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We always suggest you ring beforehand if visiting with disabled children as all attractions within the place you are visiting may not be accessible, depending on disablement, and whether or not if you have a helper.
Our guide is popular with families and as a school resource for educational trips.

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Doing What

Wheelchair friendly 

Balfour Castle, Balfour, Shapinsay
Orkney, KW17 2DY 
Tel 01856 711282

www.balfourcastle.co.uk

Victorian castle also a hotel surrounded by 70 acres of grounds, including the original Victorian walled kitchen garden, guests can enjoy walks and see wildlife of the area.

No

Scapa Flow Visitor Centre & Museum
Lyness, Hoy, Kirkwall, KW16 3NU
Orkney Islands 
Tel 01856 791 300

Collection of weapons and archives including, land transport, maritime, and social history items from this British Navy base of World Wars 1 and 2.

Yes - Wheelchair available

Kirbister Farm Museum, Kirbister, Birsay,
Orkney, KW17 2LR 
Tel 01856 771268

Museum relating traditional farming life displaying, an old farm house and equipment.

Gift shop.

No

Orkney Wireless Museum, Kiln Corner,

Kirkwall, Orkney, KW15 1LB 
Tel 01856 871400

www.owm.org.uk

The museum has an extensive and varied collection of domestic and defence wireless equipment. Gathered together during the lifetime, of the late Jim MacDonald.

Limited access

The Orkney Museum, Tankerness House, Broad Street, Kirkwall, KW15 1DH
Tel 01856 873191

Looking at the history of Orkney, there are archaeological collections including ancient tools, jewellery, Neolithic and Pictish carvings.

Yes

Tomb of the Eagles, Liddle, South Ronaldsay,
Orkney, KW17 2RW 
Tel 01856 831 339

www.tomboftheeagles.co.uk

A family-run museum, Looking at life in Orkney at the time of the Stone Age and Bronze Age. An opportunity to handle Neolithic artefacts. Refreshments, Orkney crafts for sale.

Restricted access

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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