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Scapa Flow Visitor Centre
Scapa Flow Visitor Centre Review
On the beautiful island of Hoy, Scapa Flow Visitor Centre explores the strategic and dramatic role that this sheltered anchorage played in two world wars. It displays military vehicles and guns, as well as equipment salvaged from the German boats scuttled off the coast. In the plain but poignant graveyard here, British and German personnel both rest in peace. If you want to take your car over to Hoy, book well in advance with Orkney Ferries, as this is a popular route. The visitor center is a short walk from the ferry terminal.
- Address: Off B9047, Hoy, KW16 3NT | Map It
- Phone: 01856/791300
- Cost: Free
- Hours: Mar. and Apr., weekdays 9-4:30; May--Sept., Mon.--Sat. 9--4:30, Sun. 10:30--3:30; Oct., Mon.--Sat. 9--4
- Location: Scapa Flow Visitor Centre
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