Kirkwall Youth Hostel

Kirkwall Youth Hostel is a hostel in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Old Scapa Road. Kirkwall Youth Hostel is situated nearby to the hospital The Balfour, as well as near the community center Orkney Baha’i Centre.

Email: kirkwall@hostellingscotland.org.uk
Type: Hostel
Description: hostel in Kirkwall
Address: Old Scapa Road, Kirkwall, KW15 1BB

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Magnus Cathedral and Earl’s Palace.

St Magnus Cathedral

Church

Photo: Robert Scarth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Magnus Cathedral is a Church of Scotland parish church in Kirkwall, the main town of Orkney, a group of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. St Magnus Cathedral is situated 2,900 feet northeast of Kirkwall Youth Hostel.

Earl’s Palace

Photo: Oehoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Earl's Palace is a ruined Renaissance-style palace near St Magnus's Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Built by Patrick, Earl of Orkney, its construction began in 1607 and was largely undertaken via forced labour. Earl’s Palace is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Kirkwall Youth Hostel.

Bishop’s Palace

Photo: Oehoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Bishop's Palace, Kirkwall is a 12th-century palace built at the same time as the adjacent St Magnus Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Bishop’s Palace is situated 2,700 feet northeast of Kirkwall Youth Hostel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkwall and St Ola.

Kirkwall

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.

St Ola

Locality

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St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall.