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Stromness Museum

Head 20 km west of Kirkwall for Stromness Museum. Its status is a category B listed building. Close by, Pier Arts Centre is 600 m away, one of 2 within 15 km.

Where
20 km
west of Kirkwall
How well known
Top 19%
#1,601 of 8,556 places we list
Warmest months
Jul–Aug
highs of 17–17°C
In brief

Museum near Kirkwall

A trip from Kirkwall

Stromness Museum is 20 km west of Kirkwall. Towns near it ↓

Category B listed building

On the official list of protected heritage; Kirkwall has 186 listed buildings in all, on its History page. About ↓

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

When to go

Month by month

Afternoons in Kirkwall are warmest in July and August, at 17°C.

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

Stromness Museum

Readers can find it on Wikipedia in 5 languages.

Kirkwall’s listed buildings and monuments →

Type
Museum
Listed
Category B listed building
Wikipedias
Covered in 5 languages
Town
20 km west of Kirkwall
Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Plan your visit

How to visit

Entrance fees
  • EntryA fee is charged
Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.
The map

Getting to Stromness Museum

Stromness Museum sits at the orange dot; the numbered ones are listed below.

12

© OpenStreetMap contributors · NRS locality 2022

Towns near it

Bases near Stromness Museum

All of these towns include it on their pages.

1 · 20 km east of it

Kirkwall

7,393 people · 11 places to visit

Make a day of it

After Stromness Museum

Around it, within 15 km, lie 2 more, including an art gallery and a historic house.

1Art galleryArt galleryPier Arts Centre600 m away2Historic houseHistoric houseSkaill House10 km away

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

Visiting Stromness Museum: the answers

Where is Stromness Museum?

Stromness Museum is 20 km west of Kirkwall, Orkney Islands.

What is Stromness Museum?

Museum in Orkney, Scotland.

When is the best time to visit Stromness Museum?

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

Is Stromness Museum a listed building?

Yes: category B listed building.

What else is there to see near Stromness Museum?

Within 15 km: Pier Arts Centre (600 m) and Skaill House (10 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.

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