The Standing Room Gin Bar
About
The Standing Room Gin Bar serves Orkney as a bar or nightlife venue, set at 18 Shore St in Kirkwall. The bar sits in the island's main town, with Stromness among the nearby places.
Opening hours run Fr, Sa 17:00-23:45, so an evening can be planned around them. Details on events, live music or DJ nights round out what the venue offers. Visitors give The Standing Room Gin Bar a rating of 4.9 out of 5, placing it among the higher-scoring bars in Orkney. That score rests on 26 reviews, a modest but solid body of feedback. The bar's setting in Kirkwall places it within the island's main town, close to the harbour.
A website is listed for the venue, giving a sense of what is on before arrival. Photos accompany the listing as well, showing the space itself.
Summer brings long daylight hours and crowded ferries, while winter sailings are often cancelled by weather, so timing a visit matters. Whether you come as a pair, a larger group or on your own, the bar accommodates different ways of spending the night.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of business is The Standing Room Gin Bar?
The Standing Room Gin Bar is a bar on Orkney in the United Kingdom, and its site is https://thestandingroom.co.uk/. Orkney life centres on harbours, lifeboat stations and the RNLI, with regattas and fetes in summer.
When is The Standing Room Gin Bar open?
The Standing Room Gin Bar opens on Friday and Saturday from 17:00 to 23:45. Those two evenings are the hours to plan around when visiting this bar on Orkney.
Where is The Standing Room Gin Bar on Orkney?
The Standing Room Gin Bar sits at 18 Shore St, Kirkwall KW15 1LG, United Kingdom, on the Orkney islands. Kirkwall is one of the main harbours in the Orkney group, and summer brings long daylight hours and crowded ferries to this part of Britain.
Does The Standing Room Gin Bar put on events, live music or DJ nights?
The Standing Room Gin Bar is a bar on Orkney, and the surrounding island places include Kirkwall, Stromness, St Margaret's Hope, Finstown, Hoy, South Ronaldsay and Westray. Winter sailings between these Orkney settlements are often cancelled by weather, so summer is when the island's social calendar fills up.
How do visitors rate The Standing Room Gin Bar compared with other bars on Orkney?
The Standing Room Gin Bar holds a rating of 4.9/5 from 26 reviews, which places it among the higher-rated bars on Orkney. Strong tides surround British islands, and that coastal setting shapes the harbour life around which venues like this one sit.
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