Attractions near Pier Arts Centre

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Pier Arts Centre

Victoria Street, Stromness, Orkney KW16 3AA - Scotland, UK

The Pier Arts Centre is based on the Isles of Orkney, a place that you would not first think of looking for one of the most important collections of modern and contemporary art in Scotland. There are amazing works...

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Attractions near Pier Arts Centre

A selection of attractions close to Pier Arts Centre:

Scapa Flow Visitor Centre (13.6 Miles)

A British naval base during WWI and WWII, Scapa Flow is now a museum with many interesting relics from the war days. The converted pump...

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Corrigall Farm Museum (14.6 Miles)

Corrigal Farm Museum allows visitors the chance to learn more about how this farm works and how the agricultural traditions of the area and the...

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Kirbuster Farm Museum (14.6 Miles)

Located on the Orkney Islands, this museum shows the history of farming in this very remote outpost of the United Kingdom. There are a...

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Orkney Museum (14.6 Miles)

The Orkney Islands are one of the most remote areas of the British Isles, and have a long and interesting history that is separate from...

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Orkney Wireless Museum (14.9 Miles)

This museum came about because its founder had a great love for the radio and wireless sets. Jim MacDonald spent a lifetime bringing together...

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Dunnet Head (25.2 Miles)

Asked what is mainland Britain’s most northerly point most people automatically say “John o’Groats”. However, the distinction actually goes to Dunnet Head, some 15km west...

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Castle and Gardens of Mey (27.7 Miles)

The Castle of Mey is the Caithness home of the late Queen Mother. She bought the castle in 1952, restored it and created the beautiful...

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Tomb of the Eagles (30.6 Miles)

A visit to the Tomb of the Eagles gives you a valuable insight into the life of our Neolithic ancestors. Visitors are given the opportunity...

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Thurso Castle (38 Miles)

Visible across the rivermouth from the old town of Thurso are the roofless but impressive remains of Thurso Castle, built on the shore in 1878...

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Castlehill Flagstone Trail (38 Miles)

This short walk, at the edge of Dunnet village, reveals the remarkable history of Caithness' once thriving flagstone industry. The durable grey flagstones had been...

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