Local history and culture Orkney & Shetland

This small local museum aims to tell the story of the Hoswick area's past, with period photographs and exhibits on local crafts and the whaling industry, as well as a collection of early twentieth-century radios, both civilian and military. You will also learn about the history of the Hoswick Whale case. The museum also houses a very friendly café where it is pleasant to take a gourmet break, for both sweet and savoury snacks, with its homemade pastries and lunches prepared on demand, using fresh local products.

This information centre is dedicated to natural history and local geology, with many fossils dating back to the dawn of time. World Wars are also covered, with a retrospective on the construction of the Churchill Barriers, the network of dikes that were supposed to link the islands together to stop U-boats and now serve as a road. There is also a good café on site, with fresh food and gourmet pastries.