There are still many places in Orkney that stay open over the winter season – and the Ness Battery is one of them – but you have to book in advance.
#Scapa100 at Stromness Museum
The latest technology is being used to reveal more about the wrecks lying in Scapa Flow and events that took place in the waters around Orkney 100 years ago.
Pages of the Sea at Waulkmill Bay
UPDATE: This has been relocated to take place at Scapa Beach
Images Of Orcadians Lost in WW1 Sought
It’s believed 578 Orcadians died serving in the Great War
Orcadians Mark Merchant Navy Day
Merchant Navy Day, 3rd of September 2018, was marked in Orkney with a wreath laying ceremony at the Kirkwall War Memorial on the Kirk Green.
Scapa Flow Exhibits at the Hoy Hotel
They will be on show at the temporary space set up in the Hoy Hotel from Saturday 30th June.
Additional Funding Boost for Scapa Flow Museum
MGS is providing £15,000, with a further £10,161 awarded by the Island of Hoy Development Trust
Marwick Head,Orkney
Early April is always a good time to visit Orkney’s more popular spots before our summer visitors come.
Temporary Scapa Flow Visitor Centre to Open
The Scapa Flow Museum at Lyness ,Hoy is to remain closed in 2019
Wartime Artefacts on Show at Orkney Museum
A small selection of the wonderful artefacts normally on display at the Scapa Flow Visitor Centre (Lyness Museum),Hoy, can be seen at Orkney Museum, Kirkwall