Museums · Scottish Islands
Brims
Brims in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
Roger McLachlan — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Brims is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
The Longhope Lifeboat Museum is an independent maritime museum featuring the vintage lifeboat Thomas McCunn in her original setting. Visitors can explore the history of lifeboats and maritime rescue operations in the area.
From the Wikipedia article
Brims is a village at the southern point of the island of Hoy, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Walls and Flotta. The RNLI lifeboat Thomas McCunn is on display at the Longhope Lifeboat Museum in Brims, which was the Longhope Lifeboat Station until 1999.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 58.7800, -3.2300
- District
- Orkney Islands
- Postcode
- KW16 3NZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
- Official site
- longhopelifeboatmuseum.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q4968141 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Brims, Orkney (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Maritime museums · 0.1 km
Longhope Lifeboat Museum
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Mountains & hills · 0.5 km
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Hurliness
Villages · 1.0 km
North Bay
Mountains & hills · 1.6 km
Melsetter
Villages · 2.1 km
War Memorial, South Walls, Longhope, Hoy
Memorials & monuments · 2.6 km
Longhope
Islands · 2.6 km
Longhope Lifeboat Station
Islands · 2.8 km
Melsetter Hill
Mountains & hills · 2.8 km
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brims?
- Brims is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW16 3NZ).
- What is Brims?
- Brims in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Brims?
- Drivers can use postcode KW16 3NZ.
- How do I get to Brims?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW16 3NZ. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.