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Audio guide Scapa Flow in English
In this audio guide, Emily Thompson takes you through Scapa Flow telling the story as you walk. In your accent, no need to read signs — just let your eyes take in what's in front of you.
What you'll hear inside Scapa Flow:
- 1Original Pumphouse (1937)
The 1937 heart of Scapa Flow Museum at Lyness, Hoy.
- 2New Extension Gallery
The modern wing of Scapa Flow Museum, opened 2 July 2022 after a five-year refit.
- 3Archive & Documents Room
A quiet corner of Scapa Flow Museum where visitors can browse original documents and photographs, uncovering the personal stories behind Lyness naval base.
- 4VR Experience Area
Step inside a virtual reconstruction of Lyness naval base as it was during the Second World War.
- 5Round Stone Battery Emplacement
The Round Stone Battery Emplacement is a circular stone structure situated beside the Scapa Flow Visitor Centre in Lyness on the island of Hoy.
- 6HMS Royal Oak Wreck (war grave)
A protected war grave lying in Scapa Flow off the east coast of Mainland.
- 7HMS Vanguard Wreck (war grave)
A protected war grave under the Protection of Military Remains Act 1986, lying 34 metres down north of Flotta.
- 8German Fleet Wreck Dive Sites
Seven scuttled Imperial German warships spread across Scapa Flow form Britain's greatest wreck-diving complex.
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Practical information
- 1.Original Pumphouse (1937)
- 2.New Extension Gallery
- 3.Archive & Documents Room
- 4.VR Experience Area
- 5.Round Stone Battery Emplacement
- 6.HMS Royal Oak Wreck (war grave)
- 7.HMS Vanguard Wreck (war grave)
- 8.German Fleet Wreck Dive Sites
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