Ferry Waiting Room

Ferry Waiting Room is a shelter in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Ferry Waiting Room is situated nearby to the museum Shapinsay Heritage Centre, as well as near Balfour Post Office.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shapinsay and Balfour Castle.

Shapinsay

Photo: Purplebaron, Public domain.

Shapinsay is one of the smaller Orkney Islands, a short ferry ride from Mainland Orkney. It measures about 7 miles north-south by 3 miles east-west, with a population in 2011 of 307, and Balfour the only village.

Balfour Castle

Hotel

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balfour Castle is a historic building on the southwest of Shapinsay, Orkney Islands. Though built around an older structure that dates at least from the 18th century, the present castle was built in 1847, commissioned by Colonel David Balfour, and designed by Edinburgh architect David Bryce. Balfour Castle is situated 1,400 feet west of Ferry Waiting Room.

Helliar Holm

Islet

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Helliar Holm is an uninhabited island off the coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is home to a 42-foot-tall lighthouse, which was built in 1893 and automated in 1967.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balfour and Head of Holland.

Balfour

Village

Photo: Shirley Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balfour is a village on the island of Shapinsay, Orkney. The village is situated on Elwick Bay, which was used as an anchorage by Haakon IV of Norway before sailing south to eventual defeat at the Battle of Largs in 1263.

Head of Holland

Locality

Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Head of Holland is a locality, which is situated 3 miles south of Ferry Waiting Room.

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.

Ferry Waiting Room

Type: Shelter
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

59.03176° or 59° 1′ 54″ north

Longitude

-2.90905° or 2° 54′ 33″ west

Open location code

9CFV23JR+P9

OpenStreetMap ID

way 972902622

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=shelter

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