and 15). She was...
We are delighted to announce a confirmed grant of £248,600 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund. The grant will fund our Fit For the Future...
In an article in Press & Journal Sir Michael Palin gives an interview about his support of John Rae. Read the full article here: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/lifestyle/6448060/sir-michael-palin-celebrates-john-rae-orkney
With huge thanks and delight we are pleased to report another £3,000 donation to The Road To The Arctic fund, taking us to more than...
- 22nd January 2024
We are excited to be teaming up with cruise operator Adventure Canada to offer an exclusive discount for their experience-of-a-lifetime ‘Into the North West Passage’...