Stromness waterfront, Orkney

hamnavoe hostel on Stromness waterfron

Narrow stone flags streets, an amazingly informative museum and close to ancient stoneage sites.

Hamnavoe Hostel is on the Stromness waterfront, a short walk from the Stromness ferry on Orkney. Orkney can be thought of as the hub of the north sea, with links south to the Scottish mainland and north to the Northern Isles, Shetland, Iceland and Norway.  Stromness is a charismatic town not to be missed on your Orkney adventures.  Narrow stone flags streets, an amazingly informative museum and close to ancient stoneage sites. From the nearby ferry terminal you can travel to the nearby islands of Graemsay and Hoy as well as the Scottish mainland.