A visit to HMS Tern (Twatt Aerodrome)

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Title

A visit to HMS Tern (Twatt Aerodrome)

Description

For Doors Open Day 2007, there was a drive-through tour of this historic Fleet Air Arm aerodrome, taking in the control tower, cinema/theatre and various ruinous buildings.


The event was run by The Birsay Heritage Trust with the admission charge going towards the conservation of the Control Tower. The event was made possible by kind permission of Stevie Harvey (Quoydandy).

Source

orkney

Type

Museum

Identifier

3141

Spatial Coverage

current,55.86362,-4.261207;

Museum Item Type Metadata

Street

Please enter the site via Bryameadow Road

IsNewThisYear

No

OpeningDate1

2/9/2007

OpeningTime1

14.00-17.00 - Tour

Activities

This tour is restricted to vehicles only due to Health and Safety reasons.

Information: Tom Muir on 01856 873535 Ext 2525.

To coincide with the event there will be a display of WWII model aircraft (in the marquee on HMS Tern land) from 14.45-18.00. Some of the aircraft will be flown if weather permits.

WC

No

DisabledWC

No

DisabledAccess

No

Refreshments

No

EventsForChildren

No

Parking

Yes

HearingLoop

No

LimitedAccess

No

NotAccessible

No

ID

10931

IsIncludedThisYear

No

Postcode

KW17 2JH

Citation

“A visit to HMS Tern (Twatt Aerodrome),” Digital Open Doors, accessed November 5, 2024, https://ddo.openvirtualworlds.org/omeka/items/show/3140.

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