Must-see museum · Orkney Islands, Scotland
Orkney Museum
Orkney Museum is a museum in Orkney Islands, Scotland.
Orkney Museum: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this museum: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.
Best time to visit Orkney Museum
Season: Year-round; check weekly closing day (often Monday).
Busiest days: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
Crowd: Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
Typical week: Mon busy · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri busy · Sat packed · Sun packed.
How to reach Orkney Museum — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 58.98135, -2.96118. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Orkney Museum
- Kirkwall and St. Ola War Memorial · fort · Orkney Islands · ~0 km · Must-see
- Bishop's Palace · fort · Orkney Islands · ~0 km · Must-see
- Saint Magnus Cathedral · church · Orkney Islands · ~0 km · Must-see
- Orkney Wireless Museum · museum · Orkney Islands · ~0 km · Must-see
- Wideford Hill · fort · Orkney Islands · ~5 km · Must-see
- Rennibister Earth House · fort · Orkney Islands · ~7 km · Must-see
- Mine Howe (Iron Age settlement · fort · Orkney Islands · ~10 km · Must-see
- Cuween Hill · fort · Orkney Islands · ~11 km · Must-see
- Broch of Ayre · fort · Orkney Islands · ~12 km · Must-see
- Castle Bloody · fort · Orkney Islands · ~13 km · Must-see
- The Italian Chapel · church · Orkney Islands · ~14 km · Must-see
- Linton Chapel · fort · Orkney Islands · ~14 km · Must-see
- Knowes of Trotty · fort · Orkney Islands · ~16 km · Must-see
- St Nicholas's Church (ruins) aka Orkney Round Church C12 · church · Orkney Islands · ~16 km · Must-see
- Maes Howe · fort · Orkney Islands · ~16 km · Must-see
- Barnhouse Settlement · fort · Orkney Islands · ~18 km · Must-see
- Stones of Stenness · fort · Orkney Islands · ~18 km · Must-see
- Ness of Brodgar · fort · Orkney Islands · ~18 km · Must-see
Other museums near Orkney Museum
- Orkney Wireless Museum · museum · Orkney Islands · ~0 km · Must-see
- Stromness Museum · museum · Orkney Islands · ~25 km · Must-see
- Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum · museum · Orkney Islands · ~27 km · Must-see
- Longhope Lifeboat Museum · museum · Orkney Islands · ~34 km · Must-see
- Strathnaver Museum · museum · Highland · ~110 km · Must-see
- George Waterstone Memorial Centre and Museum · museum · Shetland · ~120 km · Must-see
- Corrigall Farm Museum · museum · Orkney Islands · ~19 km
- W. Hourston Blacksmith's Museum · museum · Orkney Islands · ~22 km
- Pier Arts Centre · museum · Orkney Islands · ~24 km
- Kirbuster Farm Museum · museum · Orkney Islands · ~27 km
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Frequently asked
Is Orkney Museum open today?
No visitor has reported the opening status for Orkney Museum yet. Typical pattern: heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning. Busiest: Weekends, public holidays, Sankranti and Dasara breaks.
What is the best time to visit Orkney Museum?
Year-round; check weekly closing day (often Monday). Heavy on weekends and holidays; arrive early morning.
What are the places to visit near Orkney Museum?
Nearby: Kirkwall and St. Ola War Memorial (fort, 0 km), Bishop's Palace (fort, 0 km), Saint Magnus Cathedral (church, 0 km), Orkney Wireless Museum (museum, 0 km), Wideford Hill (fort, 5 km), Rennibister Earth House (fort, 7 km).
Is Orkney Museum worth visiting?
Orkney Museum is listed as a must-see museum in Scotland on Spotwander.