Stromness Museum


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52 Alfred Street
Stromness
Orkney
KW16 3DF

Tel: +44 (0)1856 850 025
Email: custodian@stromnessmuseum.co.uk

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Stromness Museum was instituted in 1837 and holds Orkney's principal Maritime, Ethnographic and Natural History Collections.

Birds and eggs, mammals, butterflies and moths, shells and fossils are on display in the Victorian gallery.

Maritime history explores whaling, fishing, shipping, the Hudson Bay Company and the German Fleet in Scapa Flow.






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Opening Times
(2011 times)
April - September:
Daily 10.00am - 5.00pm.

October to March;
Monday - Saturday 11.00am - 3.30pm.

Admission Charges
(2011 prices)
Adult £3.50; Concession £2.50; Child £1.00; Family £7.00.

School groups Free.

All tickets are valid for 1 week.

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Stromness Museum Postcode for SatNav: KW16 3DF

Nearby Attractions
Ring of Brodgar Stone Circle & Henge (6 Miles)*
The ancient Ring of Brodgar is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site which focuses on various neolithic sites on the Mainland of Orkney.
Skara Brae Prehistoric Village (6 Miles)*
Skara Brae contains the best preserved group of Stone Age houses in Western Europe.
Maeshowe Chambered Cairn (6 Miles)*
Maes Howe is the finest megalithic tomb in north-west Europe, with a large mound covering a stone-built passage and a large burial chamber with cells in the walls.
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Nearby Hotels
Castle Arms Hotel (22 Miles)*
The Castle Arms Hotel is a former 19th Century coaching inn, situated 8 miles from John O'Groats, in the village of Mey. It is the earest hotel to Gills Ferry to Orkney Isles, only a short distance from the Queen Mother's Highland home, the Castle of Mey.
Castletown Hotel (formerly the St Clair Arms Hotel) (25 Miles)*
This small, family-run hotel has free Wi-Fi and free parking. It is in the centre of Castletown, close to Thurso and Wick and only minutes from the Castle of Mey.
Royal Hotel (26 Miles)*
A former coaching inn, the Royal Hotel is one of the best-equipped hotels on the North Coast of Scotland. The Royal retains a warm and friendly atmosphere, which help to make it one of the most popular hotels in the area.
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Nearby Self Catering
Collingwood (1 Mile)*
Collingwood is situated on the outskirts of the picturesque town of Stromness. It is less than one mile from the ferry which arrives 3 times daily from Scrabster.
Earls Court (12 Miles)*
4 Earls Court is a delightful fully equipped house in a very quiet secluded square in a central area of Kirkwall, with private off road parking space.
Pentland Country House (15 Miles)*
Pentland Country House is a B Listed Manse located within the Parish of Holm in the East Mainland of Orkney overlooking the Churchill Barriers and Scapa Flow.
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