Ayre Hotel, Ayre Road, Kirkwall

Ayre Hotel, Ayre Road, Kirkwall is a hotel in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Ayre Road. Ayre Hotel, Ayre Road, Kirkwall is situated nearby to Orkney Wireless Museum, as well as near The Orkney Museum.

Type: Hotel
Description: hotel in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Ayre Hotel” and “Kirkwall, Ayre Road, Ayre Hotel”
Address: Ayre Road, Kirkwall, KW15 1QX

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orkney Wireless Museum and St Magnus Cathedral.

Orkney Wireless Museum

Museum

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The Orkney Wireless Museum in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland, houses a collection of domestic and military wireless equipment. It developed from the private collection of the late Jim MacDonald from St Margaret's Hope and marks the importance of wireless communications in Orkney during World War II. Orkney Wireless Museum is situated 460 feet east of Ayre Hotel, Ayre Road, Kirkwall.

St Magnus Cathedral

Church

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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 1,200 feet southeast of Ayre Hotel, Ayre Road, Kirkwall.

The Orkney Museum

Museum

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The Orkney Museum, formerly Tankerness House Museum, is a history museum in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Run by Orkney Islands Council, the museum covers the history of the Orkney Islands from the Stone Age through the Picts and Vikings to the present day. The Orkney Museum is situated 1,200 feet south of Ayre Hotel, Ayre Road, Kirkwall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkwall and St Ola.

Kirkwall

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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.