I went to Orkney on a Jim Malcolm tour in June 2015, and I think we stayed 4 nights in the Stromness Hotel. We went all over, saw Kirkwall and standing stones and all sorts of things, but we didn't go to Scapa Flow. We toured the Highland Park Distillery, and I got the feeling that there was a good view of Scapa Flow just over the hill from the distillery. I walked as far as I could in the time allotted, but didn't get to see the Scapa Flow. One of our group went back after the tour and went diving in the shipwrecks of Scapa Flow, and he brought back wonderful tales.
But did I miss much by not seeing Scapa Flow when I went to Orkney?
-Joe-