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About Hurliness

Hurliness sits on Hoy in Orkney, reached by ferry from Stromness then the B9047 road. Most visitors come on day trips from Orkney Mainland, though some drive up through Scotland via Scrabster. The village overlooks Scapa Flow and serves as a base for exploring Hoy's cliffs and moorlands, with approximately 5 EV chargers available. From here you can see the Churchill Barriers built to protect the wartime naval base.

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Hurliness is in Scotland, at 58.785, -3.244 - about 1 km north-west of Brims.

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The closest airport to Hurliness is Kirkwall Airport, 41 km (about 2 h 28 min by car). Other airports nearby: Eday Airport, Stronsay Airport.

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