Welcome to Visit Scalloway Places
The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Scalloway
Visit Scalloway places using Walkfo for free guided tours of the best Scalloway places to visit. A unique way to experience Scalloway’s places, Walkfo allows you to explore Scalloway as you would a museum or art gallery with audio guides.
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Scalloway (Old Norse: Skálavágr, “bay with the large house(s)”) is the largest settlement on the west coast of Mainland, the largest island of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It contains one of the two castles built in Shetlands; this one was constructed in 1600. The village had a population of roughly 900 at the 2011 census. When you visit Scalloway, Walkfo brings Scalloway places to life as you travel by foot, bike, bus or car with a mobile phone & headphones.
Scalloway Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Scalloway
Visit Scalloway – Walkfo’s stats for the places to visit
With 13 audio plaques & Scalloway places for you to explore in the Scalloway area, Walkfo is the world’s largest heritage & history digital plaque provider. The AI continually learns & refines facts about the best Scalloway places to visit from travel & tourism authorities (like Wikipedia), converting history into an interactive audio experience.
Scalloway history
Scalloway Castle was built in 1600 by The 2nd Earl of Orkney (Patrick Stewart) It was originally surrounded by water but due to land reclamation, that is no longer the case. The remains of the castle are the most notable feature of the village, located near the quay.
Why visit Scalloway with Walkfo Travel Guide App?
You can visit Scalloway places with Walkfo Scalloway to hear history at Scalloway’s places whilst walking around using the free digital tour app. Walkfo Scalloway has 13 places to visit in our interactive Scalloway map, with amazing history, culture & travel facts you can explore the same way you would at a museum or art gallery with information audio headset. With Walkfo, you can travel by foot, bike or bus throughout Scalloway, being in the moment, without digital distraction or limits to a specific walking route. Our historic audio walks, National Trust interactive audio experiences, digital tour guides for English Heritage locations are available at Scalloway places, with a AI tour guide to help you get the best from a visit to Scalloway & the surrounding areas.
“Curated content for millions of locations across the UK, with 13 audio facts unique to Scalloway places in an interactive Scalloway map you can explore.”
Walkfo: Visit Scalloway Places Map
13 tourist, history, culture & geography spots
Scalloway historic spots | Scalloway tourist destinations | Scalloway plaques | Scalloway geographic features |
| Walkfo Scalloway tourism map key: places to see & visit like National Trust sites, Blue Plaques, English Heritage locations & top tourist destinations in Scalloway | |||
Best Scalloway places to visit
Scalloway has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Scalloway’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Scalloway’s information audio spots:
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here Scalloway has 1 physical plaques in tourist plaque schemes for you to explore via Walkfo Scalloway plaques audio map when visiting. Plaques like National Heritage’s “Blue Plaques” provide visual geo-markers to highlight points-of-interest at the places where they happened – and Walkfo’s AI has researched additional, deeper content when you visit Scalloway using the app. Experience the history of a location when Walkfo local tourist guide app triggers audio close to each Scalloway plaque. Explore Plaques & History has a complete list of Hartlepool’s plaques & Hartlepool history plaque map.
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