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Museum · near Kirkwall · Orkney Islands

HMS Royal Oak Memorial Display

Set 1.3 km south of Kirkwall, HMS Royal Oak Memorial Display is a museum. Add St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall, 2.4 km away, to a visit; it leads 10 places within 15 km.

Where
1.3 km
south of Kirkwall
Warmest months
Jul–Aug
highs of 17–17°C
In brief

Museum near Kirkwall

Just outside Kirkwall

HMS Royal Oak Memorial Display is 1.3 km south of Kirkwall. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, NRS’s localities and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

Seasons and weather

The warm months in Kirkwall are July and August, with 17°C highs.

Jan7° / 2°135 mm
Feb7° / 2°92 mm
Mar8° / 3°83 mm
Apr10° / 4°69 mm
May13° / 6°56 mm
Jun15° / 8°65 mm
Jul17° / 10°49 mm
Aug17° / 10°65 mm
Sep15° / 9°88 mm
Oct12° / 7°118 mm
Nov9° / 4°131 mm
Dec7° / 2°115 mm
Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Kirkwall, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Kirkwall. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Kirkwall’s full climate →
About

HMS Royal Oak Memorial Display

Museum.

Type
Museum
Town
1.3 km south of Kirkwall
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Plan your visit

The essentials

Entrance feesFreeNo entrance fee.
Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.
The map

Around HMS Royal Oak Memorial Display, mapped

The numbers show what else is near HMS Royal Oak Memorial Display, in the order listed below.

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© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

Towns close to HMS Royal Oak Memorial Display

Closest first, each of these towns names it on its page.

1 · 1.3 km north of it

Kirkwall

7,393 people · 11 places to visit

Make a day of it

After HMS Royal Oak Memorial Display

Also close at hand are 2 castles, 2 museums and 2 attractions, among 10 within 15 km.

1CathedralSt Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall2.4 km away2Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandEarl's Palace2.3 km away3Castle · Historic Environment ScotlandBishop's Palace2.3 km away4MuseumOrkney Museum2.4 km away5Historic houseBalfour Castle8.5 km away6MuseumOrkney Wireless Museum2.7 km away7AttractionAttractionScapa Distillery1 km away8AttractionAttractionHighland Park Distillery1.2 km away

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Planning a visit to HMS Royal Oak Memorial Display

Where is HMS Royal Oak Memorial Display?

HMS Royal Oak Memorial Display is 1.3 km south of Kirkwall, Orkney Islands.

What is HMS Royal Oak Memorial Display?

Museum.

When is the best time to visit HMS Royal Oak Memorial Display?

July and August are the warmest months in Kirkwall, with afternoon highs of 17–17°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near HMS Royal Oak Memorial Display?

Within 15 km: St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall (2.4 km), Earl's Palace (2.3 km), Bishop's Palace (2.3 km) and Orkney Museum (2.4 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the NRS 2022 locality (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

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