Scapa Flow Museum
Scapa Flow Museum is a war museum in Lyness on the Island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. Housed within a refurbished Romney hut and oil fuel pump house at the former Lyness royal naval base HMS Proserpine, the museum charts the history of Orkney's involvement in World War I and World War II.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Scapa Flow Visitor Centre” and “Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum”
- Address: Lyness, Hoy, KW16 3NT
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fara and Royal Naval Cemetery, Lyness, Hoy.
Fara
Island
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Fara is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow between the islands of Flotta and Hoy. It has been uninhabited since the 1960s. The island’s name is used as a house name at Stromness Primary School, the other houses being Cava, Rysa, and Switha…
Royal Naval Cemetery, Lyness, Hoy
Memorial
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royal Naval Cemetery, Lyness, Hoy is a memorial, which is situated 2,600 feet west of Scapa Flow Museum.
Crockness Martello tower
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Crockness Martello Tower is a Martello Tower on Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. It was built during the Napoleonic Wars, at the same time as the Martello Tower at Hackness. Crockness Martello tower is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Scapa Flow Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lyness and Longhope.
Lyness
Village
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lyness is a village on the east coast of the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Walls and Flotta, and is situated at the junction of the B9047 and B9048.
Longhope
Village
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Longhope is a coastal settlement on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. South Walls is linked to Hoy by causeway; Longhope is the largest settlement on the two islands. The settlement is situated on the B9047, the main road on Hoy and South Walls. Longhope is situated 2½ miles south of Scapa Flow Museum.
Point of Hackness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Point of Hackness is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Scapa Flow Museum.
Scapa Flow Museum
- Categories: visitor center, naval museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.83384° or 58° 50′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.19701° or 3° 11′ 49″ westOpen location code
9CCRRRM3+G5OpenStreetMap ID
way 205059614OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q13446021
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In Other Languages
“Scapa Flow Museum” goes by many names.
- German: “Scapa Flow Visitor Centre”
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Highlights include Former Torpedo Depot - now council depot and Lyness Post Office.
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