Scapa Flow Visitor Centre, Hoy Island, Scotland, United Kingdom
The Scapa Flow Visitor Centre is a museum and a visitor center located in Hoy Island, Scotland, United Kingdom to show Scapa Flow’s importance during British fleets in the two world wars. This centre includes a great collection of the military vehicle sand dockyard equipment, artifacts, texts, photographs, films and audio exhibitions. The key collections relate to Lord Kitchener’s death and HMS Hampshire’s loss. It also includes the HMS Royal Oak’s loss and the German High Seas Fleet. Tourists love visiting the area to get a realistic and solid historical background of the past two global wars. Although the main site is currently closed for its redevelopment until 2021, tourists can still continue experiencing the attraction’s main features and highlights with the comprehensive exhibit being held at Hoy Hotel Lyness.
Visiting the Scapa Flow Centre lets you enjoy more fun things to do around the area. Tourists taking the comprehensive exhibit will surely have more fun at the Old Man of Hoy. This is Hoy’s 449-foot sea stack within the Oakney archipelago on Scotland’s north coast. This is one of UK’s tallest stacks. Another top attraction here is the Hackness Martello Tower that features the extensive military remains on Hoy Island. Getting the best accommodation while on tour is not a hassle. The best hotels around the area include The Inn Guest House, which is also the top rated hotel with its free breakfast and WiFi. It also offers free cancellation and the “reserve now, pay at stay” feature. The Murray Arms Hotel is another nearby accommodation. The hotel has a restaurant, free WiFi, and is pet-friendly.
